The Relationship between Consumption and Economic Growth of Chinese Urban and Rural Residents since Reform and Opening-up -- An Empirical Analysis Based on Econometrics Models [PDF]
Since Reform and Opening-up 40 years ago, China has made remarkable achievements in economic fields. And consumption activities, including household consumption, have played an important role in it. Consumer activity is the end of economic activity, because the ultimate aim of other economic activities is to meet consumer demand; consumer activity is ...
arxiv
The Lasting Effect of Iran Occupation in WWII on the Height of People in Tehran
Can a historical shock such as Iran's occupation in world war two and the resulting famine affect people's health up to the age of 70? In this study, we do a natural experiment during the allied occupation interval in Iran.
Yadollah Dadgar+3 more
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Theory and Practice in Development Economics
After World War II, a new disciplinary field called “development economics” emerged, as economists began to shape specific theories in order to address the practical problems they were facing in less developed countries.
M. Alacevich
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Appetizers in development economics
First paragraph: In Edible Economics, South Korean development economist Ha-Joon Chang argues against the neoliberal philosophy that “has normalized self-serving behavior” (p. xxii).
Ryder Bell
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The Decimation and Displacement of Development Economics
Contemporary mainstream development economics is an overdetermined product of three historical processes: the late neoclassical turn within mainstream economic theory; transformations within the institutional-discursive matrix of development, from growth-
Bengi Akbulut, Fikret Adaman, Y. Madra
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“Economizing” on Government in Economic Development
The human resources and institutional capacity to deliver services through the public sector are scarce in developing countries with no traditions of an overarching state and in which the world's poor people are increasingly concentrated. This makes economizing on interventions by government a central aspect of economic development.
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A Journey Through the Theory of Economic Development
The theory of development economics changed signifcantly from the first attempts of defining the concepts in the 50s until nowadays. The contributions to the development theory are at the same time closely related to the historical context of the ...
Lavinia Sidonia Delcea
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The role of complex analysis in modeling economic growth [PDF]
Development and growth are complex and tumultuous processes. Modern economic growth theories identify some key determinants of economic growth. However, the relative importance of the determinants remains unknown, and additional variables may help clarify the directions and dimensions of the interactions.
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Does Mainstreamed Aid Advance Gender Parity? Insights from Empirical Evidence
This study investigates the effectiveness of gender-mainstreamed aid in mitigating gender inequality. We develop a robust theoretical model that accounts for the potential positive and perceived negative effects of shifts toward gender parity, capturing ...
Bedassa Tadesse+2 more
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Measurement of Economic Growth, Development and Under Development: New Model and Application [PDF]
This paper presents a simple model to measure the relative economic growth of economic systems. The model considers S-Shaped patterns of economic growth that, represented with a linear model, measure how an economic system grows in comparison with another one. In particular, this model introduces an approach which indicates if the economic system has a
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