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Taxation and Economic Growth [PDF]
Tax reforms are sometimes touted as having strong macroeconomic growth effects. Using three approaches, we consider the impact of a major tax reform—a 5 percentage point cut in marginal tax rates—o...
Eric M. Engen, Jonathan Skinner
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RAINFALL IMPLICATIONS FOR FOOD PRODUCTION IN INDIA: WHEN AND WHERE [PDF]
Early outlook on food production is important for policy making and can be formed on the basis of the recorded rainfall. Simplistically, a good monsoon produces a bumper harvest and scanty rainfall causes crop failure.
N. Ghosh, M. Rajeshwor, A. Preeti
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This paper reports on the conception and implementation of a participatory approach within an agricultural research project aimed at fostering the transition towards organic in the Italian rice district.
Elena Pagliarino, Secondo Rolfo
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Abstract This study uses longitudinal data from the UK Millennium Cohort Study (N = 13,277) to examine the childhood and early adolescence factors that predict weapon involvement in middle adolescence, which in this study is exemplified by having carried or used a weapon.
Aase Villadsen, Emla Fitzsimons
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Economic Growth, Increasing Productivity of SMEs, and Open Innovation
The empowerment of small and medium economic enterprises will drive economic growth. The purpose of this study is to analyze (1) how economic growth works as a determinant of increasing the productivity of small and medium enterprises; (2) the influence ...
B. Surya+5 more
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Trust and Economic Growth [PDF]
Economists increasingly pay attention to social capital as an important determinant of macroeconomic growth performance. At the same time, there is discussion regarding the robustness of the results of empirical growth studies. In a seminal paper, Knack and Keefer (1997) assess the effect of trust on growth.
Sjoerd Beugelsdijk+2 more
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COVID‐19 and the risk of Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis
Abstract Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the healthcare system, economy, and society. Studies have reported that COVID‐19 may cause various neurologic symptoms, including cognitive impairment.
Hanyu Zhang, Zengyuan Zhou
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Health and Economic Growth [PDF]
The strong observable correlation between health and economic growth is crucial for economic development and sustained well-being, but the underlying causality and mechanisms are difficult to conceptualize. Three issues are of central concern. First, assessing and disentangling causality between health and economic growth are empirically challenging ...
David E. Bloom+3 more
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International financial inclusion: Multidimensional determinants of access to saving and credit [PDF]
This work assesses quantitatively the determinants of two of the main indicators of financial inclusion: savings account ownership and credit access. Through the use of a dynamic panel, this work verifies that on the supply side, formal saving requires ...
Lilianne Isabel Pavón Cuéllar
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ICT use as a determinant of export activity in manufacturing and service firms: Multi-country evidence [PDF]
The use of ICT is profoundly changing the way international business is done. The study aims to extend our understanding of export performance determinants by examining the relationship between different uses of ICT and export activity of firms for a ...
Patricia Kotnik, Eva Hagsten
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