Essays about: "Solow model"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 48 essays containing the words Solow model.

  1. 6. Is Trade a Solution to the Trap? : An empirical study on the effects of international import and export on a country’s risk of being caught in the middle-income trap

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Linn Atterfors Andrade; [2021]
    Keywords : Middle-Income Trap; Import; Export; Growth Slowdowns and Solow Model.;

    Abstract : The middle-income trap (MIT) theory has gained popularity amongst policy makers looking to avoid the trap since it first arose in 2005. Multiple studies discuss the possible existence of the trap, what it is caused by and what possible solutions it might have. We use the empirical definition of the trap presented by Aiyar et al. READ MORE

  3. 7. Environmental regulation and productivity : Empirical evidence on the Porter hypothesis from the Swedish energy-intensive industry

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Pascal Kamana; [2021]
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    Abstract : This study analyses the potential effects of environmental regulation on productivity growth in the Swedish energy-intensive industry. The study asks whether the so-called Porter hypothesis is valid in the context of the Swedish heavy industry. READ MORE

  4. 8. To what extent may a decline in schooling caused by the covid-19 pandemic affect Kenya’s GDP? A Scenario Modeling Approach using Multiple Linear Regression

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Fanny af Petersens; [2021]
    Keywords : Schooling; Scenario Modeling; Human Capital; GDP; The Solow Model; Kenya; Sub- Saharan Africa; Economic Growth; Covid-19; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study focuses on the relationship between education and economic growth, specifically the effect a potential decline in schooling caused by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic would have on the economic growth of a country. Using an inductive approach, the study focuses on the Sub- Saharan African countries, especially Kenya, since there is anecdotal evidence that a significant number of students have not returned to school after the closures caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. READ MORE

  5. 9. Can economic freedom promote growth via physical capital accumulation? : A study applying the augmented mean group (AMG) estimator for macro panel data analysis

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Julia Gedin; [2020]
    Keywords : AMG estimator; economic growth; physical capital accumulation; Solow growth; institutional theory; marginal efficiency of capital;

    Abstract : The efficiency of physical capital accumulation plays a critical role for economic growth. This paper aims at examine if economic freedom promotes economic growth via physical capital accumulation. This is done by estimating a production function by replacing the inputs with institutional indices. READ MORE

  6. 10. Gender inequality in education and economic growth

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Kenechukwu Ezeh; [2020]
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    Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to examine the impact of gender inequality in education on economic growth using Sub-Saharan African countries. Two gender inequality indicators are used: the gap in female to male primary and secondary enrolment. READ MORE