Essays about: "Total Factor Productivity growth"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words Total Factor Productivity growth.
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1. The impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth for countries in Latin America
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This paper examines how Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) affects Economic Growth and Total Factor Productivity (TFP) for recipient countries in Latin America. The study investigates whether FDI generates positive spillover effects, leading to a higher increase in TFP than domestic investments. READ MORE
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2. Hints of Sustainable Development in the Philippines: Genuine Savings 1902-2018
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : The Philippines is one of the most affected countries by climate change. Income levels do not say much about its national wealth as it leaves out depreciation and excludes other necessary types of capital but are still mainly used to report a country’s economic standing regardless of its sustainability. READ MORE
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3. Environmental regulation and productivity : Empirical evidence on the Porter hypothesis from the Swedish energy-intensive industry
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : 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
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4. The impact of Digital Inclusive Finance on Green Total Factor Productivity under the conditions of Regional Development, a Chinese case based on a spatial perspective
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : As a country with a high proportion of population and land area in the world, China is in a stage of changing its economic development direction, from the previous extensive economic growth to the intensive economic growth. At the same time, due to the limited total amount of resources and limited environmental bearing capacity on the earth, certain constraints are found in terms of amount and structure, which makes the contradictions existing in resources, environment and development of China become prominent. READ MORE
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5. The Effects of climate policy on productivity : An evaluation of emission and energy taxes on industry performance
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : In the struggle against climate change, policymakers are faced with the difficult problem of maintaining economic growth while trying to reduce emissions. This paper studies the effect of the carbon emission tax, EU ETS and energy taxes on Swedish industry productivity between 2009-2018 with the purpose of evaluating the Porter hypothesis. READ MORE
