Essays about: "conditional convergence"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 15 essays containing the words conditional convergence.
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11. Does corruption have a significant effect on economic growth? : An empirical analysis examining the relationship between corruption and economic growth in developing countries
University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaperAbstract : Corruption is a major cause and result of poverty around the globe. It arises at all levels of society, from national governments and military to small businesses and sports. Corruption affects all elements of society in some way as it undermines democracy and economic growth as well as the environment and people’s health. READ MORE
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12. Is there a relationship between the dependency rate and economic growth? : A study of the demographic dividend in Sub-Saharan Africa
University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaperAbstract : Economists have studied the relationship between population growth and economic growth for a very long time and not found any clear relationships. Recently they have begun to focus on the factors of population growth such as fertility and mortality rates. From this line of study came the age-structure hypothesis. READ MORE
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13. Convergence in Income Per Capita in the EMU Regions: An empirical investigation of sigma and beta convergence
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : There are large differences in income level and growth across the members of the European and Monetary Union, and the differences are even larger at a regional level. As integration intensifies an important question is whether the disparities in terms of per capita incomes will diminish. READ MORE
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14. Club Convergence in the European Union - Analyzing the Impact of the Financial Crisis of 2008
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : The aim of this paper is to empirically identify the impact of the financial crisis of 2008 on the mechanisms of within-club convergence of GDP per capita, for the 27 member countries of the European Union. To tackle this issue, the author first uses spatial filtering methods to identify club formation under a concept of bimodal distribution and then proposes a two-stage framework in which unconditional and conditional convergence are estimated before and after the crisis period. READ MORE
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15. Convergence in GDP Growth Rates across the Provinces of China
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Economic theory predicts that poorer economies will catch up with richer ones through the process of convergence. The aim of this Master’s thesis is to establish if convergence in GDP growth rates exists across the provinces of China. READ MORE
