Essays about: "human capital development and economic growth"

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  1. 16. Middle-Income Trap - should companies be worried?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

    Author : Elin Karlsson Nycander; Elizabeth Merkoulova; [2020]
    Keywords : Middle-Income Trap; Middle-Income countries; Thailand; International companies; Internationalisation; Globalization drivers; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The term Middle-income Trap (MIT) is relatively new, originating thirteen years ago, but has since generated significant debate. It is used by politicians to channel national reforms and has given rise to a vast amount of research about growth slowdowns in middle-income countries (MICs). READ MORE

  3. 17. Baumol’s Cost Disease in the Second Machine Age

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Erik Nelsson; [2019]
    Keywords : unbalanced growth computerization digitization employment; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Baumol argued that technologically stagnant sectors with relatively low productivity growth over time will experience relatively higher prices and increased shares of total labor, and thereby slow aggregate growth. This theory, known as ‘the cost disease’, also claims that services, predominantly found in the public sector, generally are stagnant due to their perceived dependence on human labor as an input. READ MORE

  4. 18. The effects of foreign direct investment inflows on economic growth in OECD countries

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Mohamed Hashi; William Ericsson; [2019]
    Keywords : FDI; OECD; Economic growth; Economic development; FDI inflows;

    Abstract : Foreign direct investment is an important topic in economic research. FDI occurs when a firm invests in a foreign country. The purpose of this thesis is to empirically analyze the effects of FDI on the economic growth of the selected sample of twenty-one OECD countries. READ MORE

  5. 19. Mining under the Sustainable Development Framework

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sophia Hallqvist; [2019]
    Keywords : local economic development; sustainable development; human capital; community development; mining companies; diversification; employment; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Up until the late 1990s, the mining industry as a whole has been scrutinised for being unsuitable. In response to heavy criticism, nowadays several mining companies has adopted sustainable development principles, namely the ICMM sustainable development Framework. READ MORE

  6. 20. Economic growth- A matter of trust? : An empirical investigation of the relationship between social capital and economic growth in developed and developing countries.

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Leyla Kapan; [2019]
    Keywords : social capital; trust; developed countries; developing countries; economic growth;

    Abstract : The growth literature has put much emphasis on explaining the role of physical capital, human capital, innovation and institutions on economic growth. However, sociologists raise the importance of understanding the structures of social relationships because they help shape economic actions. READ MORE