Essays about: "institutional quality economic growth"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 44 essays containing the words institutional quality economic growth.

1. 16. The resource curse hypothesis: an empirical investigation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Gabriele Bindi; [2018]
   Keywords : Resource curse hypothesis; Natural resource abundance; Economic growth; Institutions; ARDL; CS-ARDL; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The relationship between natural resources and economic growth has been widely analyzed in the recent past. This thesis empirically examines the “resource curse hypothesis”, i.e. countries with large natural resource endowments have tended to grow less rapidly than resource-scarce nations. READ MORE

3. 17. Innovation and institutions: a symbiotic marriage?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Björn Olsson; [2018]
   Keywords : GDP; TFP; dynamic panel data; institutions; political reform; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper studies the long-term relationship between economic growth and institutional change. Using a dynamic panel data model, several tests are conducted to test for both long- and short-term movements in GDP, and institutional quality using annual data from 87 countries ranging from 1984 to 2016. READ MORE

4. 18. Approaching reverse causality with a Two-Stages Panel VAR: an application to growth and institutions

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Alice Dominici; [2018]
   Keywords : Panel Vector Autoregressive models; Reverse Causality; Institutions; Economic Development; Social Capital;

   Abstract : A number of florid academic debates in the field of empirical economics are characterized by vivid discussions around the issue of reverse causality. One of these is the discourse around the relationship between institutional quality and growth. READ MORE

5. 19. Varieties of Capitalism in the digital age - France, Sweden and the United Kingdom’s institutional response to the platform economy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Emelie Lindström; [2018]
   Keywords : European labour market; Political economy; Uber; Varieties of Capitalism; Welfare regimes; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The objective of this study is to investigate how European trade unions and governments in France, Sweden and the UK have reacted to the rapid growth of the platform economy. The platform economy (also commonly referred to as gig-economy, sharing economy etc.) including Uber, Airbnb and Deliveroo etc. READ MORE

6. 20. An Empirical Assessment of the N-Shaped Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Alexandra Allard; Johanna Takman; [2017]
   Keywords : Environmental Kuznets Curve; N-shaped EKC; CO2 emissions; Renewable Energy; Technologic Development; Trade; Institutions; Quantile Regressions; Miljökuznetskurvan; N-formad EKC; Koldioxidutsläpp; Förnybar Energi; Teknologisk Utveckling; Internationell Handel; Institutioner; Kvantilregressioner;

   Abstract : In order to combat global warming and climate change issues and facilitate economic prosperity in the same time, it is important to understand the possible tradeoffs between economic growth and environmental degradation. In this thesis, we evaluate the hypothesis of an N-shaped environmental Kuznets curve (EKC). READ MORE