Essays about: "middle-income trap"

Found 3 essays containing the words middle-income trap.

  1. 1. 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. 2. 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

  4. 3. What helps countries avoid the middle-income trap? A study of policy and institutional determinants

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jirutsun Pramualsilp; [2015]
    Keywords : upper-middle income countries; technology policies; education; institutions; economic growth; middle-income trap; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The essay identifies the factors that help countries avoid the middle-income trap. We study the effect of institutional indicators, and the educational and technological policy variables on the income growth of the middle-income countries, with the focus on the upper-middle income countries; using the Cross-section OLS estimation and the Fixed-Effects panel estimation. READ MORE