Essays about: "trade policy and economic growth"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 73 essays containing the words trade policy and economic growth.
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21. The individual inventor as a driver of social and sustainable innovations in Sweden: Understanding their motivations, the invention process, and why patents matter less
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Individual inventors have played an important role in shaping modern economic growth with their inventions. However, the upsurge in corporate and institutionalised research and development (R&D) has overshadowed the individual inventor in both academia and policy research. READ MORE
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22. Lost in translation? : an analysis of how divergent discourses influence the planning process of urban sustainability in the case of Nordhavn in Copenhagen
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : There is a consensus within both academia and politics on the important role of cities in achieving a more sustainable world, however, many scholars emphasise that the implementation of sustainable cities is often unsuccessful. The planning process from sustainability visions to actual implementation in an urban context is not straightforward or linear, and discursive struggles influence the process. READ MORE
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23. Is Export Diversification a Key Force to Africa’s Economic Growth? : Cross-Country Evidence
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, NationalekonomiAbstract : The study examines the influence (effects) of export diversification in defining economic growth differences across Africa and it tests its robustness in different samples and estimation techniques compared to other variables of trade namely, trade openness and export growth. It applies an augmented Solow growth model in a cross-section dataset for the period of 1998 to 2009 with all three trade variables tested under a single framework. READ MORE
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24. Is the Economic Growth in Developing Countries affected by Free Trade?
University essay from Södertörns högskola/NationalekonomiAbstract : The thesis examines the relationship between free trade and the economic growth in developing countries. The developments of a more integrated and globalized world challenges countries in new ways by easier access to information and technology, intensified competition and larger requirements on economic efficiency and increased productivity. READ MORE
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25. Does the choice of exchange-rate regime effect economic growth? : A study across different levels of country development
University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaperAbstract : Does the choice of exchange-rate regime effect the economic growth performance of a country? And does the significance of such a relationship vary across different levels of development? Few questions in international economics, whether it be in academic or policy circles, have inspired as much debate yielding as little consensus. Although both economic growth theory and empirical literatures suggests the existence of direct and indirect channels, through which the choice of regime may indeed impinge the growth rate, neither has managed to provide an unambiguous answer. READ MORE
