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Showing 1 to 20 of 108 for “"GDP per capita"”.
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An assessment of the relationship between Global Competitiveness Index scores and national GDP per capita growth rates
… by investigating patterns of competitiveness performance from both static and dynamic perspectives. Data was collated over the period 2007-2013 for 118 countries. A hierarchical cluster analysis was performed to segment countries according to homogeneous competitiveness patterns, followed by …
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The impact of remittances on GDP in CARICOM
… where remittances are measured as a share of GDP and economic growth is measured by GDP per capita growth. Using multivariate linear regression analysis and the Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) the researcher tested the hypothesis that remittances have a positive relationship on GDP per …
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The Social Impact of the International Monetary Fund: Structural Adjustment Programs in Latin America from 1980-2000
This paper examines 17 Latin American countries to study the IMF’s impact on their social development. I try to determine if the funds provided by the IMF are associated with improvements in social development, as measured by the United Nation’s Human Development Index (HDI), health, education, and …
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Life Expectancy as a Development Indicator: Liaoning Province, China, 2000
… already by its composing indicators, namely, GDP per capita and life expectancy. The thesis shows, furthermore, that in China the HDI has no meaningful policy implication, because its numeric value disguises differences in education, economics, and health. It is likely for this reason, as well …
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Determinantes del acceso y uso de la inclusión financiera en el área urbana en países de la Comunidad Andina. Periodo 2005-2018.
… of access and use of financial inclusion in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia. It is the main hypothesis that the models have explain the access and use of financial inclusion in the urban area in the countries of the Andean Community in the period 2005-2018; The dependent variables are …
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Evaluating the impact of bilateral and multilateral official development assistance on economic growth in Zambia
… on observation of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita figure over the years which indicates periods of stagnation in growth despite ODA receipts. Generally, this conclusion has in the past been drawn without consideration for, and appreciation of, the variations in the objectives and …
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Investigating the heterogeneous effects of temperature on economic growth
"This paper investigates the effect of temperature on economic growth on a panel of 156 countries over a 50-year time period. We use random fluctuations in a country's annual average temperature over time as our strategy for identifying the causal effect of temperature on GDP per capita growth. …
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Is Sub-Saharan Africa likely to yield demographic dividends in the 21st century?
… is estimated that SSA will be accounting for 35 percent of the global population - up from 14 percent in 2019. This increase in population will result in an increase of the working age population, which in turn presents an opportunity to yield demographic dividends. Demographic dividends occurs …
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The impact of Education on the economic growth of developing countries: the case of Togo
… in the literature that investment in human capital, more precisely education, has a positive impact on economic growth. However, studies have shown that this could not be proven in every country or region. As the 4th principle of the Sustainable Development Goals, education can be a …
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Factors of material consumption
… consumption of materials (in mass quantities) per GDP per capita. For our analysis, a new factor, material price, has been taken into account when analyzing the consumption of materials. Rather than focusing only in material intensity, material consumption has been studied in comparison to GDP …
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The Relationship Changes Between Asian Countries and Advanced Economies Before and After 2008
… the impact of exports with advanced economies on GDP per capita growth has changed from negative to positive, while the impact of imports with advanced economies on GDP per capita growth has no significant changes. At the same time, trade with emerging markets shows a similar result: after the …
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The Economic Consequences of Population Growth in Malawi
… as it is a small, low-income economy that is experiencing significant population growth. Furthermore, there is no previous economic analysis on the economic impact of population growth in Malawi. This paper, using the ARDL approach to cointegration with World Bank and International Monetary Fund …
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Kapitalizmo poveikis sveikatai /
… works with the purpose of demonstrating how capitalism can cause psychological disorders, specifically depressive and anxiety disorders, as well as insomnia. The analysis is conducted using data from 2019 and 2021. This study uses GDP per capita adjusted for PPP, the Index of Economic Freedom …
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Essays on entry regulation, institutions, and development
… areas with bad colonial activities have lower GDP per capita today than other areas. Areas with high pre-colonial population density also have lower GDP per capita today. The intermediating factor between history and current development appears to be institutions and not income inequality or …
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Does Education Matter for Income Inequality? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
… of the income and wealth gap between the top ten percent rich and the lower forty percent poor of populations, and its far-reaching impact on the lives of ordinary people. Income inequality has become a global challenge and the effects are felt in both developed and developing countries. The …
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Examining the correlation between energy consumption and economic growth in selected SADC countries
… in energy systems show that less than 30 percent of the population in sub Saharan Africa has access to affordable, reliable and modern forms of energy compared to 65 percent in South Asia and at least 90 percent in East Asia. Additionally, only 24.7 percent of the households in the …
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The link between sources of public spending and growth in sub-Saharan Africa
… foreign aid) should be carried over to GDP per capita growth. Of the three sources of public spending (namely central government revenue, foreign aid and external debt), this study finds central government revenue to have the most significant impact on public spending levels. ... Second, …
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Is economic growth desirable? A welfare economic analysis of the Thai experience
… twenty-five years, 1975-1999, Thailand has experienced some of the world's highest and most constant rates of economic growth. Thailand is an appropriate case study because its remarkable levels of economic growth have resulted in it becoming a model country for other developing countries to …
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The Economic Impact of Migration on the European Countries
… between migrants and natives. However, few papers have investigated the impact of migration on economic growth. To address this gap, this thesis aims to make a contribution to knowledge by assessing whether there is any long-run relationship between migration and GDP per capita, and vice …
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The Effect of Life Expectancy On Economic Growth: Across Time and Space
… findings of recent research on the topic. This paper attempts to empirically investigate the relationship between health improvements and economic growth by exploiting and expanding upon previous research practices and results. I obtain cross-country estimates of life expectancy, my proxy for …
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