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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"growth accounting"”.
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Essays in semiparametric and nonparametric estimation with application to growth accounting
… role of environmental factors in productivity growth accounting. The first essay considers the estimation of a general class of dynamic nonlinear systems. The semiparametric efficiency bound and efficient score are established for the problems. Using an M-estimator based on the efficient score, …
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Essays on Economic *Growth
… solution for the decentralized economy follows a growth-accounting exercise which provides quantitative information regarding the sources of growth. The model is calibrated to data and parameter estimates from various studies. It turns out that human capital accumulation explains a significant …
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The aggregate analysis of logistics cost and total factor productivity
… paper discusses the theoretical aspect of TFP growth estimation and the concept of logistics cost as percentage of GDP as the factor indicating efficiency in logistics operations. Calculation of TFP from 1960-2001 is obtained by using growth accounting method. Linear regression analysis between …
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Estimating the rate of technical change in the oil and gas industry using data from private and national companies
… unable to quantify properly a factor for supply growth due to technical change - a component that has played a significant role in the provision of access to newer streams of crude oil and natural gas - because the measurement of productivity and technical change at the oil and gas industry …
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The effects of infrastructure investment on economic development in China, with specific focus on High-Speed Railways
… of changing the accessibility level on economic growth, accounting for spatial interrelationships between prefecture level cities. On the other hand, this thesis also develops a micro founded agent-based model to analyze the causal relationship between HSR and economic development, and …
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Growth, Productivity, Labour Misallocation, and the Paradox of Apartheid in 20th Century South Africa
… a period of rapid industrialization and economic growth that occurred alongside the systematic entrenchment of apartheid, a pervasive system of state-enforced racial discrimination. The core thesis is that apartheid, far from being a purely social or political system, was a deeply inefficient …
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Impact of the Investments in Information and Communication Technologies on Total Factor Productivity in the Context of the Economies in Transition
… and communication technology (ICT) and economic growth in the context of countries that are currently classified by the international community as transitional economies (TE). More specifically, in this study we focus on the relationship between ICT and one of the determinants of economic growth, …
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Essays on Human Capital Formation in Developing Countries
… my dissertation, I study the effects of economic growth on education quality. Several models of human capital accumulation predict that incomes have a positive causal effect on human capital for given levels of education by increasing the consumption of educational goods. The paper tests this …
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Trends in the factor markets and their effects on labour absorption: A study on the Sri Lankan manufacturing industry
… strategy brought about a substantially higher growth in manufacturing output and labour absorption, the manufacturing sector's employment share after 1996 has become stagnated around 16 per cent. Also, the examination of the manufacturing sector output-employment data by this study reveals a …
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A theory and evaluation of the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation (AGOF) scholarship Programme
… in turn, contribute to job creation and economic growth.
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A theory and outcome evaluation of the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation (AGOF) scholarship programme
… in turn, contribute to job creation and economic growth.