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Growing Apart? A Tale of Two Republics.

We compare and contrast the economic growth performance of Estonia and Georgia since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 in an attempt to understand better the extent to which the growth differential between the two countries can be traced to increased efficiency in the use of capital and other...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gylfason, Thorvaldur
Otros Autores: Hochreiter, Eduard
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Colección:IMF Working Papers.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; I. Introduction; 1. Gross National Income per capita 1991 and 2006; 2. Gross Domestic Product per capita 1975-2005; 3. Gross Domestic Product per capita 1975-2005; II. Theoretical Background; A. Explaining Differences in Output per Capita; B. From Output to Efficiency; IIII. Empirical Evidence; A. Investment and Education; 4. Gross Capital Formation 1980-2005 (% of GDP); 5. Secondary School Enrolment 1991-2005 (% of Cohort); 6. Foreign Direct Investment 1992-2005 (Net Inflows, % of GDP); B. Exports, Inflation, and Economic Structure.
  • 7. Exports of Goods and Services 1987-2005 (% of GDP)8. Customs and Other Import Duties 1991-2005 (% of Tax Revenue); 9. Inflation 1993-2005 (%, Consumer Prices); 10. Financial Depth 1992-2005 (Broad Money as % of GDP); 11. Agriculture 1980-2005 (Value Added as % of GDP); 12. Manufactures Exports 1995-2005 (% of Merchandise Exports); 13. Economic Freedom Index 1995-2008; C. Labor Markets; 14. Labor Force Participation 1989-2005 (% of Population); 15. Hours of Work per Employee per Week 1995-2008; 16. Unemployment 1989-2004 (% of Total Labor Force); D. Democracy, Governance, and Demography.
  • 17. Democracy 1991-2004 (Index from -10 to 10)18. Corruption 1998-2006 (Index from 1 to 10); 19. Fertility 1960-2005 (Births per Woman); 20. Life Expectancy at Birth 1960-2005 (Years); E. Accounting for the Income Differential; IV. Conclusion; References; Footnotes.