Economic growth The effect of corruption on economic growth has been extensively researched in the last two decades. While not denying that corruption may have played a positive role at particular times in specific countries‚ it leads to lower growth‚ hampering both private and productive government spending in investments and inhibiting the efficiency of public services. Corruption can also affect the growth rate through distortions in tax collection‚ the level of public expenditure and the composition
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DO LARGE POPULATION A KEY TO ECONOMIC PROGRESS Introduction: Thomas Malthus in his published book “An Essay on the Principle of Population” claimed that there is a tendency for the population growth rate to surpass the production growth rate because population increases at a geometrical rate while production increases at an arithmetic rate. Thus‚ the unfettered population growth in a country could plunge it into acute poverty. However‚ the pessimist view has proven unfounded for developed economies
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Research Paper No. 1929 Federalism‚ Taxation‚ and Economic Growth John William Hatfield January 2006 RESEARCH PAPER SERIES Federalism‚ Taxation‚ and Economic Growth John William Hat…eld Graduate School of Business Stanford University January 2006 Abstract We show that federalism will lead to higher economic growth. We present a model of endogenous growth where government services‚ funded by income and capital taxes‚ are a component of production. In this model a decentralized government
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Various economists have estimated that in China’s economic race‚ they would surpass the U.S. in the 2020s. Even if they do surpass the economy of the U.S. the relationship between the two countries are still extremely important. In this paper we will start from China’s economic reform and the rise of China’s economy. We will also looks at its effects on the global environment plus the various predictions for the future of China‚ ranging from an economic collapse to that of a new superpower. In the
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A2 Macroeconomics / International Economy Costs and Benefits of Economic Growth The advantages and disadvantages of economic growth are fiercely debated by economists‚ environmentalists and other commentators. In this note we consider some of the economic and social costs and benefits from expanding levels of production and consumption. In particular we focus on the idea of sustainable growth. The Benefits of Economic Growth According to the UK government‚ ‘a healthy economy leads to higher
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The Effect of Education on Economic Growth Abstract Education is one of the primary factors of development. Countries can’t achieve economic development without investment in human capital. Vocational training and higher education equip a worker to perform certain jobs or functions .It improves the quality of their lives and leads to social benefits to individuals and society like improving income distribution. Education increase people’s productivity and creativity
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Conflicting Goals in Economic Growth Goals of monetary policy are to "promote maximum employment‚ inflation (stabilizing prices)‚ and economic growth." If economists believe it’s possible to achieve all the goals at once‚ the goals are inconsistent. There are limitations to monetary policy. The term "maximum employment" means that we should try to hold the unemployment rate as low as possible without pushing it below what economists call the natural rate or the full- employment
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Economic growth has been used with other terms such as development‚ modernization‚ westernization and industrialization. It is‚ in other words‚ a transition from a simple‚ low-income economy to a modern‚ high- income economy. Its scope includes the process and policies by which a nation improves the economic‚ political‚ and social well-being of its people. Though it is often measured by rate of change of gross domestic product‚ it is generally understood in terms of increase in per capita income
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One Polity‚ Many Countries: Economic Growth in India‚ 1873-2000 Gregory Clark‚ University of California‚ Davis Susan Wolcott‚ University of Mississippi We argue‚ based on Indian experience‚ that the major determinants of economic growth are not political and economic institutions. Through the laissez faire Colonial regime‚ and the interventionist economy of Independent India income per capita declined relative to advanced economies until the 1980s. And though economic growth has been impressive since
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Economic development is generally understood to mean an increase in national production that result in an increase in average per capita gross national product (GNP). An increase in average per capita GNP alone however is not sufficient to denote the implied or expected meaning of economic development. Besides an increase in average per capita GNP‚ most interpretations of the concept imply a widespread distribution of income as well. Economic development as commonly defined today‚ The strategies
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