Applied Economics For Development Empirical Approaches To Selected Social And Economic Issues In Transition Economies

Author : Mahmut Zortuk
Publisher : Vernon Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781622733576

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Applied Economics for Development: Empirical Approaches to Selected Social and Economic Issues in Transition Economies by Mahmut Zortuk Pdf

Transition economies experience transformation of their economic system. Following the disintegration of the Soviet Union, a number of former socialist countries underwent transitions from central planning to a market economy. More generally, many rapidly growing economies undergo no less profound transformations of their economic systems. Contrary to common misconception, the transition process cannot be simply reduced to eliminating state intervention and liberalizing the economy. Economies under transition exhibit a unique set of policy challenges. Unlike developed market economies, missing markets or market failures abound. Economic transformation takes the form of rapidly evolving patterns of international trade and investment, industrial structure and consumption. These changes call for appropriate public policies. A continuing flow of investment hinges on suitable institutions, the provision of public infrastructure and other public goods. Adequate regulation can be central in ensuring that environmental resources are sustainably managed. And sophisticated production systems, call for corresponding social institutions in terms of education, health and welfare provisions. In all these cases, accurate empirical assessments are central to the design of effective policy. This book presents a selection of pressing economic and social issues in transition economies. Selected issues include the development of particular industrial sectors, the drivers and consequences of foreign direct investment, public finances, urbanization, social indicators, environmental policy and energy diversification. In each case an original empirical analysis is performed, using a variety of advanced quantitative methods, applied to recent data. The book will be of interest to economists studying transition economies, economic development or having a general interest in applied economics. It will be of particular interest to applied economists, policy analysts and policy makers in transition economies, concerned with the shape and direction of appropriate economic reforms.

Author : Matthias P. Altmann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781441972316

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Contextual Development Economics by Matthias P. Altmann Pdf

Poverty still persists in today’s low-income countries despite decades of international aid, and extensive research on the determinants of growth and development. The book argues that meeting this challenge requires a holistic understanding of the context-specific factors that influence economic behavior and structures in poor countries. Contextual Development Economics approaches this task by offering a methodology that allows analysing the dynamic interrelations between economic, cultural and historical determinants of economic life in low-income countries. The book starts with an empirical inquiry into the economic characteristics of low-income countries that create the context by which the specific forms of organising economic activity in these countries are determined. It then looks at how different generations of development economists sought to explain economic realities in low-income countries from the 1940s through today. The book finally synthesises the results from this empirical and methodological analysis with insights from an inquiry into contributions of the German Historical School, from which it borrows the concept of the economic style as a methodological alternative to the universal and hence often irrelevant models of mainstream development economics. This book offers a promising perspective for the future of development economics that will be of interest to researchers and development practitioners alike. It will also be relevant for academics and students with an interest in applications of the method and concepts of the Historical School to contemporary problems.

Author : Tim Yeager
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429979392

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Institutions, Transition Economies, And Economic Development by Tim Yeager Pdf

Why are some nations wealthy while others are desperately poor? Despite the rapid advancement of technology and the free flow of information provided by computers, many poor nations are falling further behind the wealthy nations of the world. Why is it that these poorer nations cannot catch up? Until recently, economic theory provided limited help in answering these questions. But the New Institutional Economics, a rapidly growing body of economic theory, may provide the answers. Timothy Yeager's Institutions, Transition Economies, and Economic Development clearly explains the New Institutional Economics, and applies its tenets to the transition economies of Poland and Russia. Readers will gain a perspective on transition and developing economies that has never been explored before in a single book.

Author : E. Marelli,M. Signorelli
Publisher : Springer
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230277403

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Economic Growth and Structural Features of Transition by E. Marelli,M. Signorelli Pdf

This book examines, theoretically and empirically, the key aspects and differences of economic growth. It provides a comprehensive investigation of the numerous features of development in transition countries, covering the last two decades, from the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 to the current financial crisis.

Author : Colin White
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849802406

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Understanding Economic Development by Colin White Pdf

An invaluable survey of the literature on growth. Colin White argues persuasively and expertly that any attempt to solve the profound mystery of economic growth at the large scales of world history must move beyond the limited vision of neo-classical economic theory, and incorporate the narrative methods and perspectives of history as well. This is a superb overview and critique of contemporary attempts to explain economic growth, and a perceptive re-examination of the whole issue of growth in human history. David Christian, Macquarie University, Australia Colin White transcends a number of false dichotomies in this work. He shows that we need both theory and history in order to comprehend the transition to modern economic growth. He appreciates that this transition was neither inevitable as many theorists argue nor entirely contingent as historical treatments often suggest. He argues that advice to present-day less developed countries should combine a general understanding of the process of transition with detailed analysis of the history and conditions of the country in question. He appreciates that it makes sense to speak of an Industrial Revolution while also recognizing that this was a gradual process that in turn built upon even more gradual changes in earlier centuries in the British economy. Less obviously but importantly he realizes that we can best understand economic growth if we recognize the limitations of each scholarly approach in order to integrate the best of these. Rick Szostak, University of Alberta, Canada This fascinating book considers one of the most important problems in economics: the inception of modern economic development. There is at present no satisfactory explanation of the inception of modern economic development; an excessive focus on either pure theory or on unique histories limits the explanatory power. This book realises the need to integrate the two approaches, moving beyond the proximate causes of economic theory to review the role in an analytic narrative of significant ultimate causes geography, risk environments, human capital, and institutions. Colin White distils the conclusions of a vast literature, drawing from economics, economic history and business and management, exploring economic theory, demonstrating limitations and highlighting alternative approaches. Particular attention is paid to the appropriate role of innovative entrepreneurs and of government, and three case studies illustrate how to build an analytic narrative. Showing how far we can generalise about the determinants of economic development and in particular how to understand the specific determinants in individual countries, this book will prove a stimulating and thought provoking read to academics, students and researchers with an interest in economics and economic development.

Author : Gerald M. Meier
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105002521842

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Leading Issues in Economic Development by Gerald M. Meier Pdf

Completely revised and updated, the new edition of Leading Issues in Economic Development presents a more concise view of development economics without sacrificing the variety of perspectives that have made previous editions so popular. This edition incorporates many new topics, most of the selections are new, new notes have been added and former notes revised, new comments are introduced to illuminate special topics, and new exhibits offer empirical illustrations. Throughout the the Fifth Edition there is a concentration on fundamental analytical principles and empirical relationships.

Author : World Institute for Development Economics Research,Anthony F. Shorrocks
Publisher : UNU
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCBK:C100512313

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Development Agendas and Insights by World Institute for Development Economics Research,Anthony F. Shorrocks Pdf

This publication reviews twenty years of research undertaken by the World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER) into economic development issues, covering a wide range of topics such as poverty and inequality, globalisation and trade, development finance, conflict and governance, transition to a market economy, and economic development in Africa.

Author : Joachim Ahrens
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105026000146

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Governance and Economic Development by Joachim Ahrens Pdf

Outlines a theory of governance and applies it to key problems relating to the implementation of economic reforms in less developed countries and economies in transition.

Author : Timothy Besley
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1137579447

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Contemporary Issues in Development Economics by Timothy Besley Pdf

This IEA volume brings together a set of essays written by leading authors on themes relevant to the study of economic development. The book covers a range of topics many of which are relevant to policy issues. The contributors bring new insights from empirical research in a range of economies with chapters including discussions of the UN development agenda, fiscal policy in Latin America, poverty data in Africa and Jordan, and monetary policy in South Africa. Contemporary Issues in Development Economics is an essential read for researchers, scholars and policymakers interested in economic development in low- and middle-income countries.

Author : Michael P. Todaro
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105003456071

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Economic Development by Michael P. Todaro Pdf

Author : Fatima Muhammad Abdulkarim,Abbas Mirakhor,Baharom Abdul Hamid
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783110600933

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Financialization of the economy and income inequality in selected OIC and OECD countries by Fatima Muhammad Abdulkarim,Abbas Mirakhor,Baharom Abdul Hamid Pdf

Income inequality is a serious problem confronting not only the developed world but also developing countries. Recently, financialization has been one of the culprits identified in literature as one of the cause of income inequality. This book offers the only detailed presentation of the how financialization aided the spread of income inequality in Organization of Islamic Cooperation, OIC countries. Finance has taking a center stage in the affairs of most developing economies, surpassing the real sector of the economy. The result is the creation of an indebted society in which people are comfortable with financing their financial needs through credit. This creates a debt laden society that is trapped in the cycle of debt. This book represents a comprehensive and indispensable source for students, practitioners and the general public at large. It presents data which shows the buildup of debt and the rising income inequality in Muslim countries. It includes discussion of the rise in rentier income, financialization of everyday life, decline in physical capital accumulation and deregulation of the financial sector. The book therefore, proffers solutions on how Muslim countries can come out of the present economic problem facing them. The promotion and adoption of Islamic principles, which promotes risk sharing based contracts as against debt based transaction is the way to go. When financial contracts are based on the principles of risk sharing, any gains from economic activities get to be shared equitably. Hence, not only capital owners get to enjoy the benefit from the income derived from investments, but rather, all parties that partake in the contract. Distinguished by its clarity and readability as it is written in a very easy to understand language, it is an important reference work for any concerned individual interested on the recent causes of income inequality in Muslim World.

Author : Franziska Ohnsorge,Shu Yu
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464817540

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The Long Shadow of Informality by Franziska Ohnsorge,Shu Yu Pdf

A large percentage of workers and firms operate in the informal economy, outside the line of sight of governments in emerging market and developing economies. This may hold back the recovery in these economies from the deep recessions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic--unless governments adopt a broad set of policies to address the challenges of widespread informality. This study is the first comprehensive analysis of the extent of informality and its implications for a durable economic recovery and for long-term development. It finds that pervasive informality is associated with significantly weaker economic outcomes--including lower government resources to combat recessions, lower per capita incomes, greater poverty, less financial development, and weaker investment and productivity.

Author : Liudmyla Shkulipa
Publisher : Sciendo
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9788395669675

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Accounting Journals: Scopus, Web of Science, SCImago by Liudmyla Shkulipa Pdf

This book is a full guidebook among more than 218 accounting international journals with an evaluation of 3,000 publications for over the last two years. It aims to help readers for selecting an appropriate journal for publishing own research in the international arena or to find the required topic for conducting further investigating or to be informed about so large-scale science as accounting. Here a reader will find detailed information about accounting journals in terms of Scopus, Web of Science and SCImago databases. In addition, there are highlighted accounting journals in terms of IFRS and blockchain concentration in accounting researches nowadays. The relevant aims and scope of each journal are also presented. Anyway, this book is an indispensable assistant for students while getting the “Accounting” specialization, as well as teachers and scientists while conducting empirical researches in the practice and theory of the accounting filed.

Author : Ramesh Chandra Das
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781040039489

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Convergence and Developmental Aspects of Credit Allocations in BRICS Nations by Ramesh Chandra Das Pdf

This book explores the levels of cooperation and the phenomenon of convergence among BRICS nations. It provides an in-depth look into the financial and banking systems among these rapidly developing economies and the steps they have taken to foster development and counter inequalities. Of the many factors in determining the income and wealth of a country as well as a group of countries, commercial bank credit, a well-known financial indicator, has been an important one. This book analyses the governance and structure of the New Development Bank and its effects on group members for peer growth and to defend against any external economic and political shocks. It looks at how much of an influence the commercial bank credit, or simply the credit, has upon the income levels of the BRICS member countries, how equitable they are, whether they are converging in credits and incomes, and other such issues. It also focuses on India’s credit aspects of inclusiveness and convergence. With a strong empirical model estimation, this book will be of interest to students and researchers of economics, finance, management, political studies, international relations, and international trade.

Author : Nnamdi Nwulu,Mammo Muchie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000260137

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Engineering Design and Mathematical Modelling by Nnamdi Nwulu,Mammo Muchie Pdf

Engineering Design and Mathematical Modelling: Concepts and Applications consists of chapters that span the Engineering design and mathematical modelling domains. Engineering design and mathematical modelling are key tools/techniques in the Science, Technology and Innovation spheres. Whilst engineering design is concerned with the creation of functional innovative products and processes, mathematical modelling seeks to utilize mathematical principles and concepts to describe and control real world phenomena. Both of these can be useful tools for spurring and hastening progress in developing countries. They are also areas where Africa needs to ‘skill-up’ in order to build a technological base. The chapters in this book cover the relevant research trends in the fields of both engineering design and mathematical modelling. This book was originally published as a special issue of the African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development.