Dissertations / Theses: 'Gross domestic product – Zimbabwe'

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Bure, Makomborero. "The influence of internal controls on small business sustainability in the Harare central business district, Zimbabwe." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2807.

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Thesis (MTech (Business Administration))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2018.
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of internal controls on sustainability of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Harare’s Central Business District (CBD), Zimbabwe. The question at the core of this research is: to what extent do internal controls influence the sustainability of SMEs in Harare’s Central Business District, Zimbabwe. SMEs are perceived to be of paramount importance for the economic affluence of countries the world over, mainly because of their pronounced benefaction and contribution to livelihoods of the dwellers of a country and the gross domestic product (GDP). SMEs have been credited for playing a leading role when it comes to innovation, significant export revenue, custom-suited goods, services provision to society, employment opportunities, and social contribution. This can also be attributed to SMEs operating in Zimbabwe despite the volatility of the Zimbabwean economy. The Zimbabwean business environment, in general, is constantly changing. The changes can be attributed to an eruptive economic environment and unstable political atmosphere. The resultant effect is the departure of larger businesses and investors from the country. Generally, this leaves a great opportunity for SMEs not to be subjected to stiff competition from larger businesses. SMEs are indeed enjoying this space, braving the conditions to start up; however, their operations are short-lived. For SMEs to brave the fortuity of such an unpredictable environment, a system of internal controls must be in place. Research has placed emphasis on internal controls and sustainability of large organisations, while little to no attention has been given to SMEs. The little research on internal controls and sustainability in the context of SMEs has mostly been done in developed countries. Despite this, internal controls and sustainability have not been extensively implemented in the context of developing countries. The need to determine the influence of internal controls on sustainability of SMEs underlines this research. This report adopted a positivist philosophy that entailed utilizing a survey questionnaire to collect data from 150 SMEs operating in Harare’s CBD, Zimbabwe. The sample was further split into Active SMEs and Dormant SMEs (the control group). Data were analysed through Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 25 to spawn statistical and descriptive results. To determine reliability of data, Cronbach’s alpha value was employed. The results indicate SMEs are not implementing controls as they ought to and those SMEs that have controls in place do not ensure that they are adhered to effectively and efficiently in order for them to achieve their desired objectives.

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Maziwisa, Michelle Rufaro. "An examination of the legal framework governing opportunities and barriers to economic development in Southern Africa: a case study of Zimbabwe." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6184.

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Doctor Legum - LLD
This thesis examines the legal framework of Zimbabwe to determine if the laws and policies which are in place create opportunities for, or barriers to, economic development. Specifically, it examines the legal framework governing trade, investment and financial services. The thesis focuses on Zimbabwe as a case study and draws lessons from South Africa. It proceeds from the premise that despite the numerous attempts made at international, regional and domestic levels to increase economic development (such as through liberalisation of markets and access to international development finance), Zimbabwe has failed to attain 'developed country' status. The purpose of the thesis is to examine the causes of poor economic performance in Zimbabwe postindependence (post-1980).

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Mirza, Ata Miran. "Estimates of gross domestic product by provinces in Pakistan." Thesis, University of Dundee, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.253453.

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Ahmed, A. K. M. Zasheem Uddin. "Industrialisation and economic growth : a case study of Bangladesh." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.249883.

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Fotoyi, Asanda. "An analysis of revisions to the South African quarterly gross domestic product." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/3635.

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Gross domestic product (GDP) is one of the most important economic performance indicators for any country that is closely watched by governments, businesses and financial communities. GDP often influences economic decisions and policy-making. These decisions are however often based on preliminary initial announcements by statistical agencies. The preliminary estimates are then revised as more comprehensive information becomes available. Therefore, it is important to ensure that the initial GDP announcements are unbiased, efficient and can be relied on. This study focuses on seasonally adjusted and annualised (qq) growth rates at constant prices for the following national accounts aggregates: GDP, gross domestic expenditure (GDE), final consumption expenditure by households and general government, gross fixed capital formation (GFCF), Exports and imports of goods and services, gross national income (GNI) and disposable income of households. The research methodology used is based on descriptive statistics and Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression estimations. The results of the study indicate that little confidence should be attributed to interpretations of the initially announced estimates for GDP, GDE, final consumption expenditure by households, GNI and disposable income by households. The study found evidence that suggests that the initial announcements are biased and inefficient. This implies that the initial announcements contain measurement errors that could be eliminated in order to become a better forecast of the final or true value. This further suggests a lack of expected reliability of existing and future initial announcements of the estimates. For short-term analysis the users of GDP data are encouraged to focus on different measures. It is also recommended that the statistical agents producing South Africa’s national accounts aggregates improve their statistical compilation processes. The agencies are also encouraged to conduct periodic revisions studies and make these available to the users.

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Golodenko, Olga. "The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Gross Domestic Product Growth in Lithuania." Bachelor's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2010. http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2010~D_20100712_110906-50447.

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The purpose of this bachelor thesis is to determine what type of causative relationship between FDI and GDP exists in Lithuania. The analysis includes assessment of the overall economic situation in the country, analysis of historical statistical data on FDI, overview of existing studies and regression analysis. The regression is performed in order to reveal the impact of various economic factors on GDP growth. The model in question includes such economic indicators as corruption perceptions level index, harmonized consumer price index, net export, foreign investments via liabilities and FDI. Firstly, Granger causality test is performed in order to see whether FDI Granger causes GDP. Then, after making corrections for sequences to be stationary, a regression is performed using ordinary least squares method. The results of the analysis show that there is no statistically significant impact of FDI on economic growth in Lithuania. Nevertheless, foreign investments of other type had a great influence on economic performance in the past several years. However, due to their nature economic growth could not be sustained. The reasons for FDI having no influence over the economic growth in Lithuania are seen in the fact of scarcity of the investments, country’s inability to attract foreign investors, corruption existence, and unstable taxing system. Recommendations are provided on the matter.
Darbo tikslas – nustatyti koks egzistuoja ryšys tarp tiesioginių užsienio investicijų (TUI) ir BVP augimo Lietuvoje. Darbe analizuojama dabartinė šalies ekonominė situacija, TUI statistiniai duomenys, apžvelgiama susijusi literatūra bei moksliniai straipsniai, atliekama regresinė analizė. Regresinės analizės tikslas – nustatyti kokią įtaką ekonominiam augimui daro į modelį įtraukti kintamieji. Į regresinį modelį įeina korupcijos lygio indeksas, suderintas vartotojų kainų indeksas, grynasis eksportas, kitos užsienio investicijos ir TUI. Pirmiausia atliekamas Grendžerio duomenų analizės testas, kuris nustato ar TUI gali dinamiškai paaiškinti BVP augimo tempus. Tuomet, atlikus laiko eilučių stacionarumo korekcijas, mažiausių kvadratų metodu įvertinama tiesinė regresija. Analizės rezultatai parodė, kad TUI neturi statistiškai reikšmingos įtakos ekonominiam augimui Lietuvoje. Tačiau kitos užsienio investicijos, pastaraisiais metais ekonominiam vystymuisi turėjo didelę įtaką, nors dėl jų pobūdžio, stabilus ekonomikos augimas nebuvo užtikrintas. Galima įvardinti pagrindines priežastis, dėl kurių TUI neturėjo įtakos ekonominiam augimui Lietuvoje – tai investicijų trūkumas, šalies nesugebėjimas pritraukti užsienio investuotojus, korupcija ir nestabili mokesčių sistema. Darbo pabaigoje pateikiamos rekomendacijos.

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Biddle, Elyce Anne. "Estimating the impact of occupational fatal injuries on the U.S. gross domestic product." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2004. https://eidr.wvu.edu/eidr/documentdata.eIDR?documentid=3704.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2004.
Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 146 p. : ill. (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 74-83).

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Attia, Khalid Abd El-Aziz. "Environmental accounting in a developing country : a case study of Egypt." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 1999. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=21342.

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The existing United Nations System of National Accounting (IJNSNA) provides useful indicators of economic performance in terms of traditional macroeconomic variables such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP), investment, savings and depreciation of capital. However, they fail to account for the depletion and degradation of environmental capital and hence give a misleading picture of sustainable development. The need for a broader assessment of growth and welfare in terms of modified accounts has therefore become a pressing concern. The main objective of this research is to modify the current Egyptian System of National Accounting (SNA) to include environmental factors, in order to provide a basis for calculating Egyptian sustainable income. Firstly, an environmental accounting approach and model is developed for Egypt to value the depletion and degradation of natural resources caused by economic activities. Secondly, valued environmental costs are incorporated into the Egyptian System of National Accounts to build up the Egyptian Environmental Macro and Sectoral Accounting, which will be helpful in decision-making, planning and policy analysis. The main findings of this research are as follows. Firstly, the environmentally adjusted macro accounting indicators portray a totally different picture of the growth and development of the Egyptian economy compared to the one resulting from conventional SNA. In addition, they indicate that Egypt has experienced an unsustainable path in at least half of the ten-year study period. Secondly, sectoral concerns, which involve measurement of sectoral productivity and performance, indicate that both the performance and the productivity of tradable sectors decrease when their depletion and degradation costs are incorporated. On the other hand, the opposite result is found for the service sectors, which may indicate a potential leading role for the service sectors in the Egyptian economy. Finally, the results indicate that Egypt's natural wealth, which lies in its people, land, the Nile river, oil and gas, and the surrounding seas, has been depleted by many economic "development' programmes that have been carried out to date.

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Sharify, Nooraddin. "An economic regional planning model for the Golastan Province of Iran." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.367094.

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Mota, Likese Angelinah. "Analyzing the relationship between the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Lesotho and manufacturing :1997to 2007." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2009. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_4707_1297857069.

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The study draws on secondary data from the Bureau of Statistics in Lesotho. Simple and multiple linear regression models techniques are used to analyze the relationship between the GDP of Lesotho and the GDP of manufacturing. The secondary data is analyzed using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Excel. The major finding is that there exists a strong positive linear relationship ( r = 0.986) between the GDP of Lesotho and the GDP of manufacturing. This means that every time the GDP of manufacturing increases the GDP of Lesotho does the same. Based on this finding, the study recommends that in order to improve, sustain and maintain the economic growth and to avoid further deterioration in the manufacturing industry, the manufacturing capacity must be strengthened for it to effectively deal with growing competition and rapid economic changes.

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Kasongo, Atoko. "Essays on savings in South Africa." University of the Western Cape, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7616.

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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD
Savings is essential for boosting economic growth. Low savings in a country will have negative consequences for both investment and economic growth. South Africa has continued to expe rience declining saving rates and in recent years, accompanied by declining economic growth. The study evaluated savings in South Africa by decomposing it into household saving, cor porate saving and public saving. The focus was to investigate the determinants of household savings, corporate and public savings. In addition to examining the determinants of savings, the research has also analysed the saving-investment relationship for South Africa. The study used a Bayesian vector auto regressive model to investigate the determinants of household sav ing from 1980Q1 to 2017Q4. The results of the investigation on household saving showed that GDP, inﬂation rate, and ﬁnancial deepening determine household saving in South Africa. The Bayesian VAR was also used to identify the determinant of budget deﬁcit between 1980Q1 to 2017Q and found Real GDP, inﬂation rate, total government debt, investment by general government and the inﬂation rate to be determinants. The Blundel-Bond Generalized Method of Moment (GMM) was used to investigate the determinants of corporate saving in form of cash holding for 80 non-ﬁnancial ﬁrms listed on the JSE between 2007 and 2017. The results showed leverage, cash ﬂow, debt maturity and previous amounts of cash holding to have signiﬁcant eﬀect on cash holding in SA. Lastly, the study examined the saving-investment nexus for South Africa using yearly data from 1980 to 2016. Using the Autoregressive Distributed lag (ARDL) and the Error Correction Model, (ECM), the study found a cointegrating relationship between domestic saving and domestic investment. It further found a positive relationship between domestic saving and domestic investment in both the short and long run. Causality analysis showed a unidirectional causality from domestic saving to domestic investment.

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Glommen, Andersson Elin, and Alexander Severin. "The Impact of Trade Openness on Gross Domestic Product : A study of the Asian Financial Crisis." Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, Economics, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-8038.

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This bachelor thesis in economics examines the Asian financial crisis, the impact on the countries in the region and how well they recovered financially. The countries that are taken into consideration are Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. The variables used to explain the implications of the crisis are GDP, trade openness, unemployment and current account.

Descriptive statistics show that the most closed economy that was affected by a current account reversal was also the hardest hit in terms of GDP. The statistics also show that all the countries under observation have recovered to their situation prior to the crisis in terms of GDP, but not in terms of the level of unemployment.

Two regressions that were performed showed the relation between trade openness and the effect of GDP after the crisis, and the relation of trade openness to growth after the crisis. The regressions show that the more closed an economy is the larger the effect of a crisis. At the same time these countries had the highest growth rates after the crisis and were also among the first to recover. Theoretical reasons for these results are given.

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Vijakkhana, Charumporn Fon Jackson John D. "Differential economic performance in developing countries." Auburn, Ala, 2008. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/EtdRoot/2008/FALL/Economics/Thesis/Phoka_Charumporn_54.pdf.

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Ng, Long In. "Predicting Macau consumption function :using permanent income hypothesis (PIH)." Thesis, University of Macau, 2018. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b3954471.

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Valenti, Possamai Fabio. "Environmental Ethics from the Periphery: José Lutzenberger and the Philosophical Analysis of an Unecological Economics." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2016. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc862837/.

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This dissertation provides a philosophical analysis about the influence colonialism had over capitalism's current configuration and how their intricate interplay impacts both the social and the ecological spheres, in both central and peripheral countries. Such analysis draws from the work of José Lutzenberger, a Brazilian environmentalist. The current capitalist economic system tends to disregard the environment, since it would be greatly affected by negative externalities. A negative externality is an economic activity that imposes a negative effect on an unrelated third party. Many negative externalities are related to the environmental consequences of production and consumption. In addition, this dissertation explores the fact that an ecological crisis is also a social crisis. A genealogical and existential thread going from Brazil's early days as one of Portugal's colonies to the present is drawn, showing how colonialism helped to create the foundations and the conditions for the current exploitative capitalist system, in Brazil and elsewhere. To change this situation, the environment should not be entrusted to private interests but to an institution responsible for the good of society as a whole. Genuinely green economies are more prone to appear on the periphery, but only if global economic justice is achieved first.

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Oshungade, Stephen Ayodele. "The relationship between gross domestic product (GDP), inflation, import and export from a statistical point of view." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2015. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/52579/.

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The term relationship in a general statistical concept connotes a wide range of meanings and applications. However, the resultant meaning of the term usually focus on the principle of connectivity, association, causation, inter-relationship, or linkages between variables. In view of this, the thesis reports on the statistical relationships between GDP, Inflation, Export and import. The study utilized 65 countries with data ranging from 1970 to 2011. The research, which is an applied empirical, involves two phases. The first phase dealt with the exploration of nature and pattern of Granger causality concept by using GDP and inflation. In this phase, we first ensured the stationarity and stability of our time series variables are maintained. The stationary and non-stationary instruments utilized include ADF, PP, KPSS, Chow and Quandt tests. After these, we carried out extensive computations using the Granger causality. It should be noted that the concept of Granger causality is concerned with how a variable X can enhance or better the prediction of other variable Y by using the principle of cause and effect. In the second phase of the study, we explored the possible linkages of exports and imports to the Granger causality of GDP and Inflation that were established in Phase 1. To achieve this, we first carried out pairwise Granger causality tests on the four variables (GDP, Inflation, Export and Import) and then considered further computations and testing on the said variables by utilizing the principles of Bayes theorem, assignment problem models, coefficient of variation and other relevant statistical concepts. In fact, the results at this phase are the major contributions to knowledge. The general description of the study embraced the conceptual steps, where we considered relevant literatures on Granger causality and theory of some statistical principles and practices as earlier mentioned above. Next, we have the empirical studies description in which the methodology, results/findings and interpretations on the study were considered. Based on our findings, we conclude that Inflation “Granger causes” GDP most often occurred than the other combinations of Granger causality between Inflation and GDP. Also, it was established that countries with developed economies supported the Granger causality concept better than the developing economies. This result can be attributed to the stability of most of the developed economy variables, while it is unstable with most of the developing economy countries. With countries supporting Granger causality, we have uniformly distributed pattern for the three types in the developed economies whilst skewed toward Inflation “Granger causes” GDP for the developing economies. For other important conclusions, we could establish that less volatility of export over import supports the bidirectional Granger causality whilst higher volatility of exports over import is relationally linked to the unidirectional Granger causality. We inferred also that when there is unidirectional Granger causality between inflation and import (or export), there is also unidirectional causality between GDP and inflation by the Bayes' Rule; and when there is bidirectional Granger causality between GDP and import only, there is bidirectional causality between GDP and inflation.

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Shaikh, Mujaheed, and Afschin Gandjour. "Pharmaceutical expenditure and gross domestic product: Evidence of simultaneous effects using a two-step instrumental variables strategy." John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hec.3832.

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This paper estimates the income elasticity of government pharmaceutical spending and assesses the simultaneous effect of such spending on gross domestic product (GDP). Using a panel dataset for 136 countries from 1995 to 2006, we employ a two-step instrumental variable procedure where we first estimate the effect of GDP on public pharmaceutical expenditure using tourist receipts as an instrumentforGDP. In the secondstep,weconstructanadjusted pharmaceutical expenditure series where the response of public pharmaceutical expenditure to GDP is partialled out and use this endogeneity adjusted series as an instrument for pharmaceutical expenditure. Our estimations show that GDP has a strong positive impact on pharmaceutical spending with elasticity in excess of unity in countries with low spending on pharmaceuticals and countries with large economic freedom. In the second step, we find that when the quantitatively large reverse effect of GDP is accounted for, public pharmaceutical spending has a negative effect on GDP per capita particularly in countries with limited economic freedom.

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Lesotlho, Patrick. "An investigation of the determinants of private investment: the case of Botswana." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2006. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_3369_1189596802.

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Private investment in Botswana as well as a ratio to Gross Domestic Product has been falling in some periods of 1976-2003. Viewed against the background of growing evidence of a link between investment and economic growth, an inconsistent and downward trend in Botswana's private investment is a matter of concern. Several studies in developing countries emphasize the importance of macroeconomic policy in explaining variations in investment, an in particular, identify the microeconomic determinants of private investment to include interest rates, output growth, public investment, bank credit to the private sector, inflation, real exchange rate, and the level of trade. This study evaluated the macroeconomic determinants of private investment in Botswana by means of a regression analysis based on the co-integration and Error Correction Model of Engle and Granger (1987).

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Yu, Wei-Choun. "Essays on the volatility of macroeconomic and financial time series." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/7484.

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Cheng, Yuanzhi. "Forecasting by learning methods: The gross domestic product, total energy consumption and petroleum consumption of the United States." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/186631.

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This study generalizes the applications of learning curve theory. It extends the simple power learning model in two ways: (1) by extending the model to include other sift variables, the extensive learning model; (2) by generalizing the functional relationship to give greater flexibility in modelling the learning curve, the translog learning model. Through empirical analyses of gross domestic product, total energy consumption, petroleum consumption, and petroleum products consumption, different learning curve models are explored and compared.

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Andrews, Neill. "Driving factors for national competitiveness in Africa as measured by GDP per capita." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43965.

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Competitiveness has been part of central, monetary policy making for over 500 years where regions have aimed to improve competitiveness and productivity by focussing on specific factors. The focus of the research was to identify which factors are most relevant for the African continent on determining competitiveness which will allow policy makers to understand how best to direct their investment with the greatest productivity return. The research methodology was quantitative in nature, based on secondary data from the Global Competitiveness Report over the past five years. The sample included 39 of the 54 African countries which are the countries on which the report collected data from. The unit of analysis was GDP per capita. A multivariate Generalised Linear Model with a log link function and Gamma error structure was built. The results showed that the order of importance for Africa was macroeconomic stability; infrastructure; technological readiness; and market size with the other factors not having a material influence. Building a similar model on all the countries have included two additional factors namely health and primary education as well as higher education and training. This indicates that certain structural factors are more important for countries in the developing phase such as Africa.
Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2014.
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Kang’ombe, Mutale Matthew. "The role of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in economic growth in Zambia." Thesis, University Of Cape Town, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29945.

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This study empirically investigates the role Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) play in the economic growth of Zambia from 1992: Q1 to 2015: Q4. The main aim of the study is to find out if DFIs enhance economic growth in Zambia and if the growth witnessed over the study period was in fact improved by these inflows. Additionally, a multiple regression is run against the exchange rate, inflation unemployment and interest rate to further analyse the interaction of these variables with DFI inflows and how they have impacted the growth levels experienced in Zambia. The findings show that the impact DFIs on the GDP are ambiguous. In current period and DFI lagged to 2 periods prior, has a depressing effect whilst DFI lagged one period has an encouraging effect on GDP levels. Furthermore, from the cointegration tests, it is evident that there is a long run relationship that exists, signifying that the positive effects of DFIs can be felt in future periods especially if deployed to key sectors. The regression results of the other variables are in line with macro-economic theory which suggests that DFI inflows need to be supplemented with stable macro conditions to boost the degree of positive impact on GDP. To ensure future benefit to Zambia from DFI inflows; recommendations preferred to authorities inferred from the findings include, directing of these funds to job and revenue generating sectors that can increase export revenue. These sectors may include agriculture and manufacturing. Furthermore, it is cardinal that institutional infrastructures are put in place that effect legal and monitoring framework to ensure efficient deployment of these funds within the economy.

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Sekáč, Martin. "Vývoj čínské ekonomiky na začátku 21. století." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-205684.

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This paper is focused on economic development of the People's Republic of China during the last decade. The aim of this paper is to analyse the economic transformation and identify key factors holding back the economic growth. In the theoretical part of this paper there will be a short introduction of China. Some Chinese social and economic specifics will also be explained. The end of this chapter will be focused on historical economic reforms and current goals for the economy. Next chapter will be focused on analysis of the economy in the last decade using the official available data. In the conclusion of this paper there will be presented findings and key factors holding back the economic growth of China.

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Bulagi, Mushoni Benedict. "Impact analysis of the linkage between agricultural exports and agriculture’s share of Gross Domestic Product in South Africa : a case of Avocado, Apple, Mango and Orange from 1994 to 2011." Thesis, University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/1166.

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Thesis (MA. Agricultural Management (Agricultural Economics)) -- University of Limpopo, 2014
The role of agricultural exports to agriculture’s share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in South Africa is of extreme importance and exhibits strong interest from all parts of the economy. Many believe that agriculture can salvage the declining economic growth under such global economic conditions. The decision to diversify and expand exports of these avocados, apples, mangoes and oranges will improve the South African economy’s unstable conditions. This study accounts for all the factors that are truly unique to South African’s economy. Therefore, the study will help to shift the focus of avocado, apple, mango and orange growers to export more due to the international market demand for such produce. The aim of the study was to analyse the link between avocado, apple, mango and orange exports and agriculture’s share of Gross Domestic Product in South Africa. The specific objectives are to determine the correlation between avocado, apple, mango and orange exports and the agriculture’s share of Gross Domestic Product in South Africa, investigate the contribution of avocado, apple, mango and orange exports and the agriculture’s share of Gross Domestic Product in South Africa, determine the growth rate (trends) of avocado, apple, mango and orange exports and determine the volatility of avocado, apple, mango and orange exports. The study used secondary time series data that covered a sample size of 17 years (1994 - 2011) of avocado, apple, mango and orange exports in South Africa. Two Stages Least Square models and Growth rate and Volatility models were used for data analysis. i Empirical results for agricultural exports equation revealed that agricultural economic growth in South Africa was significant with a positive coefficient. While a negative relationship between the Net Factor Income (NFI) and the agricultural exports in South Africa was noticed. Real Capital Investments had a significant positive coefficient. Consequently, results from agricultural economic growth equation revealed that agricultural exports were significant with a positive correlation. A relationship between NFI and agricultural GDP was also witnessed. Like other variables, Real Capital Investment was significant but negatively correlated. The results of growth rate and volatility models showed positive trends. Furthermore, results showed that the quantity of agricultural exports was positively related to agricultural economic growth. Another point of interest was that while these exports were positive and significantly related, the magnitude of its coefficient is smaller than the coefficients of Real Capital Investments. It is in this framework that the positive correlation exists between agriculture economic growth and agricultural exports. It is recommended that investment opportunities in the agricultural sector need to be investigated further because there is limited knowledge of the subject. The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery and the private sector need to join hands and build a mutual relationship to aid develop an agricultural economy which can be able to exports more than what it imports. This can also be done by subsidising farmers with capital to relieve them of other expenses.

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Taydas, Zeynep. "Determinants of civil wars a quantitative analysis /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4393.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006.
The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on April 29, 2009) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

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Heath, Ellis B. "Empirical essays on financial market linkages in macroeconomics." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10450/10361.

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Rota, Lauren. "An assessment of the relationship between Global Competitiveness Index scores and national GDP per capita growth rates." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40642.

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An increasing amount of attention is paid by the media, and political and business leaders to national competitiveness indices. As globalisation increases and the difficulties of the financial crisis linger on, leaders look towards global benchmarks such as the World Economic Forum‟s Global Competitiveness Index to make policy and resource allocation decisions. Despite this emphasis on national competitiveness, how this translates to economic growth prospects is not well understood, and a universally accepted economic growth model continues to elude macroeconomists. The research seeks to understand whether a more detailed assessment of the Global Competitiveness Index‟s twelve competitiveness pillars can improve its explanatory power for economic growth, 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 stepwise multiple regression modelling on the total sample and the resulting clusters in order to assess impacts on adjusted R-squared values. Regressions were performed on stock and flow values for twelve country competitiveness variables. The results show that the cluster analysis coupled with the specified multiple regression models significantly improved the explanatory power of the selected competitiveness variables on economic growth, except for the least competitive countries, where further research is needed to uncover their true drivers of competitiveness.
Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2013.
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Homoródi, Réka, and Katarzyna Osmólska. "An analysis of the relationship between Carbon-Dioxide Emissions and Gross Domestic Product For 139 countries within the time period 1985-2004." Thesis, University of Skövde, School of Technology and Society, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-3110.

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The purpose of this dissertation would be to find the relationship between CO₂ emission and GDP. We found that in case of the majority of countries the CO₂emission is related to national income and follows an inverted-U shaped curve. In our analysis we used the regression technique on 139 countries within the time period 1985-2004 to model and analyze the mentioned relationship and define the variables, that describe it. As it will be proved, Environmental Kuznets Curve validate the model and our hypothesis confirm other researches, therefore the inverse-u relationship proves to be correct.

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Herrera, Ana María. "Inventories, oil shocks, and aggregate economic behavior /." Diss., Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p9975877.

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Horáčková, Libuše. "Analýza hospodářského růstu v České republice v letech 1993-2009." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-17174.

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This diploma thesis is concerned with the analysis of economic growth in the Czech Republic since its origin in 1993 till 2009, aimed at the determination of strengths and weaknesses of the economic growth. According to the findings, the diploma thesis will afford several recommendations for the economic policy. The diploma thesis is divided into the theoretical and analytical part. The theory brings some economist's view of the economic growth questions. It mentions the transformation period of the Czechoslovakia centrally planned economy into the market economy. The analysis sets up the data in order to determine the Czech economic growth strengths and weaknesses with the help of demand, supply and resource analysis, the prognosis made by significant institutions and the international comparison for which the Slovak and European Union economics are used. At the end of the diploma thesis there are these findings used to conceive the economic policies arrangements.

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Filip, Michal. "ZHODNOTENIE KONVERGENCIE V RÁMCI EU-DÔRAZ NA KOMPARÁCIU STARÝCH A NOVÝCH ČLENSKÝCH ŠTÁTOV." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-150152.

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This thesis evaluates the convergence within the European Union, focusing on the old Member States compared to the new ones. The theoretical part deals with the background of convergence and other theories explaining economic growth. The following section assesses the macroeconomic indicators work within the community and an important determinant of economic performance of individual countries, as measured by GDP per capita in purchasing power parity, and the HDI index. The analytical part of the thesis examines the conditional convergence or divergence of each block based on the method Barone Sala i Martin, using regression analysis. This work also examines the coefficient of variation, sigma and beta convergence of the various blocks. Finally, evaluate the level and rate of convergence of the Czech and Slovak Republic at NUTS level 3

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Sund, Jennie. "Nowcasting Gross Regional Domestic Product for Swedsh counties : Regarding prediction accuracy, is model complexity superior to model simplicity for a high-dimensional data set?" Thesis, Umeå universitet, Nationalekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-117458.

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Čepelytė, Daiva. "Lietuvos ekonomika Europos Sąjungos kontekste." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2007. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2006~D_20070105_145844-82385.

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Lietuvos ekonomikos raidos tendencijos neatskiriamos nuo pasaulio ekonomikos raidos tendencijų. 2004 metų gegužės 1 dieną Lietuvos istorijoje atsivėrė naujas puslapis – šalis tapo Europos Sąjungos nare. Po ilgų okupacijos metų, audringo pereinamojo į demokratinę visuomenę laikotarpio, prasidėjusio 1990 metų kovo 11-ąją atkūrus valstybingumą, Lietuva įsijungia į demokratinių Europos šalių bendruomenę. Lietuvos įstojimo į ES tikslas pagrįstas politiniais ir ekonominiais interesais. Dviejų didžiausių pasaulio ekonomikų – ES ir JAV – konkurencija ir bendradarbiavimas Lietuvos ekonomikai atveria ne tik galimybių. ES rinka šiandien yra ne tik viena didžiausių pasaulio rinkų pagal dydį, bet ir didžiausia pagal ekonominę galią ir augimo perspektyvas. 2004 metų gegužės mėnesį Europos Sąjunga (ES) iš penkiolikos šalių grupės (ES-15) tapo dvidešimt penkių šalių grupe (ES-25). Daugelis naujų ES šalių turi panašias vystymosi tendencijas. Pagrindinis naujų ES šalių tikslas yra sumažinti atotrūkį nuo ES- 15 pasiekto lygio pagal svarbiausius makroekonominius rodiklius. Magistro baigiamojo darbo tikslas bei keliami uždaviniai yra ištirti Lietuvos ekonomikos augimo teigiamus ir neigiamus pokyčius, atsiradusias galimybes ir problemas, ištirti Lietuvos ekonomiką Europos Sąjungos kontekste, jos integracinius procesus, išanalizuoti ekonomikos augimo perspektyvas.
Lithuanian economy development trends are inseparable from the trends of world economy development. On the 1st of May in 2004 there was a new page turned in the history of Lithuania – a country became a member of European Union. After long years of occupation and rough transition period, leading to democratic society, witch started on 11th of March in 1990 after the statehood reinstatement, Lithuania joins the society of democratic European countries. Joining the EU was based on political and economical interests. Competition and cooperation of the two biggest economics in the world – EU and USA – gives not only opportunities to Lithuania. Today the European Union market is not only one of the biggest markets in the world according to its size, but also the biggest market according to economical power and growth prospects. In May of 2004 European Union (EU) from the group of fifteen countries (EU-15) became a group of twenty five countries (EU-25). Most of new EU countries have similar development trends. The main purpose of new EU members is to bridge the gap between EU-15 levels according to the main macroeconomic rates. The object and goals of a magistracy work are to examine positive and negative changes of Lithuanian economic growth, opportunities and problems that arise, also to examine Lithuanian economy in the context of European Union, the integration processes, to analyze the prospects of economical growth. In this work these methods are used: analysis and... [to full text]

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Mojire, Takele Tassew. "Foreign aid, rent-seeking and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa." Diss., Mississippi State : Mississippi State University, 2008. http://library.msstate.edu/etd/show.asp?etd=etd-07162008-145948.

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Dias, José dos Santos. "A pluriatividade da agricultura familiar e a contribuição da renda rural para o crescimento do Produto Interno Bruto do estado de Roraima." Universidade Federal de Roraima, 2016. http://www.bdtd.ufrr.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=349.

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A agricultura é uma das atividades econômicas mais essenciais para o Brasil. Por isso, o meio rural brasileiro experimentou profundas transformações relacionadas à modernização do setor agrícola, nas últimas décadas. O Brasil é considerado uma Potência Agrícola por diversos fatores: grande extensão territorial com áreas férteis, concentração de 12% da água doce do mundo, possui uma grande variedade de climas, entre outros. No Brasil, a Região Norte é a que menos participa no volume total do setor agrícola, pois possui baixos índices de produtividade em comparação com outras regiões. Sua economia é constituída basicamente por atividades ligadas ao setor primário, destacando-se o extrativismo e a agropecuária. Roraima, como integrante da Região Norte, possui uma agricultura incipiente em relação aos demais estados da federação, porém, caracterizado principalmente pela Agricultura Familiar, que representa 86,4% dos estabelecimentos agrícolas. Em Roraima, a agricultura familiar é constituída por pequenos produtores e representa a maioria de produtores rurais. Por isso, há a necessidade de se identificar que atividades cada família vem combinando como forma de aumentar sua renda, ou mesmo como sobrevivência. Este estudo buscou responder ao seguinte questionamento: Como está caracterizada a pluriatividade da Agricultura Familiar Roraimense e qual a contribuição da renda rural para o crescimento do Produto Interno Bruto PIB do estado de Roraima? Como forma de responder à pergunta de pesquisa, buscou-se analisar a participação das atividades agrícolas e não-agrícolas na renda auferida pela agricultura familiar roraimense e identificar a contribuição dessas rendas para o crescimento do PIB do estado de Roraima, a partir dos dados levantados pela Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios, no período de 2006 a 2013, e pelo Censo Agropecuário de 2006. Para conseguir atingir o objetivo geral, buscou-se: Dimensionar os tipos de atividades desenvolvidas no contexto rural no Estado de Roraima, no período de 2006 a 2013; Identificar e analisar a composição da renda das famílias do meio rural roraimense; Analisar a evolução do conjunto das rendas das famílias rurais; Interpretar a evolução das rendas de atividades agrícolas, não-agrícolas e outras rendas das famílias rurais de Roraima; Identificar e analisar a evolução do crescimento do PIB Estadual; e Identificar e analisar a contribuição das rendas de atividades da área rural roraimense em relação ao crescimento do PIB Estadual. Os principais resultados encontrados foram: Roraima apresenta um contingente expressivo de pessoas ocupadas na sua área rural, inclusive tendo uma representatividade superior ao conjunto do país; a agricultura familiar apresenta uma representatividade inferior em quantidade de estabelecimentos, mas possui 86,4% dos estabelecimentos agrícolas do estado, superior a média nacional (84,4%); a representatividade da atividade agrícola dentro do estado ainda assume a primeira colocação de atividade mais ocupada no estado; a renda média do empregado rural sofre pouca divergência em relação à renda auferida pelo empregado urbano; as rendas auferidas pelas pessoas economicamente ativas e o PIB Estadual per capita possuem uma correlação positiva, sendo que a renda das pessoas da área urbana demonstra maior impacto no PIB Estadual do que a renda das pessoas da área rural do estado.

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Mukuya, Prisca R. "The impact of financial development on private investment in south Africa." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1018210.

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Empirical evidence and theoretical propositions suggest that financial development is strongly correlated to private investment because financial development positively affects investments by affecting capital accumulation, altering savings rate or by channelizing savings to various capital producing technologies. This study empirically investigated the impact of financial development on private investment in South Africa using quarterly data for the period 1994/01 to 2011/04. This study assess whether the theoretical and empirical propositions can be supported in South Africa. Cointegration tests using the Johansen approach (1988) were conducted to examine if there is a stable relationship in the level of private investment and financial development in South Africa. As a proxy for financial sector development, credit to private sector as per cent of GDP and stock market development were employed. Other variables that affect investment such as real interest rates and real GDP were also included in the model. Results of the study indicate that stock market development and real GDP have a positive relationship with private investment. Bank credit to the private sector however showed a negative relationship with private investment. A negative relationship was also noted for the relationship between private investment and real interest rates.

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Savy, Neil Edward. "Impact of the global financial crisis on economic growth: implications for South Africa and other developing economies." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017542.

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This paper examines the impact of the recent global financial crisis on economic growth in developing economies and South Africa in particular. It explores whether the events experienced by developing countries conform to what would be anticipated from economic theory. This is done by firstly comparing country growth forecasts for 2012 captured in 2008 at the beginning of the crisis to actual 2012 GDP growth data. Secondly, panel data analysis is used to investigate three important transmission channels, namely those of Trade, Capital Flows and Exchange Rates for 25 developing economies. The results suggest that economic forecasters in 2008 on average overestimated GDP growth for 2012 by -21.6 percent (excluding Venezuela). The only important transmission channel identified using Trend analysis to explain this negative impact on growth was capital flows. However when using Panel regression analysis all three channels were found to explain the economic impact of the crisis on GDP growth for developing countries, conforming to economic theory. It was discovered that, contrary to what was initially expected, portfolio inflows actually increased for most developing countries during the crisis. This possibly can be explained by the impact of quantitative easing in the USA. South Africa was found to have been negatively impacted by the global financial crisis, but to a lesser extent when compared to most other developing countries. The findings are important for global investors looking for new investment opportunities. The extent to which individual economies are “decoupled” from developed economies’ performance provides possible opportunities for diversifying risk through a geographic spread of investor portfolios.

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Novotná, Veronika. "Vývoj inkasa daně z příjmů právnických osob v ČR." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-360504.

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The main aim of thesis is to analyse the development of the collection of tax on corporate income in the Czech Republic between years 2006 and 2014. The partial aim of my work is to analyse the evolution of use of deductions and tax reliefs in the Czech Republic for the mentioned period. The theoretical part of my work will focus on the description of the corporate income tax, description of deduction, and description of deductions which Czech legislation allows. In Chapter 1.4 is description of tax relief. Practical part of my work contains an analysis how dependent tax revenues from corporate income tax rate, gross value added or gross domestic product. In Chapter 2.2 is tested if gross added value or gross domestic product affects the application of deductions, which are divided into different groups - in sum, type of legal form or NACE. In Chapter 2.3 is a similar analysis for tax relief.

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Ek, Anna. "The Impact of FDI on Economic Growth : The Case of China." Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, Economics, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-1038.

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The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth in China during the period 1994-2003. The theoretical framework shows that FDI has a positive impact on economic growth because it serves as a channel through which new technology is transferred from one country to another and thereby it increases output and GDP in the recipient country. Previous researchers’ work on the subject has also been reviewed to be able to interpret the results.

The research is based on secondary data for 30 different regions in China. The empirical results show a positive but insignificant effect of FDI as a fraction of GDP on the level of GDP when the regression model includes all 30 regions. When the four poorest regions that have almost no inflow FDI are excluded, the regression model continues to show a positive effect of FDI on the level of GDP and in addition, the result is statistically signifi-cant at the 6 % level.

Denna uppsats studerar utländska direkt investeringars påverkan på den ekonomiska till-växten i China under perioden 1994-2003. En teoretisk modell har utvecklats, som visar att utländska direktinvesteringar har en positiv inverkan på ekonomisk tillväxt, då de fungerar som en kanal via vilken ny teknologi överförs till från ett land till ett annat och därmed ökar produktion och BNP i det mottagande landet. Tidigare studier kring ämnet presente-ras också.

Undersökningen är baserad på sekundär data för 30 olika regioner i Kina. De empiriska re-sultaten tyder på en positiv men icke-signifikant effekt av utländska direktinvesteringar som en del av BNP på BNP-nivån, när regressionsmodellen inkluderar alla 30 regioner. När de fyra fattigaste regionerna med ett näst intill obefintligt tillflöde av utlandsinvesteringar är utelämnade, visar regressionsmodellen ett signifikant resultat på 6 procents signifikantsnivå.

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Igbokwe, Okezie. "The impact of infrastructure investment on real growth in Nigeria." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/97461.

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ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Nigerian economy has suffered huge infrastructure deficits since her independence in 1960, thereby limiting economic growth potential of the country considerably. This research conducted a Granger causality test between Real Gross Domestic Product, infrastructure investment and productivity across manufacturing, agriculture and industrial sectors in Nigeria for the period 1981 – 2012 using multivariate vector error correction model. The co integration test shows that there is a long run relationship between infrastructure investment and economic growth at both at 1 percent and 5 percent levels of significance. Further, the granger causality test indicated a one way causal relationship between infrastructure investments and economic growth in Nigeria running from infrastructure investment to Real Gross Domestic Product growth. We equally established a one way causality relationship between agriculture sector productivity and gross domestic product growth, a one way causal relationship between manufacturing sector productivity and Real Gross Domestic Product growth and a very significant one way causal relationship that runs from infrastructural investment to agriculture sector productivity, all running from the former to the latter. The economic implication of this is that the existing level of infrastructure investment in Nigeria is a significant contributing factor to growth in the level of rea gross domestic product. However, despite the sustained real gross domestic product growth, the Nigerian government has been unable to translate this growth to physical infrastructure development. We conclude that in order to achieve the double digit economic growth needed for a comprehensive economic transformation of Nigeria, the Nigerian government needs to accord greater priority to infrastructure development, particularly in the agricultural and manufacturing sectors.

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Kudamatsu, Robison Francisco. "Rendas do petróleo e desenvolvimento local no Brasil: um estudo empírico com base no produto municipal." Universidade de São Paulo, 2017. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12138/tde-26092017-095026/.

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Esta dissertação tem como objetivo analisar o impacto das transferências de royalties de petróleo no crescimento do PIB dos municípios beneficiados no Brasil.Para tanto, é utilizado o método Duplamente Robusto em um painel de municípios observados entre 2004 e 2013.Essa metodologia consiste em duas etapas: primeiramente, estima-se a probabilidade condicional dos municípios receberem as rendas do petróleo, ou seja, o propensity score;em seguida, estima-se um modelo em painel de efeitos fixos ponderado pela estimativa anterior. A principal vantagem desse procedimento é a obtenção de estimadores consistentes quando ao menos uma dessas etapas é especificada corretamente.Os resultados obtidos vão na direção contrária à tese de Maldição dos Recursos Naturais proveniente de rendas de petróleo e derivados. No caso, as evidências apontam que os royalties não afetam a taxa de crescimento do produto per capita municipal, apesar de promoverem um aumento geral nas despesas orçamentárias locais
This Master Thesis in Economics aims to analyze the impact of oil revenue transfers on the economic growth of benefited municipalities in Brazil. For this purpose, the Doubly Robust isthe method applied to a panel of localities observed between 2004 and 2013. This methodology consists of two stages. Firstly, it estimates the conditional likelihood of receiving the oil royalties, i.e., the propensity score. Then it estimates a fixed effect model weighted by the previous estimative. The main advantage of this procedure is to obtain consistent estimators when at least one of the mentioned stages is correctly specified. The results refute the Natural Resources Curse hypothesis in the Brazilian oil revenues. More specifically, the evidence is that royalties do not affectthe municipal GDP per capita growth, despite providing a general increase in local expenses.

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Balák, Zdeněk. "Komparace vybraných makroekonomických veličin České republiky a Japonska." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-200135.

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The aim of this diploma thesis is comparison and analysis of chosen macroeconomic indicators of the Czech republic and Japan and illustration of the difference between them before and after the 2008 world economic crisis. This text deals especially with gross domestic product and development of the economic growth. Next, the thesis deals with international trade which means comparison of export and import of various products. The last part describes the difference in development of unemployment in the Czech republic and Japan.

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Idhenga, Salome Ngwedha. "Exchange rate and foreign direct investment inflows: a case of Namibia 1990-2014." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/6762.

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Purpose - this study is aimed at to investigating the effects exchange rate and other variables on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows have on the Namibian economy. Methodology -The model comprises of the unit root test, the co-integration test, the long run equation co-efficient, an error correction model, the normality test and the stability test, were employed to estimate and interpret the results. Finding and recommendations - The results of the study have revealed that a relationship exists between exchange rate and FDI. However, this relationship is said to be statistically insignificant. It cannot therefore be used as a tool to influence FDI in Namibia. The results further indicated that GDP and trade openness were the most significant determinants of FDI in Namibia. The recommendations of this study thus suggest that the government should implement policies to diversify its production across all sectors and increase the manufacturing of finished goods, so as to enhance the GDP growth. Namibia should further advance its trade open through in-creased and fast-tracked trade agreements at both bilateral and multilateral levels.

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Ramberg, Zachary. "Exploring the Relationship Between Academic Technology Use, Non-Academic Technology Use, and Gross Domestic Product on the 2009 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) Digital Reading Assessment." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18720.

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Students' use of technology for the purpose of academic and leisure pursuits is ever increasing. Technology access, and its subsequent use for the many varied forms of digital reading, is particularly timely and relevant for high school aged students that will likely interact with digital reading for years to come. The relationship between academic technology use, non-academic technology use, and students' scores on the 2009 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) supplemental Digital Reading Assessment (DRA) as they related to gross domestic product (GDP) were explored in this study. Research questions were answered using extant data collected from the DRA and Information Communication Technology (ICT) survey portions of the 2009 PISA. Results indicated that academic and non-academic technology use ICT survey items were moderately correlated, however the academic and non-academic survey items were only weakly correlated to the DRA score. Moreover, the non-academic mean score was significantly higher than the academic mean score survey items. Finally, a regression analysis showed that GDP accounted for 3.28% of the variance; the non-academic survey explained 0.27% of the variance, while the academic technology use survey items only accounted for .05% of variance in the DRA. The relationship between academic and non-academic technology use as well as countries' overall DRA and GDP is further explored in the discussion.

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Vine, Daniel Jon. "Sourcing the decline in U.S. GDP volatility : evidence from the automobile industry /." Diss., Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 2003. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p3096415.

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Adarkwa, Muriel Animwaa. "The countercyclical nature of remittances: A case study of the 2009 global financial crisis in Cameroon, Cape Verde, Nigeria and Senegal." University of the Western Cape, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5681.

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Remittances inflows have gradually become one of the major sources of external financial inflows to developing countries. As a result, research abounds on the developmental effects of remittances in the home countries of migrants. At the micro level, recipients of remittances are more likely to have better access to quality health care, education as well as start-up fund for their own businesses. On the other hand at the macro level, remittances inflows can help increase the credit worthiness of countries by enabling them to use future remittances inflows as collateral for loans. Additionally, remittances inflows as a source of foreign exchange can be used by countries to fund import bills. Although there has been a surge of scholarship on remittances, this scholarship seems to be concentrated on the economic study of migration instead of the macroeconomic aspects of remittances. Furthermore, comparative studies on these macroeconomic aspects of remittances especially on African countries are underresearched and remains at the backwaters of academic study. Using quantitative time series data, this research seeks to do a comparative study on the countercyclical nature of remittances in four selected West African countries (Cameroon, Cape Verde, Nigeria and Senegal). The research used descriptive trend analysis, autocorrelation and an ARMAX model analyse the research problem. After critical analysis on whether remittances are countercyclical or not using the 2009 global financial crisis as a reference year in these four countries, it was found that, remittance inflows to Cameroon, Cape Verde, Nigeria and Senegal were pro-cyclical in nature. Moreover, in analysing the relationship between remittances inflows and gross domestic product (economic growth) the research revealed that there was a positive relationship between remittances inflows and economic growth for the four countries (Cameroon, Cape Verde, Nigeria and Senegal) observed. One recommendation given from this study is that, there is the need for remittances inflows to be invested in productive activities. This is because even if remittances continue to increase, without its investment in productive sectors, it cannot have any meaningful impact on economic growth in these countries.

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Bieliková, Nikol. "Průměrná mzda a HDP - vzájemné vztahy a vazby." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-198019.

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The thesis describes interactions and relationships between selected economic indicators. These indicators are the gross domestic product and the average gross monthly wage. The analysis of these selected indicators, are made for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The work has four main parts, which are divided into several other sections. The first defines the concept of national accounting, the second part contents gross domestic product, the method of its calculating and the frequency of compilation. In the third section is described the field theory of wages and salaries and the concepts such as minimum wage, the average gross monthly wage and median wage and salary are defined. In this two chapters are compared selected countries on the basis of the tables and graphs of selected indicators. The last chapter analyzes the relationships between selected economic indicators in selected countries based on quarterly data from the years 2001-2013.

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Silva, Ricardo Azevedo. "Evolução recente do terciario (serviços) no Brasil." [s.n.], 2009. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/285625.

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Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Economia
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Resumo: Esta tese trata de questões referentes ao papel de determinados serviços no desenvolvimento econômico. No caso da experiência brasileira, o desenvolvimento do Terciário no contexto da recente reestruturação econômica teve participação importante. Na década de 1990 a economia nacional foi palco de grandes transformações, nas quais alguns serviços reestruturados e/ou "modernizados" e mais dinâmicos permitiram maior agilidade econômica. O reordenamento da economia nacional e as novas formas de inter-relacionamento setorial vêm exercendo efeitos sobre a localização de muitas atividades econômicas, abrindo novas janelas de oportunidade. Temia-se que essas transformações levassem à "desindustrialização" e uma concentração do PIB e das ocupações nas macro-regiões e nos estados mais desenvolvidos (notadamente os que apresentam as maiores estruturas industriais). Mas a análise dos dados sobre o crescimento do PIB no Brasil nos leva a crer numa forte interdependência dos serviços com o desempenho da Indústria e da Agricultura. Não há elementos suficientes para afirmar que tenha havido uma autonomização apontando um rearranjo no qual o Terciário passe a ditar a dinâmica do desenvolvimento econômico. A evolução das ocupações mostra um crescimento maior justamente de serviços distributivos e produtivos, fortemente influenciados pelas atividades produtivas industriais e agroindustriais. Mesmo que se trate de uma estratégia de redução de custos frente à elevada tributação da folha de pagamento, isso não afasta as evidências de que a sinergia de determinados serviços com outros setores da economia não tenha aumentado consideravelmente nas duas últimas décadas. Quanto à concentração regional foi possível constatar uma redistribuição do PIB (IBGE) e das ocupações (PNAD/IBGE) em direção das macrorregiões periféricas. O papel dos setores recentemente reestruturados do Terciário nacional nesse processo é o objeto de estudo dessa tese. Esses setores fortaleceram seu poder de influir no desenvolvimento econômico setorial e regional do Brasil. Mas mesmo esses setores tendo aumentado sua contribuição ao crescimento do PIB do Brasil, este aumento foi pequeno perto do aumento das ocupações (PNAD) nos grupos de apoio a produção a que pertencem (serviços distributivos e serviços produtivos) e o aumento das ocupações nos setores tradicionais foi muito elevado (serviços coletivos e serviços pessoais).
Abstract: The following thesis discusses some issues on the role played by some specific kinds of services in economic development. Within Brazilian experience, the Tertiary Sector development was very significant in the context of recent economic restructuring. Through the 1990's Brazilian national economy was a scenario of great transformation in which a few restructured and / or modernized, more dynamic services made room for greater economic agility. National economy's rearrangement and the new features of economic sectors inter-relations have been causing impacts on economic activity location and presenting new opportunities. One feared these transformations would cause "de-industrialization" and GDP and occupational concentration on more developed macro-regions and states (especially within those which hold the biggest industrial structures). But analysis on Brazilian GDP growth data leads to the finding of great service interdependency regarding Industry and Agriculture economic performances. There are no sufficient elements to support the theoretical point of view that there has been a tertiary self-determination, a change towards an economic arrangement in which the Services Sector would guide the dynamics of economic development. Labor market behavior shows a higher occupational growth precisely on productive and distributive services, which are strongly influenced by industrial and agri-industrial productive activities. Even when that kind of behavior is guided by a firm strategy of cost reduction - due to high payroll taxation - it does not erase strong evidence of increasing synergy between certain services and other economic activity sectors in the two last decades. As to regional concentration of economic activities, it has been possible to identify redistribution of GDP (IBGE data) and occupations (PNAD-IBGE data) towards peripheral macro-regions. The role of recently restructured activities of the national Tertiary Sector within that process of change is the aim of this thesis. These activities have strengthened their power of influence on Brazilian sector and regional economic development. Despite having an increased in Brazilian GDP growth, these tertiary activities are more significant when it comes to their higher labor increased (PNAD-IBGE data), i.e., the volume of occupations provided by production-support service activities (distributive and production services); and the increase of occupations in the traditional sectors was high to (collective and social services).
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Economia Social e do Trabalho
Doutor em Desenvolvimento Economico

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