scholarly journals A NOTE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH WITH SUBSISTENCE CONSUMPTION

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 763-771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holger Strulik
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Growth Model ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Controversial Issue ◽  
Historical Evolution ◽  
Transitional Dynamics ◽  
Economic Growth Rates ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Savings Rates

It is well known that the performance of simple models of economic growth improves substantially through the introduction of subsistence consumption. How to compute subsistence needs, however, is a difficult and controversial issue. Here, I reconsider the linear (Ak) growth model with subsistence consumption and show that the evolution of savings rates and economic growth rates over time is independent of the size of subsistence needs. The model is thus more general and less subject to arbitrariness than might have been thought initially. Quantitatively, it is shown that, although there is no degree of freedom to manipulate transitional dynamics, the model approximates the historical evolution of savings rates and growth rates reasonably well.

Economic Growth Rates and Exports of Bangladesh: The Bengal Tiger?

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Rafiqul Islam
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Gross Domestic Product ◽  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Growth Model ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Poor Country ◽  
Balanced Growth ◽  
The Status ◽  
Bengal Tiger ◽  
Economic Growth Rates

Global images of Bangladesh as a desperately poor country in need of foreign aid require revision in light of recent statistics that confirm impressive economic growth rates despite protracted political problems and climate-related risks. The article presents and discusses statistical evidence relating to recent economic growth rates of Bangladesh in terms of export, import and gross domestic product. This confirms the status of the country as a new tiger economy, moving away from its traditional dependence on agriculture. However, excessive reliance on exports of ready-made garments is found to be risky, while a more balanced growth model with a diverse basket of exports seems advisable.

The Effects of Human Rights on Economic Growth, 1965 to 2010

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 375-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wade M. Cole
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Civil Liberties ◽  
Domestic Investment ◽  
Reverse Causality ◽  
Bodily Integrity ◽  
Explanatory Factors ◽  
Economic Growth Rates

A long-standing research question asks whether democracy promotes or inhibits development, but relatively few studies explore the developmental consequences of human rights. I analyze the effect of respect for bodily integrity rights and civil liberties on economic growth rates, measured as percentage changes in gross domestic product over pooled five-year intervals, for 138 countries between 1965 and 2010. Bodily integrity rights entail fundamental protections against torture, political imprisonment, extrajudicial killing, and disappearances. Civil liberties include the freedoms of speech, assembly, religion, and movement. The analyses make use of estimators designed to isolate causal directionality. I find that improvements in countries’ rated bodily integrity practices boost economic growth rates, even after accounting for other important explanatory factors and the possibility of reverse causality. Additional analyses suggest that this effect operates largely through increased domestic investment. Static levels in bodily integrity scores, conversely, have no effect on growth; neither do static levels of or dynamic changes in civil liberties.

Affordability Sensitive To Economic Growth Rates

2004 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 276-277
Author(s):  
Michael Schlander ◽  
Christian Thielscher ◽  
Oliver Schwarz
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Economic Growth Rates

scholarly journals Factors of China’s International Competitiveness and the Sustainability of its Economy under the COVID-19 Pandemic (the Case Study for BRICS)

2021 ◽  
Vol 244 ◽  
pp. 10020
Author(s):  
Tatiana Podolskaya ◽  
Maria Singkh
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
International Competitiveness ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Brics Countries ◽  
The Face ◽  
Economic Growth Rates

The risks and large-scale losses faced by the international community during the COVID-19 pandemic led to a recession in 2020. In these circumstances, of particular interest is the experience of China, which was able to maintain positive economic growth rates, demonstrating a unique resilience to modern challenges. The main objective of the study presented here is a statistical and structural analysis of the factors that ensure China’s international competitiveness and the resilience of its economy in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis is expected to show which key factors of China’s international competitiveness have made its economy resilient to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors also hope to identify which promising developments, similar to China’s, will enhance the international competitiveness of the BRICS countries.

scholarly journals Book review: Steve Keen, Debunking economics

10.26458/1427 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Darío Ibarra ZAVALA
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
The World ◽  
Economic Growth Rates

The world has reduced its economic growth rates since several decades ago. Besides, there have been periods of economic “moderation” and economic crisis. Prior to the crisis of 2008, the world seemed to be running properly, but suddenly things changed and mainstream economists were not able to explain the account of this crisis. .....

scholarly journals A multi-sectoral version of the Post-Keynesian growth model

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Azevedo Araujo ◽  
Joanílio Rodolpho Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Structural Change ◽  
Growth Model ◽  
Vertical Integration ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Natural Rate ◽  
Productivity Increase ◽  
Rate Of Profit ◽  
And Diffusion ◽  
Over Time

Abstract With this inquiry, we seek to develop a disaggregated version of the post-Keynesian approach to economic growth, by showing that indeed it can be treated as a particular case of the Pasinettian model of structural change and economic expansion. By relying upon vertical integration it becomes possible to carry out the analysis initiated by Kaldor (1956) and Robinson (1956, 1962), and followed by Dutt (1984), Rowthorn (1982) and later Bhaduri and Marglin (1990) in a multi-sectoral model in which demand and productivity increase at different paces in each sector. By adopting this approach it is possible to show that the structural economic dynamics is conditioned not only to patterns of evolving demand and diffusion of technological progress but also to the distributive features of the economy, which can give rise to different regimes of economic growth. Besides, we find it possible to determine the natural rate of profit that makes the mark-up rate to be constant over time.

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