Transformation or stagnation? Rethinking Australia's defence

Desert Transformation or D‌esertification Control?

The UNCCD has been ratified by over 190 countries. It is the attempt by nations, both rich and poor to control the scourge of desertification. The definition of which is “land degradation in arid, semiarid, and dry subhumid areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities. It is now widely accepted that desertification is not the relentless advance of des...

Malthusian stagnation or Malthusian regeneration?

Empirical evidence questions fundamental concepts of the human population dynamics. One of the key conclusions of this study is that positive checks activate the efficient Malthusian regeneration mechanism, suggesting that the Epoch of Malthusian Stagnation, the first stage of growth claimed by the Demographic Transition Theory, did not exist.

Rethinking reform in the electricity sector: Power liberalisation or energy transformation?

Trade Liberalization in Sub-Saharan Africa: Stagnation or Growth?

This paper argues that the greater the liberalization of imports in a Sub-Saharan African country, the more significant is the decline in its rate of growth due to the recession in high income economies during the late eighties and early nineties. This could be explained by the fact that when industrial countries are suffering from recession, the terms of trade may move in favor of developing c...

Productivity consequences of workforce aging: Stagnation or Horndal effect?

A growing population in which every successive cohort is larger than the preceding one will, in general, be characterized by a youthful, progressive age structure. This relation between cohort growth and age structure is not only valid for the total population but also for the working-age population. Positive cohort growth rates lead to an age profile dominated by young adults, whereas negative...