The contribution of the ‘new economy’ (NE) to economic growth in developing countries has so far been minimal. Despite the recent hype, the ‘old economy’ will for long be the fundamental force behind economic growth in transition economies. Nonetheless, in the longer run the NE offers great potential for faster economic growth in postsocialist economies. Realizing this potential is however not ...

Twenty-three scientists met at Krobielowice, Poland to discuss the role of growth, nutrition and economy on body size. Contrasting prevailing concepts, re-analyses studies in Indonesian Guatemalan school children with high prevalence stunting failed provide evidence for an association between nutritional status height. Direct effects parental education growth that were not transmitted via shown...

underground economy affects important indexes such as formal gdp, unemployment, consumption, production and etc. therefore it is necessary to identify elements and factors which affect underground economy to restrict it. surveys and studies indicate the size of iran’s underground economy is high and taxes, quantity and quality of regulations and performance of formal economy are the important f...

f rom the viewpoint of economic theories, total factor productivity (tfp) is the most important component that leads to economic growth and development. the main purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of knowledge-based economy on total factor productivity in the member countries of the middle east and north africa (mena) region. for this purpose, the panel data regression analysis ha...

This subject is selected for study, since it is directly connected with the growth of our economy. In our earlier period after independence, more emphasis was put for to make the country selfsufficient. However, that is true to be more harmful for the growth of our economy. It is then felt that the development and growth of economy, an all encompassing, comprehensive view needs to be taken for ...

Health is a very essential component of human development because healthy workers are more productive. Using the conventional growth accounting method the study first estimates the aggregate TFP growth for the Indian economy. It examines the impact of health on TFP growth for the Indian economy. It has been observed that TFP growth in India has been fluctuating in nature. Granger Causality test...

This paper analyzes the simplest neoclassical economy in which agents have finite lives and there is sustained per capita growth. The growth rate of the world economy depends upon countries' savings propensities and common technology. Trade can reverse an economy's autarkic growth trajectory, and a country with a high savings rate runs a current account surplus. If a surplus country expands agg...