Economic growth and public policy To increase productivity and living standards‚ governments can can: 1. Encourage saving and Investment: Goal: invest more current resources in the production of capital to increase physical capital (K). Trade-off: The opportunity cost of investment is that someone must forgo current : consumption in order to save and invest sumption Note that: because of diminishing returns‚ an increase in the saving rate leads to higher growth of productivity and income only
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Economic growth is defined as the sustained increase in real GDP or GNP per capita over time. Economic growth is desirable for an economy as it increases its real national income and standards of living for its people in general. Although it is desirable‚ economic growth does have its benefits and costs. One benefit would be increased levels of consumption. Provided economic growth outstrips population growth‚ it will lead to higher real income per head. This can lead to higher levels of consumption
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THE IMPACT OF REGULATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A CROSS-COUNTRY ANALYSIS 1 ABSTRACT The role of an effective regulatory regime in promoting economic growth and development has generated considerable interest among researchers and practitioners in recent years. In particular‚ building effective regulatory structures in developing countries is not simply an issue of the technical design of the most appropriate regulatory instruments‚ it is also concerned with the quality
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FDI and Economic Growth: Evidence from Nigeria By Adeolu B. Ayanwale Department of Agricultural Economics Obafemi Awolowo University Ole-Ife‚ Nigeria AERC Research Paper 165 African Economic Research Consortium‚ Nairobi April 2007 THIS RESEARCH STUDY was supported by a grant from the African Economic Research Consortium. The findings‚ opinions and recommendations are those of the author‚ however‚ and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Consortium‚ its individual members or the AERC
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ECONOMY OF NIGERIA Nigeria is a middle income‚ mixed economy and emerging market‚ with expanding financial‚ service‚ communications‚ and entertainment sectors. It is ranked 30th in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) as of 2011‚ and its emergent‚ though currently underperforming manufacturing sector is the third-largest on the continent‚ producing a large proportion of goods and services for the West African region. Previously hindered by years of mismanagement‚ economic reforms of the past decade
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and wife by legal pledges. There are many types of marriage such as Polygamy‚ monogamy‚ and polyandry. In this essay we will focus on polygamy and show that it has more advantages than disadvantages. First of all‚ polygamy decreases the rate of divorce. Sometimes it’s a necessity when the woman is older or sick or the man is not content with only one wife. When this happens‚ the man will divorce her and look for another woman‚ especially if he is young and expect to have a great life with
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To reduce the petroleum price not only government but people also must work hard about this problem. Steps must be taken by the government are:. 1. Government must work hard to depend on other sources like solar-energy‚ water (which are renewable sources). 2. Recently a Pakistani engineer Waqar Ahmad developed a vehicle that uses water as fuel. He claimed that on one litre of water a 1000 CC car can cover a distance of 40 km and a motorbike can run up to 150 km using this technology.
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Pakistan Economic Growth (2000-2010) A: Agriculture: “Agriculture growth rate over the last seven years: Table 1.1: Agriculture Growth (Percent) Year Agriculture Major Crops Minor Crops Livestock Fishery Forestry 2003‐04 2.4 1.7 3.9 2.9 2.0 ‐3.2 2004‐05 6.5 17.7 1.5 2.3
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KEY GROWTH SECTORS OF THE KENYAS ECONOMY Economic growth is the increase in the amount of the goods and services produced by an economy over time. It is conventionally measured as the percent rate of increase in real gross domestic product i.e. real GDP. In Kenya the key main sectors to achieve economic growth are agriculture which is the mainstay economic growth drivers‚ energy sector‚ manufacturing and industry‚ service sector which is mainly tourism‚ financial services and banking and also the
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The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Growth Hanoi‚ 19 March‚ 2014 Contents Abstract 2 I. Introduction 2 1. Vietnam Economic Growth: 3 1.1 Definition of "Economic Growth": 3 1.2 Indicators of Vietnam economic growth: 3 2. Foreign Direct Investment: 8 2.1. Definition and classification: 8 2.2. Factors affecting FDI flows: 8 2.3. FDI in Vietnam: 10 3. FDI and Economic Growth – The Two Linkages: 10 II. Literature
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