Does export upgrading really matter to economic growth? Evidence from panel data for high‐, middle‐ and low‐income countries

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Chakroun ◽  
Naima Chrid ◽  
Sami Saafi
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Low Income Countries

scholarly journals The Short Run Effects of Health Aid in Low Income Countries:Evidence from Panel Data Analysis

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keneni Gutema Negeri
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Panel Data Analysis ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Infant Mortality Rate ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
Health Aid ◽  
Short Run

Abstract Background The effect of health targeted aid in developing countries is debatable. This paper examines the short run effect of health aid on health status in low income countries of the world. Method The study estimates the short run effect of health aid on health status in low income countries. Infant mortality rate was used as a proxy for health status and a panel data was constructed from 34 countries for the period between 2000 and 2017. For the estimation, first difference GMM and System GMM were employed. Results The estimation results confirm the argument that health aid has a beneficial and statistically significant short run effect on the health status of low income countries: doubling health aid saves the lives of 20 infants per 10,000 live births. Conclusion From the findings of this paper it can be concluded that health aid could be one of the best tools with which the broader health status gap currently observed between high income and low income groups, could be eliminated and hence the target of Universal Health Coverage is met. However, recipient countries need to find ways of promoting domestic factors that have favorable impact on health sector as they cannot persistently relay up on external resources.

scholarly journals A New Look at the Democracy–Environment Nexus: Evidence from Panel Data for High- and Low-Income Countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 2353
Author(s):  
Soohyeon Kim ◽  
Jungho Baek ◽  
Eunnyeong Heo
Keyword(s):  
Panel Data ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Civil Liberties ◽  
Random Effect ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Government Function ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Election System ◽  
Sectional Analysis

This study is to investigate whether the multifaceted roles of democracy have a positive relationship with environmental quality. Using a panel data of 132 high- and low-income countries from 2014 to 2016, a random effect (RE) model is analyzed in comparison with cross-sectional analysis. To pursue the current research thoroughly, five elements of democracy that encompass the aspects of democratic institutions (election system, civil liberties, and government function) and the aspects of democratic culture (political participation and political culture) are selected. We find that elements of democracy are positively correlated with the environment in high-income countries. In low-income countries, on the other hand, it is found that the role of democracy in explaining the environmental quality appears to be very weak; only the effect of government function positively relates with the environment.

Basic Human Needs versus Economic Growth Approach for Coping with Urban—Rural Imbalances: An Evaluation Based on Relative Welfare

1979 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1129-1145 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Mera
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Relative Position ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Basic Human Needs ◽  
Growth Approach ◽  
Future Growth

Increasing attention is being paid to the ‘basic human needs' approach for reducing imbalances within a developing country, urban—rural imbalances being important among them. However, as investment for meeting basic human needs is not directly productive, the future growth of the economy would have to be sacrificed if this approach is taken. In this paper the development implications of two approaches, the economic growth and the basic human needs approaches, are projected through a simulation model, and they are evaluated relative to each other. It is shown that, even if the evaluation is based on the criterion of the relative position of the rural population to the urban population, low-income countries would be better off with the economic growth approach after about ten years. For middle- and high-income countries, the basic human needs approach deserves serious consideration.

scholarly journals The Role of Population in Economic Growth

SAGE Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824401773609 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Wesley F. Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
High Population Growth ◽  
Economic Analyses ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Lower Population ◽  
Capita Output

The relationship between population growth and economic growth is controversial. This article draws on historical data to chart the links between population growth, growth in per capita output, and overall economic growth over the past 200 years. Low population growth in high-income countries is likely to create social and economic problems while high population growth in low-income countries may slow their development. International migration could help to adjust these imbalances but is opposed by many. Drawing on economic analyses of inequality, it appears that lower population growth and limited migration may contribute to increased national and global economic inequality.

scholarly journals Technological Spillover, Growth Convergence And Technical Progress: Does technology flow from rich to poor economies?

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 132-145
Author(s):  
Oladele O Aluko ◽  
B. Sabiu Sani
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Technical Progress ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Generalized Method Of Moments ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Dynamic Panel Model ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
Growth Convergence ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The One

This study examines Technology spillover from rich to poor countries, the study used a model that, at the aggregate level, is similar to the one sector neoclassical growth model. The model was estimated using data on technical progress, Average Product Per-Worker, Capital Stock and Technology Intensive Goods in 25 countries which consist of rich and poor countries over the last decade. A dynamic panel model is formulated and estimated Using Generalized method of moments by Arelano and Bond; and the implications of the estimates were evaluated for aggregate total factor productivity and economic growth. The results reveal that, on average, technology have contributed more to economic growth in high income economies and on the contrary technology have made little or no contribution in low income countries. Consequently, there is substantial variation across technologies and economies

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF RENT-SEEKING ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN LOW-INCOME ECONOMIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-220
Author(s):  
Zi Wen Vivien Wong ◽  
Fanyu Chen ◽  
Thian Hee Yiew
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Low Income ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Generalized Method Of Moments ◽  
Rent Seeking ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Method Of Moments Estimator

Sluggish growth in low-income countries, despite the high performance in other economic indicators, motivates the literature to switch attention to institutions. Despite its crucial economic implications, there is limited attention on rent-seeking as a driver of economic growth in low-income countries. This paper investigates the effect of rent-seeking on growth in low-income countries from 2004 to 2017using the system generalized method of moments estimator. The empirical results reveal that rent-seeking negatively affects growth, implying that it obstructs the pace of economic development in low-income countries. Hence, it is necessary for policymakers in these countries to adopt anti-rent-seeking policies to promote a rapid and sustainable growth.

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