'The Big Society', public expenditure, and volunteering (2012)
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Bartels, K., Cozzi, G., & Mantovan, N. (2012). 'The Big Society', public expenditure, and volunteering

The debate on volunteering has paid insufficient attention to the relationship between public spending and volunteering. Recently, the importance of this relationship was highlighted by the current British government's "Big Society" plan, which asser... Read More about 'The Big Society', public expenditure, and volunteering.

Sir William Luce in the Middle East (2012)
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Daly, M. (2012). Sir William Luce in the Middle East

Luce‟s “Class” of 1930 in the Sudan Political Service was not one of those famous for its scholars or athletes. Of the fifteen recruited that year, only one had a first-class degree, four had thirds, and one had a fourth. Of those who reached retirem... Read More about Sir William Luce in the Middle East.

Optimal public investment, growth, and consumption : evidence from African countries (2012)
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Fosu, A., Getachew, Y., & Ziesemer, T. (2012). Optimal public investment, growth, and consumption : evidence from African countries

How much does public capital matter for economic growth? How large should it be? This paper attempts to answer these questions, taking the case of SSA countries. It develops and estimates a model that posits a nonlinear relationship between public in... Read More about Optimal public investment, growth, and consumption : evidence from African countries.

Sequential R&D and blocking patents in the dynamics of growth (2012)
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Cozzi, G., & Galli, S. (2012). Sequential R&D and blocking patents in the dynamics of growth

The incentives to conduct basic or applied research play a central role for economic growth. How does increasing early innovation appropriability affect basic research, applied research, education, and wage inequality? This paper analyzes the macroec... Read More about Sequential R&D and blocking patents in the dynamics of growth.

Do Ak models really lack transitional dynamics ? (2012)
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Getachew, Y. (2012). Do Ak models really lack transitional dynamics ?

Contrary to a popular belief, the most popular Ak growth models display transitional dynamics once the representative agent and complete markets assumptions are overturned. The class of models is identified with diminishing-returns at individual but... Read More about Do Ak models really lack transitional dynamics ?.