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Olympics and their economic impact: Updated research roundup
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Source: JournalistsResource.orgKey demographic trends to know: Research talks on race, aging, immigration, urbanization
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Certain demographic transformations now underway are poised to change the nature of human communities and how they function. These trends are vital context for reporting and research of all kinds.
Building blocks of economic complexity
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Economists who study international development often focus on measuring countries’ aggregate and per-capita volumes of output. However, the mix of industries and products — the diversity within an economy — is an important and under-appreciated variable in predicting potential growth, according to scholars at the Center for International Development at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Oil revenues for public investment in Africa: Targeting urban or rural areas?
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In the study of economic development, there is a general consensus that public infrastructure investments supporting private sector-led economic activities are essential for growth. However, questions remain about how countries with newly found natural resources such as oil might best spend revenues on infrastructure and avoid the “resource curse” — the tendency of economies focused on such resources to see slower, and narrower, growth.
The promise and perils of private voluntary regulation: Labor standards and work organization in two Mexican garment factories
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As supply chains stretch around the globe, scrutiny of working conditions in distant factories has increased. But international labor standards often depend on corporations engaging in “private voluntary regulation,” and even when such standards are adhered to, factory floor dynamics may determine their actual effectiveness.
U.S. National Science Board: Science and engineering indicators, 2012
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The rise in global competition between nations has highlighted the importance of research and development spending for fostering economic growth and development.