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- Magnusson, Bo, et al.
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Migration, demography and economic growth : a European perspective
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Ingår i: The 8th Annual Conference on European Economic Integration, Mölle, May 16-19 2006.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- As well known and much discussed, the European demographic development will mean problems for economic growth in the future. While the part of the population, which is older than 65, will continue to rise both relative to the labour force and in absolute terms, the active population between 20 and 64 probably will fall, at least relatively if not absolutely. In this paper we will treat two central questions. The first question is dealing with the demographic development and possible effects of migration in West Europe. Regarding the new member countries and the candidate countries, with the exception of Turkey, the demographic development here is even more difficult than the one in West Europe. Furthermore, migration to Europe could implicate a brain drain, which may deteriorate the economic and social situation in the countries of emigration. In this part we even will discuss, whether the population situation in Europe could lead to an enlargement of the EU or other arrangements of co-operation with countries, which traditionally are not seen as candidates for membership. The second main question in the paper will discuss the implications of the population development and of migration for economic growth. A difference can be made between growth of total GDP, GDP per head of population and GDP per employed person. Yet the main emphasis of the empirical growth discussion will deal with GDP pc. We will even discus, whether the possibilities of falling growth could be leveled out by higher formation of physical and human capital, changes of participation rates and working hours
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- Olsson, Michael, et al.
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Living standard, quality of life, globalization and competitiveness in the EU and the neighbour countries : an empirical analysis
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Ingår i: Acta Scientiarum Polonorum - Oeconomia. - : Wydawnictwo SGGW. - 1644-0757 .- 2450-047X .- 2450-4602. ; 11:1, s. 5-21
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper deals with the theoretical and empirical relations between living standard, quality of life, globalization and international competitiveness of countries. While economists are not convinced that competitiveness of countries is a useful concept, because firms and industries compete economically and not countries, the general public, journalists and politicians seem to feel that competitiveness is important. E.g., one of the goals of the European Union is to become the most competitive economy in the world. Furthermore, economists argue, that economic globalization has the potential of increasing economic welfare for all. In this case, the general public is more sceptical. Finally, the general public but even other scientists than economists, seem to believe that living standard and the quality of life are only weakly related to each other. The following results can be mentioned. We found strong positive correlations between our main variables. Our hypotheses are with other words supported.
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- Olsson, Michael, et al.
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The Macroeconomic Development of Mexico
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Ingår i: Studies of Sweden and Mexico : economics, finance, trade and environment : research papers presented at the 1st Mexico-Sweden Conference on Trade, Development and Environment, Skövde, November 2-4, 2005. - Skövde : University of Skövde. - 9789163310706 ; , s. 110-137
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- Schuller, Bernd-Joachim, et al.
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Competitiveness of Nations in the Global Economy : Is Europe Internationally Competitive?
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Ingår i: The International Scientific Conference - Economics and Management 2009. - : Kaunas University of Technology. ; , s. 934-939
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The Lisbon Agenda from 2000 aims to make the European Union the most competitive economy in the world in 2010. This paper discusses the concept of international competitiveness of nations. While journalists and politicians believe that it is important for a country to be competitive, economist have often a different opinion. The World Economic Forum (WEF) presents two indices: the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) and the Business Competitiveness Index (BCI). While Europe and the EU on average seem to be not very competitive, several of the European countries are internationally highly ranked. For the WEF a consequence of competitiveness is high standard of living. The paper shows that several of the European countries belong to the ones with the highest living standard in the world. In the sample, 40 European and 4 non-european countries are included. Finally, it could be shown that the correlation coefficients between the rankings of GCI, BCI and living standards are high and positive.
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