Agriculture is highly dependent on and sensitive to weather. Warming effects result from greenhouse gas emissions and aerosols from a small number of countries but its impact will be felt on a global scale. So far, agricultural productivity growth has sustained the continuous gl…
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My hypothesis is that the productivity convergence theory applies not only to developed countries but to a more diverse group of countries such as the Pacific Rim region. This paper will show that convergence has occurred most notably among newly industrialized countries and to …
International trade has become increasingly complex with the emergence of Global Value Chains (GVCs) and production networks; trade in GVCs accounts for almost 80% of global trade. Participating in GVCs can create important opportunities for developing country firms to undertake…
This dissertation consists of two essays related to the process of structural transformation and sectoral Total Factor Productivity (TFP). Understanding the sources of the large per capita income differences across countries remains a key question in economics. A way to approach…
This dissertation considers two distinct issues in macroeconomics. The first is the effect of tax changes on the level of productivity of an economy and the second concerns the implications of cross-national migration for long-run growth and welfare. In the first chapter, I anal…
The main purpose of the dissertation is to provide the decision makers in local governments in Colorado with a information regarding the economic characteristics of industries and firms they need to attract to their regions to mitigate the inverse impacts of job loss, and local …
Agriculture plays a major role in Egypt's economy, accounting for approximately 17% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) and absorbing about 32% of the labor force. However, agricultural productivity growth has not kept pace with that of other sectors, such as mining, s…