A model on knowledge and endogenous growth
Hiau Looi Kee, Chen, Derek H. C.
The authors present a model of endogenous growth in which the main engine of economic development is knowledge. Using a two-sector closed economy model that comprises of a conventional...
Gender equality and economic development : the role for information and communication technologies
The author focuses on the role that information and communication technologies (ICTs) can play in improving gender equality, so as to enhance long-term economic growth. Employing OLS and IV panel...
Agenor, Pierre-Richard, Chen, Derek H.C., Grimm, Michael
The authors compare three approaches to linking representative-household macro models with micro household income data in terms of their implications for measuring the poverty and distributional...
Knowledge and development : a cross-section approach
Chen, Derek H. C., Dahlman, Carl J.
This paper assesses the effects of knowledge on economic growth. By using an array of indicators, each of which represents an aspect of knowledge, as independent variables in cross-section...
Gawande, Kishore, Chen, Derek H. C.
The Knowledge Assessment Methodology (KAM) database measures variables that may be used to assess the readiness of countries for the knowledge economy and has many policy uses. Formal analysis using...
The RMSM-S+P : a minimal poverty module for the RMSM-X
Chen, Derek H.C., Ranaweera, Thilak, Storozhuk, Andriy
The authors present a new tool, the RMSM-X+P, which essentially consists of a RMSM-X model with an additional module for poverty and social indicators. This linkage facilitates the analysis of the...
Population Age structure and the budget deficit
The author focuses on the effects of age structure changes on the size of budget deficits of national governments. More specifically, he determines whether differences in age structure can account...