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The cultural dividend: a hidden source of economic growth in emerging countries
Shaomin Li,Seung Ho Park,David D. Selover +2 more
- Vol. 24, Iss: 4, pp 590-616
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In this paper, a cross-section study of developing countries and regresses economic productivity growth on a set of control variables and cultural factors, including economic attitudes, political attitudes, and attitudes towards the family.Citations
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Competitive Productivity (CP) at macro–meso–micro levels
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