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Economic Growth

Saturday, 5 April 2014: 4:00 PM-6:00 PM
Chair:
Meagan M. Jordan, Old Dominion University, School of Public Service—USA
Organizer:
M. Peter van der Hoek, Erasmus University—Netherlands
Climate change, rain fed maize productivity and rural malnutrition in Mexico
Sazcha M. Olivera Sr., Metropolitan Autonomous University—Mexico; Alejandro De la Fuente Sr., World Bank—USA
Government activity and economic growth – one size fits all?
Rainer Schweickert, Kiel Institute for the World Economy—Germany; Joscha Beckmann, Universität Duisburg-Essen—Germany
The impact of inflation and productivity on earnings growth across educational levels
Michelle Casario, Villanova University—USA; Gerard Olson, Villanova University—USA; Peter Zaleski, Villanova University—USA
Credit expansion in emerging markets: A propeller of growth?
Mercedes Garcia-Escribano, International Monetary Fund—USA; Fei Han, International Monetary Fund—USA
Determinates of Industrial Competitiveness and the Role of Spillovers
Ewert PJ Kleynhans, North-West University—South Africa
Discussants:
Ewert PJ Kleynhans, North-West University—South Africa ; Sazcha M. Olivera Sr., Metropolitan Autonomous University—Mexico ; Rainer Schweickert, Kiel Institute for the World Economy—Germany ; Michelle Casario, Villanova University—USA and Mercedes Garcia-Escribano, International Monetary Fund—USA