Does East Asia grow differently?
Barber, Sarah
This item is not available in full-text via OUR Archive.
If you would like to read this item, please apply for an inter-library loan from the University of Otago via your local library.
If you are the author of this item, please contact us if you wish to discuss making the full text publicly available.
Cite this item:
Barber, S. (2002). Does East Asia grow differently? (Dissertation, Bachelor of Commerce with Honours). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/1193
Permanent link to OUR Archive version:
http://hdl.handle.net/10523/1193
Abstract:
The East Asian region has experienced higher growth in recent decades than any other developing area. Regression results often include a significantly positive East Asian intercept term, indicating the models do not explain all the regional differences. This dissertation intends to examine if certain explanatory variables have the same effect on growth in East Asian countries as elsewhere, and in the process attempt to explain away this region-specific intercept. Regression analysis indicates that variables do not actually impact differently in East Asian regions compared to the general sample. There are however implications such as that government expenditure and having an unhealthy workforce, is more harmful in Latin America, while investment is less effective in Sub-Saharan Africa. These differences place other developing regions at a disadvantage, and helps to explain away some of the regional differences which are left unexplained by traditional growth regressions.
Date:
2002
Degree Name:
Bachelor of Commerce with Honours
Degree Discipline:
Economics
Pages:
47
Keywords:
growth in East Asian countries; region-specific intercept; Regression analysis; regional differences; traditional growth regressions
Research Type:
Dissertation
Collections
- Economics [326]
- Dissertation - Honours [492]