Therefore structural improvements of our economy and the narrowed internal and external imbalances have been of particular importance as they boosted our resilience to negative effects of global factors.
BIS Review 52/2007  1  social values that underpin the functioning of markets and can influence the behaviour (and collective actions) of economic agents. Education affects economic growth both directly since it is a key determinant or component of human capital, as well as indirectly by influencing the other factors of production and total factor productivity.