The effect of unemployment on mortality is the object of a lively literature. However, this literature is characterized by sharply conflicting results. We revisit this issue and suggest that the relationship might be non-linear. We use regional (NUTS 2) data from 23 European countries to...

This paper focuses on the relationship between political instability, policy-making and macroeconomic outcomes. The theoretical section explores various models that explain the effect of instability (and political uncertainty) on growth, budget formation, inflation and monetary policy. The...

Despite the recent growth resurgence, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains the poorest region in the world. At the same time, it is a region that heavily relied on natural resources. In this paper we investigate the extent to which the second fact helps explain the first one. The distinctive feature...

This study surveys the literature on the relationship between international trade and economic growth, and succinctly reviews the role of GATT/WTO in fostering free trade. Most studies support the gains of trade and recognise the substantive contributions of GATT/WTO in fostering free trade; the...

Global warming, while increasing human demand for water, is reducing water availability by reducing runoff flows and the effective amount of water between seasons, making water scarcity a growing problem globally. Water management plays an important role in mitigating global warming, improving...

The primary purpose of the seminar on Population and Food and Agricultural Development convened in December 1975 in Rome by the IAAE, in co-operation with F AO and UNFPA, was to examine key issues which arose at the present time in the relationship between food production and population....

This paper examines the macroeconomic determinants of volatility of commodity futures. The focus of this paper is on two emerging commodity markets, China and India. It covers commodity futures from different sectors, including agricultural commodity futures, metal futures and oil futures. The...

We propose a new investment strategy, the improved cross-asset time-series momentum (I-XTSM) strategy, to improve investment performance. Using data on 25 investment portfolios and common commodities for the period from January 1990 to April 2021, we find that the I-XTSM strategy increases...