We analyze the empirical relationship between growth, country size and tourism specialization by using a dataset …-groups considered in our analysis. Tourism appears to be an independent determining factor for growth, and the reason for that is … covering the period 1980-2003. We find that tourism countries grow significantly faster than all the other sub …

The nexus between firm growth, size and age in U.S. manufacturing is examined through the lens of quantile regression … performing firms towards the median rate of growth, while age is never advantageous, and more so as firms grow faster. …

indicators such as employment, turnover, and labour productivity growth. We exploit a unique dataset of 773 Italian service firms … variables and controls. Our econometric findings show a negative link between environmental motivations and growth in employment … and turnover and a consequent not significant effect on labour productivity growth. The effect on employment is partly in …

This paper investigates the empirical link between emission intensity and economic growth, using a very large data set … responses to policies, influences firms growth. Our results show, first, a typical trade off generally appearing for the three … freedom to firms and relax the constraints for growth, at least in this short/medium term scenario. Nevertheless, the size of …

that the influence of environment on optimal growth in the long-run may be explained by the detrimental effect of pollution … on life expectancy. It also shows that, in such a case, greener preferences are growth- and welfare-improving even if the …

This article investigates the influence of environmental policy on growth assuming that the channel of transmission … (1985) where growth is driven by a mechanism à la Romer (1986). We demonstrate that environmental policy has an ambiguous … effect on growth in the steady-state when the detrimental impact of pollution on health and lifetime is taken into account …

Data on the growth performances of countries with similar comparative (dis)advantage and political institutions reveal … a striking variation across world regions. While some former autocracies such as the East Asian growth miracles have …

degradation increases in the early stages of growth, but it eventually decreases as income exceeds a threshold level. The present …