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Examining the "natural resource curse" and the impact of various forms of capital in small tourism and natural resource-dependent economies

Petar, Kurecic; Kokotovic, Filip - In: Economies : open access journal 5 (2017) 1, pp. 1-24

The problem of the relevance of human and natural capital, as well as the potential adverse effect of natural capital on economic growth, has gained increased attention in development economics. The aim of this paper is to assess, theoretically and empirically, the relevance of several forms of...

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Natural resources and productivity : can banking development mitigate the curse?

Badeeb, Ramez Abubakr; Hooi Hooi Lean - In: Economies : open access journal 5 (2017) 2, pp. 1-14

This paper contributes to the literature concerning the natural resource curse by exploring the role of banking development in reducing the resource curse in a natural resource-based country, Yemen. Using time series data over the period 1980–2012, we find that natural resource dependence is...

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Implementation of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework in enhancing business performances in oil and gas sector

Annamalah, Sanmugam; Murali Raman; Govindan Marthandan; … - In: Economies : open access journal 6 (2018) 1, pp. 1-12

Oil and Gas Sector in Malaysia. The study examined the role of ERM framework implementation in improving business … performance by utilizing Economic Value Added as a measurement tool. The study also provides insights to the Oil and Gas Sector to … Malaysian oil and gas sector. Primary data has been utilized to collect data with the help of structured questions and interview …

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Analysis of the competitiveness, complementarity, and trade combination of Kazakhstan and China in the oil and gas trade

Du, Binghan; Juman, Jappar; Makulova, Aiymzhan Tulegenovna - In: Economies : open access journal 12 (2024) 7, pp. 1-14

The oil and gas trade is one of the main ways to promote regional economic development by improving the effectiveness … reduce effective yields. Kazakhstan and China maintain a stable oil and gas trade, but resource exports to China are not … the oil and gas trade, as well as the main factors affecting the oil and gas trade between Kazakhstan and China. By …

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Impact of economic freedom on the growth rate : a panel data analysis

Hussain, Mohammed Ershad; Haque, Mahfuzul - In: Economies : open access journal 4 (2016) 2, pp. 1-15

This study looks at some non-conventional determinants of economic growth, with the help of the newly developed economic freedom index datasets of the Heritage Foundation/Wall Street Journal(HF/WSJ), which is a cumulative index derived from several sub-indices (trade freedom index, financial...

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Impact of economic freedom on corruption revisited in ASEAN countries : a Bayesian hierarchical mixed-effects analysis

Nguyen Ngoc Thach; Bui Hoang Ngoc - In: Economies : open access journal 9 (2021) 1/3, pp. 1-16

Conceptual and applied studies assessing the linkage between economic freedom and corruption expect that economic freedom boosts economic growth, improves income, and reduces levels of corruption. However, most of them have concentrated on developed and developing groups, while the Association...

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The impact of fiscal decentralization on accountability, economic freedom, and political and civil liberties in the Americas

Bojanic, Antonio - In: Economies : open access journal 6 (2018) 1, pp. 1-20

This paper analyzes the impact of fiscal decentralization on accountability, economic freedom, and political and civil liberties in the Americas. The findings indicate that decentralization initially hampers but eventually enhances accountability and political and civil liberties, in line with...

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Economic freedom and income inequality : does political regime matter?

Ahmad, Mahyudin - In: Economies : open access journal 5 (2017) 2, pp. 1-28

There is a growing literature studying the effects of economic freedom and democracy on income inequality; nevertheless, the inequality-effects of both factors are apparently studied separately. This paper revisits the income inequality-economic freedom nexus and uncovers the role of political...

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Latin America and the Caribbean's productivity : the role of pro-market policies, institutions, infrastructure, and natural resource endowments

LeClech, Néstor; Guevara-Pérez, Juan Carlos - In: Economies : open access journal 11 (2023) 5, pp. 1-21

This paper examines the role played by pro-market policies, institutions, natural resources, and infrastructure on the total factor productivity (TFP) of twenty Latin American and Caribbean countries over the period 2000-2018. In estimating the TFP, we use the Färe-Primont index based on DEA....

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Comparing classical and Bayesian panel kink regression frameworks in estimating the impact of economic freedom on economic growth

Mensaklo, Emmanuel; Chukiat Chaiboonsri; Chokethaworn, … - In: Economies : open access journal 11 (2023) 10, pp. 1-24

This study aims to accomplish three main tasks. Firstly, it seeks to determine the more appropriate choice between classical and Bayesian methods in estimating a pooled panel kink regression model under the condition of a known but bounded policy variable choice that serves as a kink point....

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