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Causal interaction between FDI, corruption and environmental quality in the MENA region
Bardi, Wajdi; Hfaiedh, Mohamed Ali - In: Economies : open access journal 9 (2021) 1/14, pp. 1-12
The present work analyzes the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) and corruption on the quality of the environment in the MENA region. Indeed, the magnitude of corruption and the quality of institutions are often cited as the main factors affecting the FDI inflow. Here, the Autoregressive...
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The effect of government debt and other determinants on economic growth : the Greek experience
Pegkas, Panagiotis - In: Economies : open access journal 6 (2018) 1, pp. 1-19
and government consumption, trade openness, population growth and government debt) in Greece, where imbalances persist … and government consumption and trade openness affect positively growth. On the other hand, there is a negative long …
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The intra-EU value chain : an approach to its economic dimension and environmental impact
Rodil-Marzábal, Óscar; Campos-Romero, Hugo - In: Economies : open access journal 9 (2021) 2, pp. 1-17
This paper aims to analyze the economic dimension and environmental impact of intra-EU value-added generation linked to global value chains (GVCs) through input-output analysis. For this purpose, information has been collected from TiVA (Trade in Value Added, OECD) and Eora databases for the...
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Revisiting the Environmental Kuznets Curve : the spatial interaction between economy and territory
Mosconi, Enrico Maria; Colantoni, Andrea; Gambella, Filippo - In: Economies : open access journal 8 (2020) 3/74, pp. 1-20
A complex interplay of socio-ecological drivers of change exists at the different spatiotemporal scales affecting environmental degradation. This is a key issue worldwide and needs to be understood to develop efficient management solutions. One of the most applied theories in the regional...
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An analysis of the determinants of household consumption expenditure and poverty in india
Heshmati, Almas; Maasoumi, Esfandiar; Wan, Guanghua - In: Economies : open access journal 7 (2019) 4/96, pp. 1-27
This article examines the determinants of household income among urban and rural areas in India and evaluates households’ performance with different characteristics in terms of poverty. It uses four rounds of data from the consumer expenditure survey (50th, 1993/1994; 55th, 1999/2000; 61st, 2004/2005; and...
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The effect of access to information and communication technology on household labor income : evidence from one laptop per child in Uruguay
Marandino, Joaquin; Wunnava, Phanindra V. - In: Economies : open access journal 5 (2017) 3, pp. 1-10
This paper examines the effect of the One Laptop Per Child program in Uruguay (Plan Ceibal) on household labor income. Since 2007, the Uruguayan government has delivered one laptop to every child and teacher in public primary schools. This program has considerably increased access to information...
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Determinants of poverty in Mexico : a quantile regression analysis
Garza-Rodriguez, Jorge; Ayala-Diaz, Gustavo A.; … - In: Economies : open access journal 9 (2021) 2, pp. 1-24
Most studies on the determinants of poverty do not consider that the relative importance of each of these determinants can vary depending on the degree of poverty suffered by each group of poor people. For Mexico's case, the studies carried out so far do not contemplate this approach, even...
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Does gender equality in managerial positions improve the gender wage gap? : Comparative evidence from Europe
Castro Romero, Lidia de; Martín, Víctor; Santero … - In: Economies : open access journal 11 (2023) 12, pp. 1-23
In this paper, we analyse the impact of gender equality in managerial positions on wages and the gender wage gap in 22 European countries. We draw on the employer-employee microdata from the European Structure of Earnings Survey (E-SES) for the year 2018, which allows us to include firm fixed...
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Household debt and consumption inequality : the Spanish case
Paz Pardo, Gonzalo; Sánchez-Santos, José Manuel - In: Economies : open access journal 2 (2014) 3, pp. 147-170
hand, we try to identify the consequences of such process in the evolution of income and consumption inequalities. The … determinants of consumer behaviour, namely, on consumption, saving and debt. The empirical study consists of a descriptive analysis …) and the savings rates. Second, we compare the values and temporal evolution of income and consumption inequalities. The …
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Socioeconomic relations of food waste in selected European countries
Tkáč, Filip; Košičiarová, Ingrida; Horská, Elena; … - In: Economies : open access journal 10 (2022) 6, pp. 1-10
The present paper deals with the issue of food waste in selected European countries, in which we have tried to analyze the socioeconomic rations. The main aim of our research was to analyze food waste quantity and compare the amount of wasted food in European Union countries (except Cyprus due...
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