We examine the effect of energy exports and globalization on economic growth using the bias-corrected least square dummy variable model in a panel of five South Caucasus countries (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Russia and Turkey) over the period of 1990–2009. We provide evidence that higher...

This paper specifies a dynamic model of voter turnout in Taiwan legislative elections using the generalized method of moments (GMM) model. We utilize data recorded over the 1998--2008 period, covering 23 counties of Taiwan. We find that previous levels of voter turnout are significantly...

We examine the effect of remittances on corruption using panel data for 111 countries over the period of 1986–2010. We find that remittances increase corruption, especially in non-OECD countries.

We investigate the synchronization of growth cycles between China, Japan, the United States and other Asia-Pacific countries using wavelet analysis. While we find that the growth cycles of China, Japan, and the United States are synchronized with the other Asia-Pacific economies, the strength of...