study is based on a panel model for an heterogeneous sample of 12 countries (8 OECD countries and 4 Mediterranean countries …

measures a country's level of integration not only by its set of direct trade connections with the rest of the world but also …

under which globalization factors foster technology efficiency. In this paper, we extend the MSS model by combining panel … threshold regression technique advanced by Hansen (1999). This threshold stochastic frontier panel data model enables us to …

Pooled Mean Group (PMG) panel cointegration model (Pesaran et al. in J Am Stat Assoc 94(446):621–634, 1999). Results report … globalization quickly and try to find coherent policies to be connected with an evolving world. …

How far is the world away from ensuring that every child obtains the basic skills needed to be internationally … competitive? And what would accomplishing this mean for world development? Based on the micro data of international and regional … skills for 159 countries that cover 98.1% of world population and 99.4% of world GDP. We find that at least two-thirds of the …

international capital mobility using robust panel multiple regressions with fixed and random effects. In this study, we use the …