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Karamelikli, Huseyin; Akalin, Guray; Arslan, Unal - In: Journal of Economic Studies 44 (2017) 4, pp. 540-551

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the dynamic relationship between oil exports, non-oil exports, imports and economic growth in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), covering the period 1972-2013 by using panel data analysis. Design/methodology/approach The...

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The effects of population growth, environmental quality and trade openness on economic growth

Rahman, Mohammad Mafizur; Saidi, Kais; Ben Mbarek, Mounir - In: Journal of Economic Studies 44 (2017) 3, pp. 456-474

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects of population growth (PG), environmental quality and trade … direction of causality between the variables. Findings There is a bi-directional relationship between economic growth and trade … openness, and a unidirectional relation, running from trade openness to CO 2 emissions in the three developed countries. PG has …

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Nuclear energy, CO 2 emissions and economic growth

Alam, Abdullah - In: Journal of Economic Studies 40 (2013) 6, pp. 822-834

Purpose – The paper aims to study the relationship between economic growth, nuclear energy consumption and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions for a panel of 25 countries over a period of 1993-2010. Through this study, the author has provided an insight into one of the available sources of...

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Income convergence in India: evidence from nonparametric panel data

Sofi, Arfat Ahmad; S., Raja Sethu Durai - In: Journal of Economic Studies 44 (2017) 3, pp. 400-411

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate convergence hypothesis in a balanced panel of 22 Indian states for the time period of 1980-81 to 2010-11 by applying nonparametric model setting in a panel framework. Design/methodology/approach The present study uses nonparametric and...

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The laffer curve and the debt-growth link in low-income Sub-Saharan African economies

Megersa, Kelbesa Abdisa - In: Journal of Economic Studies 42 (2015) 5, pp. 878-892

Purpose – The study of the link between debt and growth has been full of debates, both in theory and empirics. However, there is a growing consensus that the relationship is sensitive to the level of debt. The purpose of this paper is to address the question of non-linearity in the long-term...

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Does regional currency integration ameliorate global macroeconomic shocks in sub-Saharan Africa? The case of the 2008-2009 global financial crisis

N. Price, Gregory; U. Elu, Juliet - In: Journal of Economic Studies 41 (2014) 5, pp. 737-750

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider whether regional currency integration in sub-Saharan Africa ameliorates global macroeconomic shocks by considering the impact of the 2008-2009 global financial crisis on economic growth. This suggests that Central Africa Franc Zone (CFAZ)...

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A typology of propagation of technology and social preferences in the process of economic development

A. Haddad, Eduardo; R. Faria, Weslem; J.M. Guilhoto, Joaquim - In: Journal of Economic Studies 41 (2014) 4, pp. 569-585

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to look at the interplay of technology and social preferences in different stages of economic development. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use a set of input-output tables for 32 different countries, published by OECD. The tables refer to the...

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Nutrition and economic growth in South Africa: a threshold co-integration approach

Dube, Wisdom; Phiri, Andrew - In: Journal of Economic Studies 42 (2015) 1, pp. 138-156

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine asymmetric co-integration effects between nutrition and economic growth for annual South African data from the period 1961-2013. Design/methodology/approach – The authors deviate from the conventional assumption of linear co-integration and...

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Financial liberalization and economic growth

Lopes, Thiago Henrique Carneiro Rios; de Jesus, Cleiton … - In: Journal of Economic Studies 42 (2015) 2, pp. 207-223

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to ascertain whether countries benefit from capital account liberalization in more democratic contexts. Design/methodology/approach – The authors used the follow methodologies in this paper: Pooled OLS, panel data with fixed effects and generalized...

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Bank competition and economic growth

Banya, Roland Mwesigwa; Biekpe, Nicholas - In: Journal of Economic Studies 44 (2017) 2, pp. 245-265

Purpose The degree and impact of competitiveness in the banking sector is of great importance as this has great impact on the financial system and the wider economy. A question of interest here is, does competition in the commercial banking sector boost or hamper economic growth. The purpose of...

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