Decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation is an important challenge facing developing countries. Therefore, increasing the participation of renewable energy in their final primary energy consumption might be a good alternative for them to achieve simultaneously environmental...

In this study we employ the bounds testing procedure suggested by Pesaran (2001) and dynamic OLS (DOLS) proposed by Stock and Watson (1993) to test the robustness of the causal effect and long-run relationships between military expenditure and economic growth in ASEAN-5 countries from the year...

Since Max Weber, there has been an active debate on the impact of religion on people’s economic attitudes. Much of the existing evidence, however, is based on cross-country studies in which this impact is confounded by differences in other institutional factors. We use the World Values Surveys...

This paper investigates the presence of a causal relationship between employment levels and key macroeconomic variables in Romania during the period 1990–2005. It shows how macroeconomic policies may be useful in achieving high employment levels, as well as how it might generate adverse...

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between public and private research funding. Data from Eurostat are used. The methodology applies econometric models based on regression analyses. The main results are: public R&D expenditure is a complement for private R&D one, but the...

In this paper we explore whether the changing composition of output in response to technology shocks can play a significant role in the propagation of shocks over time. For this purpose we study two multisector RBC models, with two and a three sectors. We find that, whereas the two sectors model...

Modern societies are preoccupied with efficiency and economic growth; the EU concentrated this preoccupation in Lisbon strategy of 2000. It should turn Europe into the most efficient knowledge based economy. Growth was to be achieved by increased competitiveness assisted by globalization. In...

This study investigates the comparative effect of fiscal and monetary policy on economic growth in Pakistan using annual time series data from 1981 to 2009. The cointegration result suggests that both monetary and fiscal policy have significant and positive effect on economic growth. The...

This paper examines the dynamic linkages between economic growth, fixed investment, and household consumption in Malaysia by using a structural vector error correction model (SVECM) approach. The empirical results revealed that household consumption and fixed investment are only significantly...

The main purpose of this study is to re-examine the threshold effect of inflation and economic growth relationship in India. Methodology: The study estimated the non-linear regression model to examine the non-linearity between inflation and growth, further logistic smooth transition regression...