Journal of Economic Studies: Volume 35 Issue 5

Are recessions harmful to health after all?: Evidence from the European Union

Athina Economou, Agelike Nikolaou, Ioannis Theodossiou

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of national unemployment rates on overall age and cause‐specific mortality rates in a panel sample of 13 European Union…

ISO 9000 certification and technical efficiency of foreign‐financed manufacturing firms in southern China: A stochastic frontier approach

Godfrey Yeung, Vincent Mok

Based on a sample of foreign‐financed manufacturing firms in southern China, the purpose of this paper is to study the effects of ISO certification on productivity.

Disability and the labour market: a review of the empirical evidence

Melanie K. Jones

This paper aims to identify and draw together key themes in the literature relating to the impact of disability on labour market outcomes. In doing so it provides an overview of…

Dynamic linkages between Thai and international stock markets

Abbas Valadkhani, Surachai Chancharat

This purpose of this paper is to investigate the existence of cointegration and causality between the stock market price indices of Thailand and its major trading partners…