Journal of Economic Studies: Volume 41 Issue 3

Globalization (fighting), corruption and development : How are these phenomena linearly and nonlinearly related in wealth effects?

Simplice Asongu

Is globalization instrumental in fighting corruption? Do wealth effects matter in this fight? Are findings valid when linearity assumptions are dropped? The purpose of this paper…

Inflation, inflation uncertainty and output growth: what does the data say for Malaysia?

Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah, Siew-Voon Soon

– The purpose of this paper is to examine the causal relationships between inflation, output growth and their uncertainties in Malaysia.

Effects of reputation and credibility on monetary policy: theory and evidence for Brazil

Gabriel Caldas Montes, Julio Cesar Albuquerque Bastos

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that both the reputation of the monetary authority and the credibility of the regime of inflation targeting are important to reduce the…

The effect of market structure, regulation, and risk on banks efficiency: Evidence from the Gulf cooperation council countries

Aktham I. Maghyereh, Basel Awartani

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the efficiency performance of the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) banking sector. The primary focus is to assess whether market power…

Labor productivity and obsolete skills in a growth model with production by layers

Orlando Gomes

The purpose of this paper is to study the growth dynamics in a model where labor productivity is shaped by two forces. On one hand, it is determined by the extent in which…

Labor market performance of dropouts: the role of personality

Jutta Viinikainen, Katja Kokko, Lea Pulkkinen, Jaakko Pehkonen

– The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence on labor market careers of dropouts with various levels of education.

Does income matter in the happiness-corruption relationship?

Mak Arvin, Byron Lew

Empirical evidence on the relation between happiness (life satisfaction) and corruption is barely perceptible in the literature. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to…