Journal of Economic Studies: Volume 51 Issue 9

Financial development, growth and productivity

Cosimo Magazzino, Fabio Gaetano Santeramo

In this paper, the heterogeneity of the linkages among financial development, productivity and growth across income groups is emphasized.

The salience of informed risk: an experimental analysis

Marco Santorsola, Rocco Caferra, Andrea Morone

Expanding on the real-world financial market framework and considering the current market turmoil, with cryptocurrencies (where contracts for difference (CFDs) are extremely…

The role of relatedness in firm interrelationships

Daragh O'Leary, Justin Doran, Bernadette Power

This paper analyses how firm births and deaths are influenced by previous firm births and deaths in related and unrelated sectors. Competition and multiplier effects are used as…

Property tax incentives to divorce strategically

Raffaella Santolini

The paper aims to examine the role played by property tax in influencing strategic decisions regarding marital separation and divorce in Italian municipalities.

Cross country comparisons of environmental efficiency under institutional quality. Evidence from European economies

Cristian Barra, Pasquale Marcello Falcone

The paper aims at addressing the following research questions: does institutional quality improve countries' environmental efficiency? And which pillars of institutional quality…

Fiscal adjustments and TFP dynamics: addressing reverse causality within a heterogeneous panel framework with global shocks

Gianni Carvelli

The purpose of this study is to provide new insights into the relationship between fiscal policy and total factor productivity (TFP) while accounting for several economic and…

Environmental awareness and firm creation

K. Peren Arin, Alessandro De Iudicibus, Nagham Sayour, Nicola Spagnolo

This study tests whether environmental awareness affects firm creation by using Google Trends data and a novel region-level data set from Italy.

Time-varying parameters in monetary policy rules: a GMM approach

Christina Anderl, Guglielmo Maria Caporale

The article aims to establish whether the degree of aversion to inflation and the responsiveness to deviations from potential output have changed over time.

Strategic flexibility in healthcare: an exploration of real options

Felipa de Mello-Sampayo

This survey explores the application of real options theory to the field of health economics. The integration of options theory offers a valuable framework to address these…

A three-period extension of the CAPM

Helga Habis

Our result of this paper aims to indicate that the beta pricing formula could be applied in a long-term model setting as well.

Networks, ownership and productivity does firm age play a moderating role?

Francesco Aiello, Paola Cardamone, Lidia Mannarino, Valeria Pupo

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether and how inter-firm cooperation and firm age moderate the relationship between family ownership and productivity.