Journal of Economic Studies: Volume 38 Issue 3

Convergence patterns in the world economy: exploring the nonlinearity hypothesis

Panagiotis Artelaris, Paschalis A. Arvanitidis, George Petrakos

The purpose of this paper is to investigate convergence or divergence trends at global scale.

Evidence on the impact of exchange rate regimes on bilateral FDI flows

Andrew J. Abbott, Glauco De Vita

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of a menu of country‐pair exchange rate regime combinations upon bilateral foreign direct investment (FDI) flows.

Linkages and technology spillovers in the presence of foreign firms: Evidence from the Indian pharmaceutical industry

Sanja Samirana Pattnayak, Shandre M. Thangavelu

This paper aims to examine production linkage and technology spillovers due to the presence of foreign firms in the Indian pharmaceutical industry.

Fragmentation in the automobile manufacturing industry: evidence from Portugal

Horácio C. Faustino, Nuno Carlos Leitão

This paper aims to examine the determinants of vertical intra‐industry trade (VIIT) in the automobile components industry between Portugal and the European Union 27 (EU‐27) and…

Growth regressions and data revisions in Penn World Tables

Paul Atherton, Simon Appleton, Michael Bleaney

Penn World Tables (PWT) data on output measured at international prices are the data most frequently used in cross‐country growth regressions. These data are subject to revision…

Foreign direct investment and employment in manufacturing and services sectors: Fresh empirical evidence from Singapore

Koi Nyen Wong, Tuck Cheong Tang

This paper aims to examine both the cointegrating and causal relationships among inward FDI and the host country's employment in manufacturing and services sectors.

Financial structure and economic growth link in African countries: a panel cointegration analysis

Abdullahi D. Ahmed, Abu N.M. Wahid

This paper aims to use the newly developed panel data cointegration analysis and the dynamic time series modeling approach to examine the linkages between financial structure…