Journal of Economic Studies: Volume 46 Issue 1

Emotional intelligence in a neoclassical framework and the nature of capitalism

Gerasimos T. Soldatos, Erotokritos Varelas

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the factor of emotional intelligence (EI) into the calculus of neoclassical analysis under precautionary saving aiming at stabilizing…

Elderly care service in an aging society

Masaya Yasuoka

An increase in life expectancy brings about an aging society, necessitating increasing demand for elderly care services. The purpose of this paper is to present an examination of…

Remittances, ICT and doing business in Sub-Saharan Africa

Simplice Asongu, Nicholas Biekpe, Vanessa Tchamyou

The purpose of this paper is to examine how linkages between information and communication technology (ICT) and remittances affect the doing of business.

Foreign direct investment and stock market development: Evidence from a “new” emerging market

Athanasios Tsagkanos, Costas Siriopoulos, Konstantina Vartholomatou

The purpose of this paper is to examine two novel theories that concern the relationship between stock market development (SMD) and foreign direct investment (FDI). The authors…

Bilateral FDI flows in four major Asian economies: a gravity model analysis

Bikash Ranjan Mishra, Pabitra Kumar Jena

The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) flows from some leading developed countries (the USA, Japan, Germany, the Netherlands…

Volatility spillover from the Chinese stock market to E7 and G7 stock markets

Berna Kirkulak Uludag, Muzammil Khurshid

The purpose of this paper is to examine volatility spillover from the Chinese stock market to E7 and G7 stock markets. Using the estimated results, the authors also analyze the…

Environmental Kuznets curve for CO2 emissions: a literature survey

Muhammad Shahbaz, Avik Sinha

The purpose of this paper is to provide a survey of the empirical literature on environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) estimation of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions over the period of…

Digital politics: internet and democracy in Africa

Olaniyi Evans

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between internet use and democracy in Africa. It examines the non-linearities and causality between the two variables…

Job satisfaction in developing countries: An evidence from a matched employer–employee survey in Vietnam

Nguyen Anh, Ngoc-Minh Thi Nguyen, Nguyen Thi Tuong Anh, Phuong Mai Thi Nguyen

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to this literature on developing countries by investigating the determinants of job satisfaction in Vietnam where the economics…

Real exchange rate misalignment and economy

Hock Tsen Wong

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of real exchange rate misalignment on economy and economic sectors, namely construction, manufacturing and mining and quarrying…

Decomposition of cohort, age and time effects in Iranian households’ cigarette consumption

GholamReza Keshavarz Haddad, Nader Habibi, Sajad Rafiee

The purpose of this paper is to examine cigarette consumption behavior of younger cohorts in the urban and rural areas of Iran. The authors use Iran’s annual Household Income and…