The crime rate of five Latin American countries: Does income inequality matter?

LT Goh, SH Law - International Review of Economics & Finance, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Despite the Latin American region being the home to only 9 per cent of the global
population, the region has the world's highest combined level of income inequality, with a …

Assessment of foreign direct investment-led growth argument in South Africa amidst urbanization and industrialization: evidence from innovation accounting tests

U Joshua, H Güngör, FV Bekun - Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 2023 - Springer
The objective of this study is to investigate the FDI-led growth hypothesis for the case of
South Africa for the period between 1970 and 2017. The preliminary analysis of unit root test …

Do oil price fluctuations affect the inflation rate in Indonesia asymmetrically?

LT Goh, SH Law, I Trinugroho - The Singapore Economic Review, 2022 - World Scientific
Changes in the oil price directly affect production costs, and subsequently, the general price
level of products. With Indonesia observing an inflation targeting policy, this study applies …

[PDF][PDF] The Impacts of External and Internal Uncertainties on Income Inequality in The ASEAN 5 Countries.

GL Thye, SS Kumari, YS Lu… - International Journal of …, 2021 - ijem.upm.edu.my
From a theoretical standpoint, increasing uncertainty causes delays in additional investment
and hiring. Thus, income gaps between rich and poorer groups are expected to stretch …

The push and pull factors of China's outward foreign direct investment in BRI countries

SY Lee, ZA Karim, N Khalid, MAS Zaidi - Technological and Economic …, 2022 - jest.vgtu.lt
The purpose of this study is to examine the role of push and pull factors that have influenced
China's outward foreign direct investment (COFDI) in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) …

Drivers of economic performance: Do institutional quality and financial liberalization matter? Evidence from SANE and Asian Tigers

HOR Ogwuru, AC Izuogu, NB Ogaraku - International Journal of …, 2023 - fepbl.com
The aim of this study is to examine the impact of financial liberalization and institutional
quality on the economic performance of the Asian Tigers and the SANE countries. The study …

[PDF][PDF] The Role of Industrial Structure Adjustment in China's Low-Carbon Eco-Efficiency: A Super-Slack-Based Measure (Super-SBM) Approach.

TAO MIAOMIAO, GOHLIM THYE… - … Journal of Economics …, 2022 - ijem.upm.edu.my
Drawing on panel data of China's 30 selected provinces from 2005 to 2017, this paper
examined the effects of industrial structure adjustment (IA) effects on low-carbon …

Economic Performance in the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU): A Focus on the Contributions of Economic Openness and Institutional Quality

IB Uzoechina, UV Okoli… - International Journal of …, 2023 - ijebe.feb.unila.ac.id
Empirical results have shown that economic openness and institutional quality variables
influence the performance of the economy of different countries and regions differently …

Foreign direct investment and economic growth in South Africa during the Covid-19 era

TL Chigeza - 2023 - wiredspace.wits.ac.za
Abstract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been an essential source of sustainable and
inclusive economic growth in South Africa. The need to attract FDI to boost economic growth …

[PDF][PDF] The Wealthy World's Open-Economy from FDI Inflow Is a Real Thing: Malaysia's Experience

SI Taasim, SYY Ong, NA Teruki, A Rosli… - Journal of Accounting …, 2021 - academia.edu
Fiscal policy is one of the popular instruments used by government to provide balance to
growth in the national economy and market. In Malaysia's context, fiscal policy is …