The perennial question in the development economics profession is why many developing
economies do not develop, and whether there are avenues that could allow them to catch up …

The study explores the effects of data transparency on economic growth for developing
economies over a unique time period‐at the onset of the 2007–2009 global financial crisis …

Using a new dataset of 198 national elections across 48 democracies, this paper is the first
to systematically examine the effects of oil price shocks on incumbents' political fortunes in …

We empirically examine how import competition affects sentiment toward China in local
communities in the United States using a news-based index for sentiment. Results are …

We explore the effect of oil import price shocks on political outcomes using a worldwide
dataset on elections of chief executives. Oil import price shocks cause a reduction in the …

Before the pandemic, growth in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) recorded a
noticeable slowdown due to structural barriers and shocks. The region experienced a …