In this chapter we explore the popular but controversial idea that developing countries
benefit from abandoning policy neutrality vis-a-vis trade, FDI and resource allocation across …

As the largest developing country, with fast-paced economic growth, China's development
has been characterized by a high degree of energy consumption, high level of heavy …

The relationship between financial development and economic growth has been subject to
the considerable debate in the literature of development and growth. While empirical studies …

The study investigates the impact of trade openness on economic growth in the long run. We
apply the ARDL bounds testing approach to test for a long run relationship and the …

The economic development and growth literature contains extensive discussions on
relationships between exports and economic growth. One debate centres on whether …

This study investigates the causal links between trade, economic growth and inward foreign
direct investment (FDI) in China at the aggregate level. The integration and cointegration …

This paper examines the causal relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and
trade (exports and imports) in China. The empirical study is based on a panel of bilateral …

This paper investigates the causal link between foreign direct investment (FDI), domestic
investment and economic growth in China for the period 1988–2003 using a multivariate …

This paper continues the investigation of Giles and Williams (2000) on export-led growth
(ELG). In the first part, we surveyed the empirical export-led growth literature; it was evident …

Problem statement: The main objective of this study was to examine the causality relations
between financial development, trade openness and economic growth (GDP) for the Turkish …