This paper introduces a new measure of structural change labeled the effective structural
change (ESC) index, and applies it to study the effects of structural change on economic …

Soil-erosion-induced land degradation is a great challenge in the Ethiopian highlands.
Consequently, the government has invested in soil and water conservation (SWC) …

Good institutions are a fundamental pre-requisite to successfully achieve structural
transformation in growing developing countries (UNECA, 2016). Sub-Saharan Africa is …

Air pollution is becoming a serious problem for China and it has attracted great attention in
recent years. This paper examines the relationship between interprovincial trade patterns …

In early 2014, unprecedentedly heavy rainfall led to a flood in northern lowland Bolivia
affecting the livelihoods of thousands of people relying on ecosystem services and climate …

Social capital plays a role in many desirable economic outcomes. We analyze how these
beneficial effects translate into the performance of economies by developing a dynamic …

Land degradation has been identified as one of the most serious problems that threaten the
sustainability of agriculture. In an effort to address these problems, the basic paradigm and …

This paper examines the effects of structural change, digital transformation, and innovation
on productivity growth in industrialized economies. To capture the different patterns of …

We endeavour to explore the many ways by which international trade has an impact on
sustainability. From a theoretical perspective, sustainability is the application of the utilitarian …

Soil and water conservation practice (SWCP) have been widely implemented in many parts
of Ethiopia since 1983. As a number of researchers agree, most of the physical structures …