The study analyzes the relationship between external debt and economic growth in the
South Asian region. The panel ordinary least square (OLS), fixed effect, Quantile regression …

Speedy economy-wide transition to less carbon-intensive energy generations sources
needs extra sizable financing on ground-breaking, nevertheless, risky and less carbon …

Economics was often unable so far to grasp the deep meaning of these events and update
or rethink appropriately its mainstream. Comparative economic systems produced fine and …

Abstract The European Semester (ES) and the country-specific recommendations (CSRs)
have been introduced with the purpose to promote flexibility and adaptation to national …

Purpose The concept of a smart city, which is relatively new, is analysed from different
aspects, including sustainability. Due to rapid urban development, smart city and …

Economic theory has recently begun to consider the economic impact of narratives.
Narrative economics can also be extended to the analysis of the economic–political effect of …

In this chapter, we investigate convergence in two composite indicators of institutional
quality, one referred to the formal institutions and another to informal ones, within the euro …

Performance evaluation is commonly based on objective indicators which do not explicitly
consider the role of perceptions. Especially when evaluating countries' performance …

This chapter, being halfway between abstract economic theory and policy analysis,
addresses one of the most contested issues in comparative economic studies, namely the …

We explore the nexus between varieties of capitalism and optimum currency area theory
and analyze the impact of institutional architecture on business cycle synchronization …