The COVID-19 brings back the debate about the impact of disease outbreaks in economies
and financial markets. The error correction terms (ECT) and cointegration processing tools …

We study the influences of new-firm start-ups on growth at the regional and macroeconomic
level in France using a quarterly database over the 1993–2011 period. We find that …

Given the secular and sharp rise in oil prices over the past decade, this study analyses the
impact that the spike in oil prices has on tanker rates. We investigate a dynamic model …

This paper proposes a novel approach of time series analysis to identify the potential
changes in structural conditions, eg, degradation owing to accumulated damage. Although …

Exploration of tight oil and gas formations has significantly increased US oil and gas
production in recent years. However, detailed economic analysis of this production …

Background: South Africa's (SAs) decline in labour productivity in the manufacturing sector is
a cause for concern. The sector turns to employees for innovative productivity improvement …

This study examines US productivity growth through the lens of R&D‐based growth models.
A general R&D‐based model, nesting different model varieties, is developed. These …

After the 1998 ruble crisis, Russia's economy witnessed a sharp turnaround compared with
the dismal developments of the 1990s. In the first half of the 2000s, output and incomes …

Longevity risk and the modeling of trends and volatility for mortality improvement have
attracted increased attention driven by ageing populations around the world and the …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to employ a two-step approach to investigate the bi-
directional causal linkage between: economic growth (measured by GDP) and public …