We develop a nonparametric approach to meta-analysis and use it to identify modeling
decisions that affect benefit transfer errors. The meta-data describe the results from 31 …

We examine the record of cross-country growth over the past fifty years and ask if
developing countries have made progress on closing the income gap between their per …

The relation between carbon emissions and economic growth is one of the most debated
topics in the literature. Curbing global emissions while fostering economic growth is at the …

The majority of empirical research in economics ignores the potential benefits of
nonparametric methods, while the majority of advances in nonparametric theory ignores the …

The empirical finding that countries endowed with vast reserves of natural resources are
expected to experience slower economic growth–the resource curse hypothesis–has …

One of the surprising findings in the economic literature is that natural resource-rich
countries tend to have slower economic growth than resource-poor countries do, ie, the …

This study explores the interrelationship between CO2 emissions and economic growth in
selected Africa economies from 1990 to 2014 providing evidence from both static and …

Empirical growth regressions typically include mean years of schooling as a proxy for
human capital. However, empirical research often finds that the sign and significance of …

It is well established in the literature that financial development (FD) is conducive to growth,
and yet the channels through which FD affects growth are not well understood. Using a …

This paper applies the most up-to-date non-parametric framework to investigate the non-
linear linkage between insurance market activities, globalization, and economic growth …