This article explores the dynamic distribution of city-level CO2 emissions in China from the national and regional perspectives. To highlight this issue, we propose a q-σ stochastic convergence model to checkout the heterogeneous convergence trend of carbon emissions at different quantiles. A...

This study brings a new perspective on the energy efficiency issue within the “catching-up territory” of Southern and Central and Eastern European countries, where such analyses are missing. We create an original theory mix, combining theories of human capital, natural resource-based view,...

Core infrastructure, which covers transportation, information and communication (ICT), energy, water and sanitation systems, plays a significant role in economic growth. The development of core infrastructure - one of the European Union (EU) Cohesion Policy (CP) priorities - is heavily funded....

This paper examines if and how deeper economic integration with high-income nations impacts industrial performance. It exploits Poland's accession to the European Union in 2004 as a source of variation in the degree of market integration with Germany. Using data on Polish manufacturing firms...

Global growth slowed markedly in H1 2022. This was due to COVID-19 resurgences at the turn of the year; protracted supply disruptions; reduced macroeconomic support; and substantial negative spillovers from the war in Ukraine. The conflict, which has sparked the largest commodity price shock in...

Part I. Translative Adaptation in the Industrialization Process -- 1. Introducing Foreign Models for Development: A Perspective from Translative Adaptation -- 2. Industrial Policies for Learning, Innovation, and Transformation: Insights from Japan and Selected Countries -- Part II. Case Studies...