Previous studies on the relationship between government debt and economic growth have produced very diverse findings. This study examines the relationship between public debt and economic growth in developing countries using a quantile regression approach with fixed effects and bootstrapping on...

Previous studies on the relationship between government debt and economic growth have produced very diverse findings. This study examines the relationship between public debt and economic growth in developing countries using a quantile regression approach with fixed effects and bootstrapping on...

This paper examines the financing situation of young firms in Germany after receiving public funding. I find that, on average, public funding is associated with a significant reduction in the future probability of experiencing financial constraints. While grant tend to improve relationships with...

This study examines whether public governance in China has an impact on corporate tax avoidance. The anti-corruption campaign of 2012 is used as a natural experiment, and we run an event study to investigate how it impacted tax avoidance. We find that tax avoidance was significantly lower after...

Many low and middle-income countries are working to expand health insurance to previously uncovered people by creating health insurance programs intended for low-income people who would otherwise lack insurance coverage. Two concerns have been raised about these programs. First, people may be...

The third Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) aims to enable everyone to live in good health and to promote the well-being of all. However, despite the various efforts made to achieve this goal, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is still characterised by low human longevity. To increase longevity, authors...