The paper examines the innovation and competitiveness of firms, especially with regard to the channels of technology transfer and the nature of innovation activities that influence firm performance in the Cambodian economy. Despite the growing importance of innovation, there has been no...

This paper examines the effects of human capital on SMEs' participation in global value chains using Indonesian firm-level data. The paper adopts the discrete choice modeling of the probit framework to examine the behavior of firms in the export market. In particular, it examines SME behavior in...

Using plant-level data from the Annual Survey of Industries, this study presents an empirical analysis of the effects of global value chains (GVCs) on employment and wage premiums in the Indian manufacturing sector. We emphasize the GVC's impact on three labor market variables: (i) employment,...

Falling energy intensity (increasing efficiency) is believed to be a result of more efficient production methods that have evolved over time, indicating overall sustainability in the production process. The objective of this study is to investigate the diminishing trend of energy intensity and...

Fiscal vulnerability, like a contagion, poses a threat to financial sector stability, which can lead towards sovereign default. This study aimed to assess fiscal vulnerability to crisis by investigating the Australian economy's gross public debt, net public debt, and net financial liabilities....

The aim of this paper is to provide information on how often women direct family expenditures over recreation and travel (Recreation and travel), the extent of their empowerment, and the factors that promote it. Bargaining and feminist theory predict that married women are more empowered to make...

Purpose The authors analyse six actively traded VIX Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) including 1x long, −1x inverse and 2x leveraged products. The authors assess their impact on the VIX Futures index benchmark. Design/methodology/approach Long-run causal relations between daily price movements...