Purpose – This paper aims to examine the determinants of vertical intra‐industry trade (VIIT) in the automobile components industry between Portugal and the European Union 27 (EU‐27) and the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) during the period 1995‐2006....

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the determinants of vertical intra-industry trade (VIIT) in the automobile components industry between Portugal and the European Union 27 (EU-27) and the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) during the period 1995-2006....

This study examines the linkages among economic growth, energy consumption, financial development, trade openness and CO2 emissions over the period of 1975Q1–2011Q4 in case of Indonesia. The stationary analysis is performed by using Zivot–Andrews unit root test and the ARDL bounds testing...

Economic growth in Australia has outperformed that in most other OECD countries over the past couple of decades. This paper investigates the factors contributing to economic growth in Australia over the period 1986-2007. Particular focus is placed on the impact of external linkages. A major...