The information era is the time when information is not only largely generated, but also vastly processed in order to extract and generated more information. The complex nature of modern living is represented by the various kind of data. Data can be in the forms of signals, images, texts, or...

The purpose of the System Dynamics method is to study the relationship between structure and behavior in non-linear, dynamic systems. In such systems, the significance of various structural components to the behavior pattern exhibited, changes as the behavior unfolds. Changes in structural...

In this paper I use a medium scale open economy DSGE model developed by Baksa, Benk and Jakab (2010) for the Hungarian economy. This model provides a notable degree of disaggregation both on the government revenue and expenditure side, being able to capture the shocks that come from fiscal...

The formation of the European Union (EU) is the one of the biggest political – economic events of the last 50 years. The aim of this study is to develop EU economy functioning system dynamic model. Main research method is system dynamics. General scheme of EU economy system dynamic model is...

This paper examines the longstanding debate on government expenditure–economic growth nexus based on two opposing theories (i.e., Wagner’s Law and Keynesian theory) focusing on the Free State (FS) province in South Africa using both bivariate and trivariate models estimated for the period...

This paper examines the volatility spillovers and the contagion effects of the 2007-2009 global financial crisis across the U.S. conventional stock market and a sample of local and global Islamic and conventional stock markets provided by the Dow Jones index, namely the United Kingdom, Canada,...

Serbian. U uslovima izolacije (sankcije međunarodne zajednice) standardni instrumenti ekonomske politike usmereni na uspostavljanje spoljnoekonomske ravnoteže potisnuti su instrumentima monetarne politike, kojima se makroekonomska (ne)ravnoteža autonomno generiše u okviru zatvorenog sistema....

We examine the macroeconomic effects of the energy transition, focusing on the impact of oil prices on GDP, productivity and inflation. We find that energy dependence on fossil fuels increases vulnerability to oil price shocks, negatively affecting Total Factor Productivity (TFP). Using the...

We examine the macroeconomic effects of the energy transition, focusing on the impact of oil prices on GDP, productivity and inflation. We find that energy dependence on fossil fuels increases vulnerability to oil price shocks, negatively affecting Total Factor Productivity (TFP). Using the...

The paper develops a new stand-alone structural gravity model for explaining bilateral FDI patterns. We employ the model to analyse the impact of preferential trade agreements (PTAs), bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and other policies on bilateral foreign direct investment (FDI). We use the...