In this paper we present two composite indices of globalization. The first is based on the Kearney/Foreign Policy … globalized and show how globalization has developed over time. The indices are composed of four components: economic integration … distribution of various components. The indices were also used in a regression analysis to study the causal relationship between …

for long-term growth in Africa. Using a dynamic panel threshold model, the study covered a large panel-data set of 41 … countries in order to see if there are any differences in the empirical linkage between inflation and long-term growth. For the … full sample of African countries, the empirical evidence showed that inflation hampered growth if it exceeds 11.1 percent …

hypothesis, which is at the heart of certain critical views of growth policies …

positively associated with economic growth. Empirical results illustrate that growth effects of the size of tradable sectors are …

growth. However, studies which analyze the empirical relationship between these two economic categories are very rare. It is … still an open question in the literature whether economic growth can be used to predict future global competitiveness or the … other way round. This paper empirically tests the relationship between the GCI and the economic growth rate by using a panel …

The innovative approach presented introduces a modified neoclassical growth model which includes a new bias of … technological progress in a quasi-endogenous growth model in which part of labor is used in the research & development sector. The … capital is positively influenced by the size of the R&D sector, sheds new light on innovation and growth as well as income …

. Inequality and poverty changes were not affected by imputation. We took advantage of the methodology proposed to input rents and …