This paper provides a survey and synthesis of econometric tools that have been employed
to study economic growth. While these tools range across a variety of statistical methods …

The rapid increase in per capita energy consumption is likely to be an important factor
affecting the sustainable development of China's economy. In this study, the convergence of …

This paper examines the relationship between Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and
economic growth. We extend the dualistic growth framework by Feder (1982), whereby we …

Diversified and focused business models may affect foreign bank efficiency differently. We
investigate whether there is an optimal business model along three business dimensions …

This paper re-examines the effect of human capital on countries' economic growth paths. It
investigates the significance and the asymmetric impact of human capital stock on economic …

This paper makes a contribution to the existing literature on the foreign direct investment
(FDI) and economic growth nexus by contrasting past empirical evidence and conventional …

Empirical growth regressions typically include mean years of schooling as a proxy for
human capital. However, empirical research often finds that the sign and significance of …

In this paper, we show that in the proposed models for economic growth, the financial
system variables are generally nonparametric. We, thus, use a nonparametric panel data …

This paper investigates the role of technology club heterogeneity in economic growth and
convergence. To do so, we break up labor productivity change into three factors–efficiency …