Determinants of Bank Profitability in CEE Countries: Evidence from GMM Panel Data Estimates

Macro Determinants of Infant Mortality in ECO Countries: Evidence from Panel Data Analysis

Background Infant mortality rate is widely used to assessing the health status of population in both developing and developed countries. The aim of this study was to identify the main factors affect infant mortality rate in ECO countries for the years 2005 to 2012. Methods A panel data model from ECO countries from 2005 to 2012 used to identify the some of key explanatory variables (GDP per cap...

Determinants of Healthcare Expenditure in Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Countries: Evidence from Panel Cointegration Tests

Background Over the last decade there has been an increase in healthcare expenditures while at the same time the inequity in distribution of resources has grown. These two issues have urged the researchers to review the determinants of healthcare expenditures. In this study, we surveyed the determinants of health expenditures in Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) countries.   Methods We us...

macro determinants of infant mortality in eco countries: evidence from panel data analysis

background infant mortality rate is widely used to assessing the health status of population in both developing and developed countries. the aim of this study was to identify the main factors affect infant mortality rate in eco countries for the years 2005 to 2012. methods a panel data model from eco countries from 2005 to 2012 used to identify the some of key explanatory variables (gdp per cap...

Determinants of Recent Trade Flows in OECD Countries: Evidence from Gravity Panel Data Models

This paper aims to identify the main causes of recent trade flows in OECD countries. The specific features of the study include the explicit introduction of R&D and FDI as the two important explanatory variables, unit root tests in the panel data framework and careful treatment of endogeneity. The main findings are that the levels and similarities of market size, domestic R&D stock and inward F...

Crowding out Effect of Foreign Aid in Selected Developing Countries: Panel Data Evidence