This paper investigates the economic impacts of regional integration on a small, less developed jurisdiction in dynamic fiscal competition environment. The trade-offs between benefits and loss policy flexibility resulting from are analyzed perspectives revenue GDP per capita. Our results show that small jurisdiction's policymaking can dominate other effects integration. Specifically, if efficie...

Researchers often estimate average treatment effects of programs without investigating heterogeneity across units. Yet, individuals, firms, regions, or countries vary in their ability, e.g., to utilize transfers. We analyze Objective 1 Structural Funds transfers of the European Commission to regions of EU member states below a certain income level by way of a regression discontinuity design wit...

For several decades, International development and financing institutions have considered gross national income (GNI) the economic touchstone for assessing and evaluating countries’ eligibility for development assistance. TheWorld Bank first developed the metric in 1960s as the basis for decisions on concessional financing through International Development Association (IDA). Since its establish...

This paper analyzes the effects of socio-economic factors on life expectancy. Using multiple regression analysis, the paper shows that there is a positive strong correlation between life expectancy as an independent variable and per capita income, health expenditures, literacy rate and daily calorie intake. Also, it shows that there is a negative strong correlation between life expectancy and n...