Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) constitute an important part of economic growth and dynamics not only for advanced industrialized countries but also for developing economies. Three approaches explaining the behaviors of SMEs’ internationalization are proposed in the literature: the stage approach, the network approach and the international entrepreneurship approach. The purpose of thi...

This paper elaborates the mutual relation of energy, economy, environment and sustainable development, analyzes the key factors affecting energy efficiency. By determining the goal and connotation of energy efficiency, this paper establishes the evaluation model of energy efficiency, and constructs the energy utilization efficiency evaluation system of energy supply, economic growth, environmen...

Educational corruption is a worldwide phenomenon yet its impact on economic growth is unclear. In this paper we formulate a macroeconomic model to explore the impact educational corruption may have on growth, educational attainment, and the education wage premium. We find that our model can produce a negative relationship between economic growth and educational corruption as well as a positive ...

The challenge of effective merger enforcement is tremendous. U.S. antitrust agencies must, by statute, quickly forecast the competitive effects of mergers that occur in virtually every sector of the economy to determine if mergers can proceed. Surprisingly, given the complexity of the regulators task, there is remarkably little empirical evidence on the effects of mergers to guide regulators. T...

Two decades after that shift in the economic model, however, Colombia lags behind other Latin American countries in its internationalization process in several dimensions (Table 2). The impact of globalization on Colombia has been uneven. It has been particularly high in areas like security and energy, and low in areas such as economic development, politics and social issues. THE IMPACT OF GLOB...

Various economic models are used for forecasting the macro-economy at the New Zealand Treasury. One of the models is NZM98, which is a macroeconometric model of the NZ economy that was developed by Chris Murphy in 1998. NZM98 is constructed in the style of the Murphy Model of Australia, but is modified to allow for differences in institutional structures, data availability and data properties b...

introduction: the human being is part of its surrounding socio-economic framework. he is affected by the environment and actively affects it. ignoring the socio-economic dimensions of health leads to the failure of health promotion programs and widens the inequity in the health status of different groups in the society. the aim of this study is to identify the socio-economic and demographic sta...

Pursuant to Article 1 of the Convention signed in Paris on 14th December 1960, and which came into force on 30th September 1961, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) shall promote policies designed: − to achieve the highest sustainable economic growth and employment and a rising standard of living in Member countries, while maintaining financial stability, and thus t...

Telecommunications Infrastructure and Economic Development: A Simultaneous Approach* In this paper we investigate how telecommunications infrastructure affects economic growth. This issue is important and has received considerable attention in the popular press concerning the creation of the "information superhighway" and its potential impacts on the economy. We use evidence from 21 OECD countr...

Pursuant to Article 1 of the Convention signed in Paris on 14th December 1960, and which came into force on 30th September 1961, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) shall promote policies designed: to achieve the highest sustainable economic growth and employment and a rising standard of living in member countries, while maintaining financial stability, and thus to ...