Journal of Economic Studies: Volume 35 Issue 2

Increasing returns in the aggregate: fact or fiction?

Maiju Johanna Perälä

This paper aims to investigate whether empirical evidence for scale economies can be found across countries and if so, whether this evidence varies across the stage of development.

The effects of exchange rate variability on Malaysia's disaggregated electrical exports

Koi Nyen Wong, Tuck Cheong Tang

This paper aims to examine the influence of exchange rate variability on the demand for Malaysia's top five electrical exports as classified by Standard International Trade…

Growth prospects of oil and gas abundant economies: the Nigerian experience (1970‐2000)

Musa Jega Ibrahim

This paper seeks to explore the factors behind the slow growth of economies with abundant oil and gas resources, despite the opportunities these resources potentially represent.

The asymmetry of the price impact of block trades and the bid‐ask spread: Evidence from the London Stock Exchange

Andros Gregoriou

This paper aims to examine the price impact of block trades for FTSE 100 firms.

The roles of capital and technological progress in Vietnam's economic growth

Phan Minh Ngoc

The purpose of this paper is to measure the contribution of capital formation, labor, and technological progress to the growth of the Vietnamese economy, the impact of economic…