Journal of Economic Studies: Volume 35 Issue 6

The S‐shaped labor supply schedule: evidence from industrialized countries

Maryke Dessing

The purpose of this paper is to critically review the literature to assess the relevance of the S‐shaped model of family labor supply for industrialized countries.

Foreign direct investment, financial markets, and political corruption

Shady Kholdy, Ahmad Sohrabian

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether foreign direct investment (FDI) can stimulate financial development in countries with corrupt dominant élites. Financial…

Inflation and inflation uncertainty: evidence from the Caribbean region

James E. Payne

The purpose of this paper is to extend the literature on the relationship between inflation and inflation uncertainty by examining three Caribbean countries: the Bahamas…

The banking sector, economic growth and European integration

Cândida Ferreira

This paper seeks to contribute to the study of the link between financial intermediation and economic growth in the context of the European Union and particularly in the context…

Efficiency in public infrastructure provision: a theoretical note

Carsten Colombier

The purpose of this paper is to shed new light on the debate about the appropriateness of the Kaizuka rule, a Samuelson type of efficiency rule for public inputs, for the…

Note from the publisher

Vicky Williams