We consider two countries with initially one firm in each country and the possibility for each firm to invest in the other country or commercialize its products, and for workers to immigrate (Common Labor Market; CLM). Interestingly, when firms…
As inter-sectoral linkages are being increasingly organized in complex networks, It has become inconceivable to study sectors’ responses to exogenous shocks without considering the nature of these invisible but real linkages Leontief (1941). However…
We use unique enterprise survey data to explore the export behavior of firms in Tunisia, a small, trade-dependent country with a complex policy environment regarding exporting. Firms may export directly or indirectly through intermediaries, and can…
Advances in information and communication technology (ICT) have reduced trade costs providing enterprises greater opportunity to access international markets. Using the World Bank's enterprise survey data covering more than 180 000 enterprises from…
This paper examines whether government spending and governance have a nonlinear relationship with economic growth. The study determines the threshold effect of the institutional quality on the relationship between public expenditure and economic…