Income, Financial Development and Environmental Pollution in ECOWAS: Evidence from Quantile Regression Approach

Financial Development And The Distribution Of Income In MENA

Financial Development, Human Capital Accumulation and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ¬リニ

Recently, much attention is given to financial-growth nexus, but largely via the physical capital accumulation channel. This study differed by examining this nexus, via the human capital accumulation channel in the ECOWAS region. It employed panel cointegration approaches as well as the FMOLS, DOLS. The results revealed that bank private credit and domestic private credit contribute significant...

Investigating the Differences in CO2 Emission in the Transport Sector Across Iranian Provinces: Evidence from a Quantile Regression Model

Improving the quality of the environment is a desired goal of any economy. In this regard, given the important role of the transportation sector in the emission of pollutants, policy makers should focus on identifying the factors affecting CO2 emissions in the transport sector. This study examines the factors affecting the differences of CO2 emissions in the transportation sector in Iranian pro...

Assortative Mating and Income Inequality in Taiwan: A Quantile Regression Approach

Sociologists are inclined to predict that increases in homogamy may increase inequality among families, but the existing literature is short on such empirical evidence. Using quantile regression, which allows us to detect if effects of income determinants may vary across different economic strata, we examine whether, how, and to what extent “like marrying like” may lead to the increased inequal...

Innovation Capability and Innovation Talents: Evidence from China Based on a Quantile Regression Approach

Innovation talents, as a most active and important resource in innovation activities, are receiving increasing attention in the enhancement of innovation capability. It seems that areas with strong innovation capability are more attractive to innovation talents. To explore the impact of innovation capability—measured by innovation environment input efficiency—on the distribution of innovation t...