abstract financial crises and currency instabilities within developing and emerging economies during the last decade had a tremendous impact on the economic performance and increased vulnerability of economies against domestic and foreign shocks. the timing of capital liberalization is one of the significant debates among other issues related to currency instability, and it would be more conven...

The G20, a grouping of the largest developed and developing economies in the world, accounts for 7 almost 86% of global Gross Domestic Product and 76% of global CO2 emissions. In recent years, the G20 global 8 summit has not only aimed to support an economic agenda, but also to coordinate actions towards a cleaner energy 9 and low-carbon future. However, in different countries driving forces fo...

The diffusion of innovations plays an important role in determining patterns of growth. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is widely thought to be an important channel for the introduction of new ideas, technologies and standards to the transition economies in Central and Eastern Europe. This paper contains a panel data analysis of the factors affecting aggregate inflows of FDI in the ten accessio...