...Maurício Vitorino Saraiva; Adelar Fochezatto Purpose There are many studies that analyze the importance of education and human capital on regional economic growth. However, few are concerned with assessing the quality of human capital. This work aims to evaluate the importance of the quantity...

...%, respectively. For their part, Cordella, Ricci, and Ruiz-Arranz (2005) noted a negative marginal relationship between intermediate levels of stock debt and product growth in heavily indebted poor countries (HIPCs). However, the authors found threshold effects between stock debt and economic growth...

...Maria Pia Paganelli Purpose Is there a secret recipe for economic growth? Design/methodology/approach No, there is no recipe, but we can extrapolate some pieces of advice from Adam Smith. Findings An economy can leave behind its “dull” stagnant state and grow when its markets expand, when...

...Ana Carolina Borges Marques Ribeiro; Silvio Hong Tiing Tai Purpose This study analyzes the role of migrant networks in the migration flows in relation to the educational level of the migrants and economic growth of the states of origin and destination in Brazil. Design/methodology/approach...

... on the sectoral value added and sustainable economic growth in ECOWAS. Data from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund over 2013–2019 were sourced for thirteen member countries. ECOWAS is found to have very high inflation level, interest and exchange rates. Design/methodology/approach The study...