... trade, reframing it not as a seasonal adjustment but as a meaningful macroeconomic event. It aims to quantify the effects of CNY-related production pauses in China on African trade performance across regions and economic groupings. Design/methodology/approach Using a high-frequency panel data set...

... countries under study. The baseline regression models for sectoral growth are presented by the following expressions 1-3: Developing countries Panel data Trade openness Sectoral growth Trade openness and its impact on economic growth is debated and researched in the literature extensively...

...Farkhondeh Jabalameli; Ehsan Rasoulinezhad Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze and compare the similarities in the foreign trade patterns of China and the other BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) members. Design/methodology/approach Three panel data estimations...

... This paper empirically investigates the employment effects of Chinese direct investments using a panel data approach over the period 2007-2012. Findings The results suggested that for Africa as a whole, represented in 38 countries, Chinese direct investments had a significant positive effect...

... 2015 Economic growth Panel data Trade openness Education Fixed effects While economies are striving hard to achieve high economic growth, it becomes more important to answer the question what actually determines their economic growth. Trade openness has recently been considered...

... Determinants Africa Empirical Panel data Outward FDI F23 O16 R11 F63 Not only has the volume of FDI flows increased, but the demographic and direction of FDI has also changed with developing countries now accounting for 54 per cent (778 billion USD) of FDI flows. Nevertheless, overall figures...