... a dynamic system-GMM framework to address endogeneity and persistence in inequality, (2) employing Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)-adjusted trade openness measures alongside dual inequality indices and (3) providing SSA-specific evidence linking export structure (commodity dependence) to inequality outcomes...

...Neha Jain; Geetilaxmi Mohapatra Purpose The present study examines the different elements that impact trade openness, recognizing the drivers that encourage countries to become more integrated into the world economy and the inhibitors that erect obstacles and reservations. Design/methodology...

...Manoj Kumar Sinha; Shalini Rawal; Vishal Anand Purpose The study examines the long-term and short-term relationships among economic growth, exports, imports, exchange rate and trade openness (TOPN) in the Indian economy for the period from Q1:2011–12 to Q4:2023–24. Design/methodology/approach...

... include re-estimations with robust standard errors and Driscoll–Kraay standard errors to correct for cross-sectional dependence and further strengthen the validity of the results. Findings The results reveal that industrial value added, trade openness and investment growth significantly and positively...

...Paul Adjei Kwakwa Purpose One of Ghana’s economic challenges is low tax revenue despite the need for growing government expenditure. To unearth the drivers of tax mobilization, this study assesses the effect of carbon dioxide emissions, electricity crises, trade openness and mobile technology...

...Shahida Suleman; Hassanudin Mohd Thas Thaker; Mohamed Ariff; Calvin W.H. Cheong Purpose The purpose of this research is to systematically scrutinize the influence of macroeconomic determinants on trade openness, through the lens of various trade theories, with a particular focus on the economies...

...Gildas Dohba Dinga; Dobdinga Cletus Fonchamnyo; Nkoa Bruno Emmanuel Ongo; Festus Victor Bekun Purpose The study examined the impact of financial development, foreign direct investment, market size and trade openness on domestic investment for 119 countries divided into four panels that are low...

... 25 07 2022 23 08 2022 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Foreign trade Trade openness RCEP Carbon emissions Economic growth Economic growth and its impact on carbon emissions have become a major concern...

.... The authors check for the robustness of the results. Findings The authors find that all the variables are cointegrated. That is, there is a long-run equilibrium relationship between the variables. Moreover, trade openness, financial depth, gross capital formation, and foreign direct investment are all...