Using energy efficiently is crucial for economic development and sustainability. However, excessive use of fossil fuels impedes sustainable growth, the released emissions have a negative impact on environment. Still, there no consensus in literature as to side effects or even regarding determinants used assess this relationship. As such, article explores that CO2 (carbon dioxide) renewable consumption using fixed assets, human capital, research development, foreign direct investment, labor...

As an integral part of financial inclusion, adequate and correct knowledge provides individuals with tools to achieve better performance throughout their lives. Financial also contributes agents exhibiting behaviors. there is consensus in the literature regarding benefits literacy, we decided investigate importance several indicators that generally appear explain this literacy a set twenty OECD countries, considering knowledge, behavior. Using estimation through corrected heteroscedasticity,...

Every year, news about the publication of rankings and scores important international indexes are highlighted, with some most prestigious being Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), Human Development (HDI), Ease Doing Business (EDB), Environmental Performance (EPI) Entrepreneurship (GEI). A country’s progression in these indices is associated economic growth, especially since several empirical studies have found evidence to reinforce beliefs, having been built based on scientific literature...

In recent decades, the wage gap between higher- and lower-skilled workers has steadily widened around world, this is widening. There are several approaches in literature to understand causes of steady increase, with Skill-Biased Technological Change (SBTC) being most used results more consistent. This paper aims deepen understanding among Organisation for Economic Cooperation Development (OECD) countries, using cluster analysis then modeling through simultaneous equations period 2007 2020....

By considering a panel dataset between 1995 and 2019 including several countries in South America methodologically using the fixed effect GMM methods first differences, authors sought to empirically determine relationship traditional energy consumption, renewable economic growth. The results show that two main variables studied (fossil consumption consumption) are statistically significant contribute growth per capita all nine American studied. Furthermore, it should be noted this...

Two reasons are mainly brought to explain the recent increase in intra-country wage inequality favour of high-skilled labour: Skill-Biased Technological Change (SBTC) and International Trade Liberalisation (IT). Since few empirical studies have attempted assess both interpretations across a comprehensive sample countries, we analysed impact added some new variables within unified framework 30 OECD between 2001 2015. Using panel data, results show that explanations crucial. However,...

Of the various approaches that, over last few decades, have sought explanations for constant increase in wage gap between more and less skilled workers, Skill-Biased Technological Change (SBTC) approach has been most used one that led to consistent results. The objective of this study is assess whether possible mobility different types considering their experience professional training, way, replacing workers terms education widens or reduces qualifications. For purpose, we resorted modeling...

The debate between the skill-biased technological change (SBTC) approach and international trade (IT) explanation to obtain best for wage gap skilled unskilled workers continues. In this article, we divide Portuguese manufacturing industries into high-tech low-tech study that justifies gap, period 2007 2014. results point out SBTC is main formation labour force with tertiary education (skilled) secondary primary (unskilled).

Considering the growing importance of sustainable investments worldwide, we explore volatility transmission effects between EURO STOXX Sustainability Index and stock market indexes its stocks. Using daily index return data, during 2000–2022, covering COVID-19 pandemic, Multivariate Generalized Auto-Regressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (MGARCH) models are used to if indices felt pandemic implied any evolution in already volatilities existing these indices’ over sustainability index....

The explanation of the recent increase in intra-country wage inequality favour skilled labour has been dominated by two explanations: skill-biased technological change and international trade liberalization. Few empirical studies have tried to assess both explanations across a comprehensive sample sectors for individual countries. Thus, we analyse impact add some new variables within unified framework that isolates 18 Portuguese economy period 2007–2017. In particular, results show exports,...

This research aims to analyse the financial performance of companies using one most used profitability indicators, return on investment (ROI), which measures company’s in terms profit generated over time. To this end, several different methods are calculate ROI indicator, considering calculation by authors years. The use formulas has been identified literature, leading conclusions. Based a sample 2805 Portuguese companies, it examines how indicators react variables analysed, nine econometric...

The Nordic countries are practically always well positioned in the main international economic, social and sustainability indices recommending scientific literature that variables these intend to measure translate into sustainable economic growth, with this unprecedented empirical study we verify through ARDL methodology for space temporal 2004 -2018 if maintenance of high scores indexes translates effective growth. has advantage giving us short- long-term coefficients. Using four indices,...

The Nordic countries are well positioned in the main international economic, social, and sustainability indices, scientific literature that supports these indices argues a rise rankings promotes economic growth. With this unprecedented empirical study, we intended to assess whether, case of countries, long term maintenance high positions translates into sustainable period considered was between 2004 2008, used ARDL methodology time series. has advantage providing us with short coefficients....