The healthcare systems of OECD nations are very diverse and complex. With the COVID-19 pandemic testing these systems to a breaking point not seen in generations, some nations performed better than others in handling the ...

Upon review of the empirical energy and renewable energy-economic growth nexus literature, it has been observed that these studies focus on the consumption of electricity generated by all renewables in aggregate at the ...

This paper analyzes the relationship between the federal funds rate set by the Federal Reserve and the debt financing structure of startup firms. By looking at this hypothesis through the lens of monetary policy transmission ...

The COVID-19 Pandemic and trade conflict between China and the U.S. have significantly affected the international trade relations and foreign affairs environment, as well as putting substantial direct stress on the supply ...

The huge state-owned economy is a well-known feature of the Chinese economy. While the China Communist party views state-owned enterprises (SOEs) as an essential part of the Chinese economy, many observers are skeptical ...

Limiting central government debt is a crucial objective of numerous governments around the world and it is often looked to as a way to both increase the financial health of the country and prevent significant economic ...

The United States has been in the midst of an opioid epidemic for over two decades. With nearly 50,000 Americans dying each year as a result of opioid overdoses and an estimated annual economic toll of over $500 billion, ...

The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between crime and unemployment in Italy. I set out to do so using data on crime, unemployment, and a variety of control variables retrieved from Italy’s Istituto ...