European Journal of Comparative Economics

2004 - 2026

Current editor(s): Matteo Migheli, Giovanni Ramello, Koji Domon, Peter Grajzl, David M. Kemme, Alessandro Melcarne, Marcello Signorelli and Richard Watt

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Volume 23, issue 1, 2026

Improving women’s access to higher education in sub-Saharan Africa: the role of foreign direct investment pp. 3 - 40

Hervé Kato-Kale Kapume, Amadou Bobbo, Idrissa Ouedraogo

Economic complexity index and the environmental performance in central and eastern European countries pp. 41 - 75

Kivanç Halil Ariç, Ahmed R.M. Alsayed, Dilek Sahin Çevik, Sek Siok Kun, Najibul Kashem

Terrorism hinders firms' access to credit pp. 77 - 113

Cherif Abdramane Désiré Avom

Effects of global value chains on economic growth: Are regional trade agreement, financial development, and mobile cellular the mediating channels in ECOWAS? pp. 115 - 156

Essotanam Mamba

Volume 22, issue 2, 2025

Rethinking comparative economics pp. 177 - 190

Giovanni Ramello

Comparative economics in a changing world and the role of Europe pp. 191 - 216

Marcello Signorelli Enrico Marelli

Public-sector organizations and the dynamics of public cash: evidence from data on public transactions pp. 217 - 242

Barbara Mörec Peter Grajzl

Homo Economicus is also a social animal; ergo, he can be taxed (all but costlessly) pp. 243 - 263

Michael Keren

Reciprocal privacy invasion and taxation of online map services pp. 265 - 286

Koji Domon, Michael Y. Yuan, Zhengyi Zhang

Edmond Malinvaud and the theory of decentralised planning pp. 287 - 318

Wladimir Andreff

Volume 22, issue 1, 2025

Collapse and convergence: the economic impact of EU membership and institutional improvements in post-Soviet countries pp. 3 - 43

Scott Auriat

Religiosity and firms’ credit access: empirical evidence from 16 developing countries pp. 45 - 76

Frédéric Lobez, Jean Christophe Statnik, Thi Le Giang Vu, Thu Trang Phan

Sport and happiness: an evidence from football pp. 77 - 127

Dieudonné Mignamissi, Eric Xaverie Possi Tebeng, Aristophane Djeufack Dongmo, Laquintine Mama Nji Mboumbouo

How the post-COVID-19 US economy lost and then regained momentum against the Eurozone economy pp. 129 - 174

Alexandra Rostan Pierre Rostan

Volume 21, issue 2, 2024

The boulevard of broken dreams? Long-run effects of labor-managed socialism pp. 167 - 210

Rok Spruk, Mitja Kovac, Nuno Garoupa

Inter- and intragenerational differences in corrupt behavior: the development of morals after German reunification pp. 211 - 264

Thorsten Auer, Timo Berg, Christin Hoffmann

Navigating the nexus of COVID-19 vaccination strategies: insights beyond the needle pp. 265 - 284

Fayrouz Fliou

Does empowerment through corruption reduce gender inequalities? The case of women in sub-Saharan Africa pp. 285 - 321

F. Martiale Petga J. F. Landry Ngono

Volume 21, issue 1, 2024

Improving the measurement of economic freedom by replacing government size with government effectiveness pp. 3 - 33

Thomas R. Scholz

The dark side of landlockedness: Examining the determinants of foreign direct investment flows in transition economies pp. 35 - 63

Ikboljon Kasimov, Hayot Berk Saydaliev, Lu Wencong

The impact of populism on central bank communication: Analyzing theoretical developments and the case of Hungary pp. 65 - 95

Maxence Follot

Constitutional Constraints on Public Debt in the Ecological Transition Era pp. 97 - 121

Michele Lemme

Empirical verification of the link between the digital divide and women's economic participation in Africa pp. 123 - 164

Prince Piva Asaloko Itchoko M.M. Mwa Ndjokou

Volume 20, issue 2, 2023

Political fragmentation, fiscal policy and economic growth in Indian States pp. 161 - 191

Thushyanthan Baskaran Yogesh Uppal

There is still life in factor proportions model: an evidence from the selected OECD countries pp. 193 - 221

Berislav Žmuk Hrvoje Jošic

Effects of the domestic and ECB interest rates on Türkiye's stock market: Empirical evidence from a newly developed combined co-integration and causality analysis pp. 223 - 238

Ahmed Samour, Aliya Zhakanova Isiksal, Turgut Türsoy

Health consequences of the war in Eastern Ukraine: comparing 2015-16 to 2012-13 pp. 239 - 263

Pavlo Iavorskyi Maksym Obrizan

The European fiscal framework: Counterfactual Analysis to its compliance in the hypothetical scenario without the Covid-19 pandemic pp. 265 - 298

António Portugal Duarte

Volume 20, issue 1, 2023

On the relationship between income and control of corruption in the Eurozone pp. 3 - 37

Laura López-Gómez

Indebtedness and growth in the EMU before the Covid-19 pandemic shock pp. 39 - 70

Patrizio Morganti

Remittance patterns in Eastern Europe and the World pp. 71 - 96

Martin Piotrowski Elliott Parker

On recessive and expansionary impact of financial development: empirical evidence pp. 97 - 130

Oasis Kodila-Tedika Christian-Lambert Nguena

A snapshot of the EU’s capitalist diversity between the two recent major economic crises pp. 131 - 158

Zoltán Nadobán

Volume 19, issue 2, 2022

Short-term exit from pandemic restrictions: did European countries' speed converge? pp. 145 - 159

Giorgio Brosio, Riccardo Pelosi, Roberto Zanola

World vs virus: the global economic impact of COVID-19 pp. 161 - 193

Khrystyna Shparyk Aleksandra Kordonska

On a comparative analysis of the impact of democracy on regulatory reform pp. 195 - 225

Christian Nguena

Structural change and labour productivity trend in the non-agricultural sector: a study of Asia pp. 227 - 249

Amrita Roy

Information for banking efficiency in Africa: evidence from income levels and legal origins pp. 251 - 274

Nicholas Odhiambo

Volume 19, issue 1, 2022

Unemployment and inflation in the European Monetary Union: A new approach? pp. 3 - 29

Nicola Acocella

Unilateral currency union with a high-income area: the case of Montenegro pp. 31 - 61

Arslan Razmi

Revisiting the quantity theory of money in Euro Area: the case of Greece pp. 63 - 77

Serdar Ongan, Ismet Gocer, Ayse Ongan

Asymmetry effects of government expenditure on education and impacts on economic growth pp. 79 - 101

David Krizek, Kamila Vesela, Lucie Severova, Roman Svoboda

Separating innovation short-run and long-run technical efficiencies: Evidence from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) pp. 103 - 141

Dorgyles C.M. Kouakou

Volume 18, issue 2, 2021

Informal employment in the Kabylia region (Algeria): labour force segmentation, mobility and earnings pp. 139-172

Philippe Adair

Regional convergence and trade liberalization under weak state capacity: evidence from Mexico pp. 173-216

Rok Spruk

Taxation, foreign aid and political governance in Africa pp. 217-249

Nicholas Odhiambo

The asymmetric impact of real exchange rate on tourism demand pp. 251-266

Yeliz Yalcin, Cengiz Arikan, Nezir Kose

Does insurance market impact the economic growth? Evidence from Albania pp. 267-289

Evis Kumi Gentiana Sharku

Volume 18, issue 1, 2021

Scottish home prices: compatible with Euro membership? pp. 3-22

William Miles

The impact of regulations and institutions on competitiveness and productivity: the case of Greece pp. 23-47

Daphne Nicolitsas

Services diversification and economic growth pp. 49-86

Sèna Kimm Gnangnon

The financial costs of terrorism: evidence from Germany pp. 87-104

Refk Selmi Jamal Bouoiyour

The technology balance of payments and international competitiveness: a panel data analysis of southern European countries, 2000-2017 pp. 105-136

Aurora A.C. Teixeira Diana Barros