Is Global Competitiveness Speeding Up the Growth in the EU? A Panel Data Analyis

1. Acemoglu, D., Johnson, S., & Robinson, J. (2002). Reversal of fortune: Geography and institutions in the making of the modern world distribution of income. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 117(4), pp.1231-1294.10.1162/003355302320935025Search in Google Scholar

2. Alesina, A., Spolaore, E., & Enrico, R. (2005). Trade, growth and the size of countries. In P. Aghion & S. Durlauf (Eds.), Handbook of economic growth (1st ed., pp. 1499-1542). Amsterdam: Elsevier.Search in Google Scholar

3. Arestis, Ph., Panicos, D., Luintel, K.b.(2001). Financial Development and Economic Growth: the Role of Stock Markets. Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Vol.33, No.1, pp.16-41.10.2307/2673870Search in Google Scholar

4. Baldwin, R. (2003). Openness and growth: What’s the empirical relationship. NBER Working Paper No. 9578. Cambridge, NY: National Bureau of Economic Research.Search in Google Scholar

5. Barker T., Köhler J. (1998). Environmental Policy and Competitiveness. Environmental Policy Research Briefs 6, pp.1-12.Search in Google Scholar

6. Barro, R. J. (1991).Human Capital and Growth.American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings 91 (2), pp. 12-17.Search in Google Scholar

7. Barro, R.J., Lee,J.-W.(2000).International Data on Educational Attainment: Updates and Implications. Center for International Development at Harvard University,Working Paper 42.10.3386/w7911Search in Google Scholar

8. Bassanini, A., Scarpeta, S.(2002).Does human capital matter for growth in OECD countries? A pooled mean-group approach.Economics Letters.74, pp.399-405.10.1016/S0165-1765(01)00569-9Search in Google Scholar

9. Bils, M. and Klenow, P.(2000).Does Schooling cause Growth ?. American Economic Review, Vol.90, No 5, pp.1160-1180.10.1257/aer.90.5.1160Search in Google Scholar

10. Bobba F., Langer W., Pous J.W. (1971). Bericht über die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Europäischen Gemeinschaft, Brussels.Search in Google Scholar

11. Boltho, A. (1996). The assessment: International competitiveness. Oxford Review of EconomicPolicy, 12(3), pp.1-16.10.1093/oxrep/12.3.1Search in Google Scholar

12. Buckley P.J., Pass C.L., Prescott K. (1988). Measures of International Competitiveness: A Critical Survey. Journal of Marketing Management 4(2), 175-200.10.1080/0267257X.1988.9964068Search in Google Scholar

13. Calderon, C., & Serven, L. (2004). The effects of infrastructure development on growth and income distribution. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3400, Washington, DC: World Bank.10.1596/1813-9450-3400Search in Google Scholar

14. Canning, D., & Pedroni, P. (1999). Infrastructure and long run economic growth. http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi¼10.1.1.489.6497&rep¼rep1&type¼pdf (Accessed June10, 2018)Search in Google Scholar

15. Chao-Hung W., Li-Chang H.(2010). The Influence of Dynamic Capability on Performance in the High Technology Industry: The Moderating Roles of Governance and Competitive Posture.African Journal of Business Management 4(5), 562-577.Search in Google Scholar

16. Clark, T.S. and Linzer, D.A.(2012)Should I use fixed or random effects?. http://polmeth.wustl.edu/files/polmeth/clarklinzerrefemar2012.pdf> Accessed 27 February 2018.Search in Google Scholar

17. Cohen, D., Soto, M.(2001). Growth and human capital: Data good results. Technical Paper No 57, OECD.Search in Google Scholar

18. de la Fuente, A., Doménech, R., 2000.Human Capital in Growth Regressions: How Much Difference Does Data Quality Make?. OECD Economics Department Working Papers, No. 262, 2 pp. 2-68.Search in Google Scholar

19. Delgado, M., Ketels, Ch., Porter, M.E., Stern, S. (2012). The determinants of national competitiveness.NBER Working Paper Series, Working Paper 18249, National Bureau of Economic Research. http://www.nber.org/papers/w18249.10.3386/w18249Search in Google Scholar

20. Dobrinsky, R., & Havlik, P. (2014). Economic convergence and structural change: The role of transition and EU accession. Vienna: The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies.Search in Google Scholar

21. European Commission (EC) (2010). Europe 2020: A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Brussels: EC.Search in Google Scholar

22. EIB (European Investment Bank) (2016). Restoring EU Competitiveness: 2016 Updated Version. Luxembourg: European Investment Bank. Available at http://www.eib.org/attachments/efs/restoring_eu_competitiveness_en.pdf.Search in Google Scholar

23. Furman, J., Porter, M., & Stern, S. (2002). The x. Research Policy, 31(6), pp.899-933.10.1016/S0048-7333(01)00152-4Search in Google Scholar

24. Goodfriend, M. (2007). How the world achieved consensus on monetary policy. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 21(4), pp.47-68.10.1257/jep.21.4.47Search in Google Scholar

25. Grossman, G. M., & Helpman, E. (1991). Quality ladders in the theory of growth. The Review of Economic Studies, 58(1), pp.43-61.10.2307/2298044Search in Google Scholar

26. Hadri, K.(2000).Testing for stationarity in heterogenous panel data. Econometrics Journal 3, pp.148-161.10.1111/1368-423X.00043Search in Google Scholar

27. Hassan, M.K., Sanchez, B., Yu, J-S.,(2011).Financial development and economic growth: New evidence from panel data. The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Vol.51, Issue 1, pp.88-104.10.1016/j.qref.2010.09.001Search in Google Scholar

28. Hsiao, Cheng (2002) Analysis of Panel Data, New York: Cambridge University PressSearch in Google Scholar

29. Johansson, A., Heady, C., Arnold, J., Brys, B., & Vartia, L. (2008). Tax and economic growth. Economics Department Working Paper No. 620, Paris: OECD.Search in Google Scholar

30. Khan, O.(2001).Financial development and economic growth. Macroeconomic Dynamics, Vol 5 Issue 3, pp.413-433.10.1017/S1365100500020046Search in Google Scholar

31. Korez-Vide, R., &Tominc, P. (2016). Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Economic growth. In: Trapczynsky, P. et al. (eds.).Competitiveness of CEE Economies and Businessess. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.Search in Google Scholar

32. Krueger, A. B., Lindahl, M. (2001).Education for Growth: Why and For Whom?.Journal of Economic Literature 39 (4), pp. 1101-1136.10.1257/jel.39.4.1101Search in Google Scholar

33. Krugman P. (1990). The Age of Diminished Expectations. The MIT Press, Cambridge.Search in Google Scholar

34. Krugman P. (1994). Competitiveness: A Dangerous Obsession. Foreign Affairs 73(2), 28-44.10.2307/20045917Search in Google Scholar

35. Krugman, P., Obstfeld M. (2000). International Economics Theory and Policy. 5th ed. New York: Addison-Wesley.Search in Google Scholar

36. Mankiw, N. G., Romer, D., &Weil, D. (1992). A Contribution on the empirics of economic growth. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 106, pp.407-437.10.2307/2118477Search in Google Scholar

37. Miller, T., Kim, A., & Holmes, K. R. (2014). 2014 Index of economic freedom. Washington, DC:The Heritage Foundation.Search in Google Scholar

38. North, D. C. (1989). Institutions and economic growth: An historical introduction. World Development,17(9), pp.1319-1332.10.1016/0305-750X(89)90075-2Search in Google Scholar

39. Panicos, D., Hussein, K. (1996). Does financial development cause economic growth ? Time series evidence from 16 countries.Journal of Development Economics, Vol.51 Issue 2, pp.387-411.Search in Google Scholar

40. Porter M.E.(1990). The Competitive Advantage of Nations. The Free Press, New York.10.1007/978-1-349-11336-1Search in Google Scholar

41. Porter M., Ketels C., Delgado M.(2008). The Microeconomic Foundations of Prosperity: Findings from the Business Competitiveness Index. In: WEF, The Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008 WEF, Geneva.Search in Google Scholar

42. Reinhart, C. M., & Rogoff, K. S. (2010). Growth in a time of debt. American Economic Review: Paper and Proceedings, 100, pp.573-578.10.1257/aer.100.2.573Search in Google Scholar

43. Romer, P. (1990). Endogenous technological change. Journal of Political Economy, 98, pp.S71-S102.10.1086/261725Search in Google Scholar

44. Simionescu, M. (2018).What drives economic growth in some CEE countries?. Studia Universitatis "Vasile Goldiș" Arad Economic Series, Vol.28 Issue 1, pp.46-56.10.2478/sues-2018-0004Search in Google Scholar

45. Tyson D’Andrea L.(1992). Who’s Bashing Whom: Trade Conflict in High Technology Industries.Institute for International Economics, Washington, D.C.Search in Google Scholar

46. Yanikkaya, H. (2003). Trade opennes and economic growth: a cross-country empirical investigation. Journal of Development Economics, Vol.72, Issue 1, pp.57-89.Search in Google Scholar

47. World Economic Forum (2009). The global competitiveness report 2008-2009. Geneva: World Economic Forum.Search in Google Scholar

48. World Economic Forum (2010). The global competitiveness report 2009-2010. Geneva: World Economic Forum.Search in Google Scholar

49. World Economic Forum (2011). The global competitiveness report 2010-2011. Geneva: World Economic Forum.Search in Google Scholar

50. World Economic Forum (2012). The global competitiveness report 2011-2012. Geneva: World Economic Forum.Search in Google Scholar

51. World Economic Forum (2013). The global competitiveness report 2012-2013. Geneva: World Economic Forum.Search in Google Scholar

52. World Economic Forum (2014). The global competitiveness report 2013-2014. Geneva: World Economic Forum.Search in Google Scholar

53. World Economic Forum (2015). The global competitiveness report 2014-2015. Geneva: World Economic Forum.Search in Google Scholar

54. World Economic Forum (2016). The global competitiveness report 2015-2016. Geneva: World Economic Forum.Search in Google Scholar

55. World Economic Forum (2017). The global competitiveness report 2016-2017. Geneva: World Economic Forum.Search in Google Scholar

56. World Economic Forum (2018). The global competitiveness report 2017-2018. Geneva: World Economic Forum.Search in Google Scholar

57. https://data.worldbank.org/products/wdi.Search in Google Scholar