Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is crucial for a nation’s development and is a critical driver of technological advancement, employment generation, human capital development, and increased competitiveness. This study investigates the FDI inequalities in India by comparing Kerala with the top three FDI-receiving states.
The study examines how Information and Communication Technology (ICT) diffusion influences agricultural value-added in 37 Sub-Saharan African countries from 2012 to 2022. It aims to identify which ICT components – internet use, broadband, mobile, and fixed telephone subscriptions – most effectively drive agricultural transformation and productivity.
This study examines how the strategic competition between the United States and China contributes to geoeconomic fragmentation in Southeast Asia. It also generates divergence in ASEAN member states external economic alignments, with effects on ASEAN-centered regional integration frameworks such as the RCEP.
This research explores how renewable energy consumption (LREC), economic growth (LGDP), industrialization (LIND), foreign direct investment (LFDI), and population growth (LPOP) influence carbon dioxide emissions (LCO2) in South Asia.
This article analyses trends in the risk of poverty rate in NUTS2 regions across 24 European countries over 2019-2024, investigating the relative influence of national conditions versus regional factors. It further explores whether a convergence process in poverty levels has occurred despite multiple crises during this period. Notably, Europe experienced substantial socio-economic shocks, including COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which contributed to heightened inflation and an energy crisis.
