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📈 economics

Where Innovation Leaks: An Open Data Review of Patents, Green Technology and Intellectual Property Governance in Southeast Asia against East Asian Benchmarks

This study utilizes an open-data pipeline to analyze two decades of patent and governance statistics, revealing a widening innovation gap and significant financial leakage in Southeast Asia compared to East Asian benchmarks, and proposes a tiered intervention framework to guide national R&D planning toward sustainable development.

Samiur Rahman Khan, Haseen Israq2026-08-04
📈 economics

The Impact of Road Toll Removal on Light and Heavy Truck Demand: Evidence from Multi-Project Time-Series Analysis

This study analyzes traffic data from 14 Norwegian toll projects to demonstrate that while light truck demand shows significant short-term responsiveness to toll removal, heavy truck demand remains largely insensitive to pricing changes, highlighting the critical need to differentiate between vehicle categories in transport modeling and revenue forecasting.

Øyvind Nilsen, James Odeck, Kristian Liland2026-08-04
📈 economics

Explainable Labor Market Intelligence from Online Job Postings: Multi-Frequency Skill Demand Monitoring and Forecasting

This study proposes an explainable labor market intelligence framework that analyzes over 124,000 LinkedIn job postings using multi-frequency decomposition and XGBoost forecasting to generate actionable, interpretable signals on skill demand persistence and trends for strategic workforce planning.

ahmad adi, Mona Anjali Bire, Brigita Bowaire, La Fajrin, Lod Insyur, Maria Florensia Lay, Muhamad Mubarok, Fajar Muhamma (…)2026-08-03
📈 economics

Blockchain and Digital Assets in Emerging Markets: Implications for Financial Innovation and Fintech Entrepreneurship

This study utilizes a cross-sectional survey of 114 fintech leaders and entrepreneurs across 60 emerging markets to reveal that while practitioners broadly perceive blockchain as a driver of efficiency, inclusion, and competitive advantage supported by favorable regulatory views, significant organizational, technological, and regulatory barriers remain, with leaders demonstrating notably higher familiarity and optimism than entrepreneurs.

Ian Staley2026-08-03
📈 economics

Market Structure and Export Competitiveness in the Global Mango Trade: An HHI, CMS, and RSCA Approach (2006-2024)

This study analyzes the global fresh mango market from 2006 to 2024 using HHI, CMS, and RSCA methods to reveal a highly competitive landscape where Thailand and Peru have gained competitiveness while India has declined, ultimately demonstrating that agricultural productivity, quality leadership, and market diversification are critical drivers of export success.

Abdoulaye Mahamat Soumaine, Mevlüt Gül2026-08-03
📈 economics

Urban Development Management and Islamic Financial Engineering as Predictors of Smart City Resilience: PLS-SEM Evidence from Saudi Arabia

This study utilizes PLS-SEM analysis of 116 Saudi professionals to demonstrate that while integrated urban development management is the primary driver of smart city resilience in Saudi Arabia, Islamic financial engineering also provides a significant, complementary contribution to the Kingdom's Vision 2030 urban transformation.

Muhammad Saleh KAYALI, Alyaa Afifah Abu Talib, Siti Fatimah Mohd Kassim2026-08-03
📈 economics

Gold Price Dynamics and Economic Growth in Ghana: Evidence from an ARDL Bounds Testing Approach

Using an ARDL bounds testing approach on data from 1990 to 2024, this study finds that while trade openness and foreign direct investment significantly drive Ghana's long-term economic growth, domestic credit to the private sector negatively impacts short-term GDP, suggesting a need for policies that enhance trade liberalization, attract quality FDI, and improve credit allocation efficiency.

Thomas Osei Bonsu Dankwah, SELVA D. KUMAR, Samuel Anim Kwarteng2026-08-03
📈 economics

Foreign Aid, Climate Variability, and Food Production in Somalia: Evidence from ARDL Approach

Using an ARDL approach on data from 1980 to 2022, this study finds that while foreign aid alone has a limited direct impact on Somalia's food production, its effectiveness is significantly enhanced when combined with favorable climatic conditions, highlighting the critical need for integrating climate adaptation measures into aid strategies to ensure food security.

Ali Hussein Ahmed2026-08-03
📈 economics

When Safe Havens Fail: Regime-Dependent Spillover Connectedness Among African Stock Markets, Precious Metals, and Cryptocurrencies

This study employs a combined TVP-VAR and QVAR framework to demonstrate that spillover connectedness among African stock markets, precious metals, and cryptocurrencies is highly regime-dependent, revealing that cryptocurrencies act as major shock transmitters, African equities as net receivers, and precious metals as unreliable safe havens during periods of market stress.

David Korsah2026-08-03