development-economics

_Journal of Economics and Technology_ 2:26-51. 2026Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have become important enablers of digital transformation by supporting business process integration, information management, and operational efficiency. This study examines the impact of ERP implementation on digital transformation and business process performance in retail SMEs in Albania. A quantitativ…

This paper investigates the relationship between internet penetration and economic growth in Albania compared to the European Union (EU) over the period 2005–2024. The digital economy has emerged as a key driver of productivity and competitiveness worldwide, with internet access being a critical enabler of innovation, business development, and human capital formation. While the EU has experienced…

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1057/s41599-026-08673-z A dynamic perspective on deindustrialization and growth: mechanisms and heterogeneous impacts in China

Air transport in Africa could be a powerful multiplier of growth, underpin regional trade, and fuel skilled job creation. What's holding the continent's air travel sector back? The post Opening Africa’s skies to trade, growth, and jobs appeared first on Atlantic Council .

Optimizing things in the USSR 11 May 2016 As a data scientist, a big part of my job involves picking metrics to optimize and thinking about how to do things as efficiently as possible. With these types of questions on my mind, I recently discovered a totally fascinating book about about economic problems in the USSR and the team of data-driven economists and computer scientists who wanted to solv…

The economist tells Dialogue Earth why top-down economic models fall short and how common-good economies can empower communities The post Mariana Mazzucato: ‘We need a green transition people can imagine as part of a good life’ appeared first on Dialogue Earth .

Ignore the gloom around prospects for emerging markets. There are diamonds in the rough.

To achieve sustainable growth under the constraint that consumption is independent from the use of natural resources, we must move along the path of qualitative growth.

At low to middle incomes, energy use is strongly correlated with how much money we have. As people get richer they tend to use more energy. They install lighting in their homes; get a washing machine; air conditioning or heating; maybe even a car. But many countries have shown that at higher levels of income energy use is not increasing further. A number of rich countries have managed to decouple…

The Trump administration has terminated hundreds of federal grants that support engineering, biology, geology, computer science, STEM education and much more.

The Marsden Fund was set up to support pure research. Diverting half of it to fund applied research undermines New Zealand’s potential to generate ideas that underpin commercial success.

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1057/s41599-026-08295-5 Digital transformation, governance, and economic growth: a dynamic panel and quantile regression analysis

Ahead of the 2026 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings, Indonesia has a chance to showcase its growing economic clout. The challenge is turning its natural resources, young population, and strategic position into lasting productivity gains. The post Indonesia has all that it takes to move up the value chain appeared first on Atlantic Council .

Published on August 13, 2026 5:49 PM GMT This post was crossposted from ChatGDP by the Forum team, with the author's permission. The author welcomes discussion and plans to respond to comments when they can. An interactive version of this post — with live widgets instead of static images — is on the Coefficient Giving website , along with the full calculator and the technical note . "Is there som…

Scientific Reports, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1057/s41599-026-08691-x Service trade liberalization and manufacturing value chain upgrading: a quasi-natural experiment from China

The production, trade, and consumption of meat products and their movement around the planet were essential to the development of global markets during the first wave of globalization. This article analyzes the main changes in the ownership structure and profile of the beef industry in South America from the late nineteenth century until 1930 and how this process was reflected in certain macroeco…

In their launch editorial, the authors of the New Economies for Ending Poverty (NEEP) roadmap called for “changing the rules of the global economy.” They were promoting a policy playbook for the ‘degrowth’ movement, which has the stated goal of reducing economic production to redistribute wealth and reduce resource consumption. An Effort News investigation identified the source of NEEP’s income: …

Susmitha M, Bharata Mata School of Legal Studies, Aluva ABSTRACT After liberalisation (1991), foreign investment has been the key driver of the country's growth and industrialisation, and of its economic integration with the rest of the world. Foreign investment has been an important contributor to the capital formation, technology transfer, job creation and development of infrastructure in India…