The relationships between R&D investment, export performance, and GDP growth in emerging economies
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The gap
Future studies can examine the relationships between R&D investment, export performance, and GDP growth in emerging economies. Future studies can use more advanced methodologies to capture the complexities of the relationships. Future studies can explore the role of other factors, such as institutional frameworks and policy environments, in shaping the relationships.
Evidence profile
Sourced from the abstract and future-work section of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2019 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 38 times in total.
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Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Financial market development in host and source countries and their effects on bilateral foreign direct investment (2019) · World Economy · cited 38× · doi
Abstract We study an underexplored research question, namely whether financial market development in both host and source countries has an effect on bilateral stocks of foreign direct investment (FDI) and, particularly, whether the effect of financial market development in one member of the country pair conditions the effect of financial market development in the other member.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: financial market development effect whether member abstract underexplored question namely host source countries bilateral stocks - R&D Investment and Export Performance as Drivers of Sustainable GDP Growth: Evidence from Developed Economies (2026) · International Journal of Business and Social Dynamics · doi
Future studies can examine the relationships between R&D investment, export performance, and GDP growth in emerging economies. Future studies can use more advanced methodologies to capture the complexities of the relationships. Future studies can explore the role of other factors, such as institutional frameworks and policy environments, in shaping the relationships.
generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5Keywords: future studies examine relationships between investment export performance - Financial Development, Globalization, and Economic Growth in The Next-11 Countries: Evidence from a Panel ARDL Model (2026) · Innovation Economics Frontiers · doi
Future research should examine the individual and joint effects of financial development and globalization on economic growth in other emerging and developing economies. Future research should investigate the role of institutional factors in shaping the growth implications of financial development and globalization. Future research should explore the potential of other economic variables, such as trade openness and foreign direct investment, in promoting economic growth.
generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5Keywords: future research examine individual joint effects financial development
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