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Working Papers

2020

1. Corruption and assortative matching of partners in international trade
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Corruption and assortative matching of partners in international trade, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
2. Do bigger health budgets cushion pandemics?: An empirical test of COVID-19 deaths across the world
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
3. Healthcare equity and COVID-19: Assessing the relative effectiveness of egalitarian governance and healthcare system capacity on the COVID-19 pandemic
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

2019

4. How do human rights violations affect poverty and income distribution?
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
   See also Journal Article How do human rights violations affect poverty and income distribution?, International Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (2) (2020)
5. Time-Varying Casual Nexuses Between Remittances and Financial Development in Some MENA Countries
   Working Papers, Economic Research Forum

2018

6. Public Opinion and Immigration: Who Favors Employment Discrimination against Immigrants?
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (1)

2017

7. Do immigrants’ funds affect the exchange rate?
   Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, GEP
   Also in CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University (2017)
   See also Journal Article Do immigrants’ funds affect the exchange rate?, The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell (2021) (2021)

2015

8. Do transparency initiatives work? Assessing the impact of the Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) on data transparency
   CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University
9. The Effect of Female and Male Health on Economic Growth: Cross-Country Evidence within a Production Function Framework
   Working Papers in Economics, University of Waikato
   Also in Economics Working Papers, School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia (2012) View citations (4)
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2012) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article The effect of female and male health on economic growth: cross-country evidence within a production function framework, Empirical Economics, Springer (2017) View citations (4) (2017)

2014

10. Does Corruption Promote Emigration? An Empirical Examination
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Does corruption promote emigration? An empirical examination, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2016) View citations (35) (2016)
11. Maternal Mortality, Religion and the Enrolment of Girls and Boys: Is there a Link?
    Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester View citations (6)

2013

12. A knowledge economy approach in empirical growth models for the Nordic countries
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
13. Effects of Male and Female Education on Economic Growth: Some Evidence from Asia Using the Extreme Bounds Analysis
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Waikato View citations (2)
14. Forecasting fiscal variables: Only a strong growth plan can sustain the Greek austerity programs - Evidence from simultaneous and structural models
    CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University
15. How Does Corruption Affect Public Debt? An Empirical Analysis
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article How Does Corruption Affect Public Debt? An Empirical Analysis, World Development, Elsevier (2017) View citations (69) (2017)
16. New Evidence on the Remedies of the Greek Sovereign Debt Problem
    GreeSE – Hellenic Observatory Papers on Greece and Southeast Europe, Hellenic Observatory, LSE View citations (16)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2013) View citations (16)

2012

17. Globalization and Female Labor Force Participation in Developing Countries: An Empirical (Re-)Assessment
    Courant Research Centre: Poverty, Equity and Growth - Discussion Papers, Courant Research Centre PEG View citations (6)
18. The level and growth effects in empirical growth models for the Nordic countries: A knowledge economy approach
    CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University
19. What Drives FDI Policy Liberalization? An Empirical Investigation
    CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article What drives FDI policy liberalization? An empirical investigation, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (7) (2014)

2011

20. Gender inequality in education: Political institutions or culture and religion?
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (67)
    Also in Working Paper Series of the Department of Economics, University of Konstanz, Department of Economics, University of Konstanz (2010) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Gender inequality in education: Political institutions or culture and religion?, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2011) View citations (63) (2011)
21. Growth effects of education with the extreme bounds analysis: some evidence from Asia
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
22. What explains cross-country growth in South Asia? Female education and the growth effect of international openness
    Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester View citations (3)

2010

23. Determinants of the long-run growth rate in the South-Asian countries
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
24. Does the size and quality of the government explain the size and efficiency of the financial sector?
    CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University View citations (1)
25. International Business Cycles and Remittance Flows
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article International business cycles and remittance flows, The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, De Gruyter (2013) View citations (19) (2013)
26. The Role of Education in Economic Growth
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia View citations (8)

2009

27. Does Democracy Explain Gender Differentials in Education?
    CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University
28. How Useful is Growth Literature for Policies in the Developing Countries?
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia View citations (1)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2009)
    See also Journal Article How useful is growth literature for policies in the developing countries?, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2012) View citations (1) (2012)
29. The Financial Sector and Economic Growth
    Economics Working Papers, School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia View citations (11)

2008

30. Growth literature and policies for the developing countries
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
31. How useful is the Theoretical and Empirical Growth Literature for Policies in the Developing Countries?
    EERI Research Paper Series, Economics and Econometrics Research Institute (EERI), Brussels
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2008) View citations (1)

2007

32. A Re-examination of the Real Interest Parity Condition Using Threshold Cointegration
    Working Papers, University of Tasmania, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics

2005

33. Investment and Savings Cycles and Tests for Capital Market Integration
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
34. The Efficiency of Emerging Stock Markets: Empirical Evidence from the South Asian Region
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The efficiency of emerging stock markets: empirical evidence from the south asian region, Journal of Developing Areas, Tennessee State University, College of Business (2007) View citations (13) (2007)

2004

35. Do the Stock Markets of South Asia Follow a Random Walk?
    Econometric Society 2004 Australasian Meetings, Econometric Society View citations (2)
36. THE RANDOM WALK BEHAVIOUR OF STOCK PRICES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
    Econometric Society 2004 Far Eastern Meetings, Econometric Society View citations (1)

2002

37. Financial Deregulation in Sri Lanka: Implications for Capital Mobility
    Research Papers, Macquarie University, Department of Economics
38. Financial Integration: Evidence from Australia
    Research Papers, Macquarie University, Department of Economics
39. The Fisher Effect: A Review of the Literature
    Research Papers, Macquarie University, Department of Economics

Undated

40. Does Colonialism Exert a Long Term Economic Impact on Adult Literacy?
    QEH Working Papers, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Good governance in troubled times: What we know and what experts say
   Economic Modelling, 2024, 136, (C)
2. Institutions and carbon emissions: an investigation employing STIRPAT and machine learning methods
   Empirical Economics, 2024, 67, (3), 1015-1044
3. New insights on the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) for Central Asia
   Empirical Economics, 2024, 66, (5), 2335-2354
4. The role of institutions on public debt: A quantile regression approach
   International Review of Economics & Finance, 2024, 93, (PA), 912-928

2023

5. Can bigger health budgets cushion pandemics? An empirical test of COVID-19 deaths across the world
   Journal of Public Policy, 2023, 43, (1), 33-58
6. Causality between volatility and the weekly economic index during COVID-19: The predictive power of efficient markets and rational expectations
   International Review of Financial Analysis, 2023, 89, (C) View citations (1)
7. Corruption and assortative matching of partners in international trade
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2023, 77, (C) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Corruption and assortative matching of partners in international trade, WIDER Working Paper Series (2020) View citations (3) (2020)
8. US partisan conflict uncertainty and households' access to bank credit: Evidence from UK survey data
   Global Finance Journal, 2023, 56, (C)

2022

9. Why do people from wealthy countries migrate?
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2022, 73, (C)

2021

10. Do immigrants’ funds affect the exchange rate?
    The World Economy, 2021, 44, (2), 560-585
    See also Working Paper Do immigrants’ funds affect the exchange rate?, Discussion Papers (2017) (2017)
11. Editorial: New conversations in development studies
    Journal of International Development, 2021, 33, (6), 947-952 View citations (1)

2020

12. Do fiscal shocks explain bond yield in high- and low-debt economies?
    Journal of Economic Studies, 2020, 48, (2), 468-494
13. How do human rights violations affect poverty and income distribution?
    International Economics, 2020, 161, (C), 56-65 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper How do human rights violations affect poverty and income distribution?, WIDER Working Paper Series (2019) (2019)
14. Monetary policy and commodity markets: Unconventional versus conventional impact and the role of economic uncertainty
    International Review of Financial Analysis, 2020, 71, (C) View citations (19)

2019

15. Do gold prices respond to real interest rates? Evidence from the Bayesian Markov Switching VECM model
    Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 2019, 60, (C), 134-148 View citations (13)
16. Money Growth and Inflation: New Evidence from a Nonlinear and Asymmetric Analysis
    Manchester School, 2019, 87, (4), 543-577 View citations (3)

2018

17. Asymmetric real exchange rates and poverty: The role of remittances
    Emerging Markets Review, 2018, 35, (C), 111-119 View citations (4)
18. Do Energy Prices Affect U.S. Investor Sentiment?
    Journal of Behavioral Finance, 2018, 19, (2), 125-140 View citations (11)
19. Does corruption throw sand into or grease the wheels of financial sector development?
    Public Choice, 2018, 177, (1), 111-133 View citations (31)
20. Export performance of developing countries: Does landlockedness matter?
    Review of Development Economics, 2018, 22, (3), e36-e62 View citations (5)
21. Nothing to hide: Commitment to, compliance with, and impact of the special data dissemination standard
    Economics and Politics, 2018, 30, (1), 55-77 View citations (3)
22. The Behaviour of Interest Rate Spreads Prior to and After the Financial Crisis: Evidence Across OECD Countries
    Manchester School, 2018, 86, (5), 559-585 View citations (1)
23. The effect of corruption on labour market outcomes
    Economic Modelling, 2018, 74, (C), 207-218 View citations (19)

2017

24. Economic Freedom and Income Inequality: Evidence from a Panel of Global Economies— A Linear and a Non-Linear Long-Run Analysis
    Manchester School, 2017, 85, (1), 88-105 View citations (14)
25. How Does Corruption Affect Public Debt? An Empirical Analysis
    World Development, 2017, 90, (C), 115-127 View citations (69)
    See also Working Paper How Does Corruption Affect Public Debt? An Empirical Analysis, Economics working papers (2013) View citations (14) (2013)
26. The Feldstein-Horioka hypothesis revisited
    The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 2017, 17, (1), 30 View citations (5)
27. The effect of female and male health on economic growth: cross-country evidence within a production function framework
    Empirical Economics, 2017, 52, (2), 659-689 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Female and Male Health on Economic Growth: Cross-Country Evidence within a Production Function Framework, Working Papers in Economics (2015) (2015)
28. The right to be free: is media freedom good news for women's rights?
    Journal of Institutional Economics, 2017, 13, (2), 327-355 View citations (9)
29. Trade Openness and Labor Force Participation in Africa: The Role of Political Institutions
    Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2017, 56, (2), 319-350 View citations (31)
30. Transparency Pays? Evaluating the Effects of the Freedom of Information Laws on Perceived Government Corruption
    Journal of Development Studies, 2017, 53, (1), 116-137 View citations (7)

2016

31. DO INTERNATIONAL FLOWS INCREASE ENROLLMENT RATES?
    Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2016, 20, (4), 1051-1072 View citations (1)
32. Debt uncertainty and economic growth: evidence from five highly indebted Eurozone countries
    Applied Economics Letters, 2016, 23, (3), 171-174 View citations (1)
33. Do freedom of information laws improve bureaucratic efficiency? An empirical investigation
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2016, 68, (4), 968-993 View citations (11)
34. Does corruption promote emigration? An empirical examination
    Journal of Population Economics, 2016, 29, (1), 293-310 View citations (35)
    Also in Journal of Population Economics, 2016, 29, (1), 293-310 (2016) View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper Does Corruption Promote Emigration? An Empirical Examination, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (12) (2014)
35. Does female human capital formation matter for the income effect of remittances? Evidence from developing countries
    Oxford Development Studies, 2016, 44, (4), 458-478 View citations (23)
36. OLD WINE IN A NEW BOTTLE: TRADE OPENNESS AND FDI FLOWS—ARE THE EMERGING ECONOMIES CONVERGING?
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2016, 34, (2), 336-351 View citations (1)

2015

37. Asymmetric interest rate pass-through in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia: New evidence from selected individual banks
    Journal of Macroeconomics, 2015, 45, (C), 155-172 View citations (21)
38. Effects of male and female education on economic growth: Some evidence from Asia
    Journal of Asian Economics, 2015, 36, (C), 97-109 View citations (8)
39. Financial flows and per capita income in developing countries
    International Review of Economics & Finance, 2015, 35, (C), 304-314 View citations (10)
40. The dynamics of Greek public debt - evidence from simultaneous and structural VAR models
    Applied Economics, 2015, 47, (10), 967-980 View citations (1)

2014

41. Convergence in sovereign debt ratios across heavily indebted EU countries: evidence from club convergence
    Applied Economics Letters, 2014, 21, (11), 786-788 View citations (12)
42. Do Low-Skilled Migrants Contribute More to Home Country Income? Evidence from South Asia
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2014, 14, (3), 1185-1212 View citations (3)
43. Does a gender disparity exist in academic rank? Evidence from an Australian university
    Applied Economics, 2014, 46, (20), 2441-2451
44. Ethnic or Political Fractionalisation? A District Level Analysis of the Provision of Public Goods in Sri Lanka
    Growth and Change, 2014, 45, (4), 640-666 View citations (1)
45. Gender‐specific Human Capital, Openness and Growth: Exploring the Linkages for South Asia
    Review of Development Economics, 2014, 18, (1), 107-122 View citations (21)
46. Tax revenues convergence across ASEAN, Pacific and Oceania countries: Evidence from club convergence
    Journal of Multinational Financial Management, 2014, 27, (C), 11-21 View citations (4)
47. What drives FDI policy liberalization? An empirical investigation
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2014, 49, (C), 179-189 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper What Drives FDI Policy Liberalization? An Empirical Investigation, CAMA Working Papers (2012) View citations (3) (2012)
48. Who Remits? An Examination of Emigration by Education Level and Gender
    The World Economy, 2014, 37, (10), 1441-1453 View citations (7)

2013

49. Do countries belonging to the same region suggest the same growth enhancing variables? Evidence from selected South Asian countries
    Economic Modelling, 2013, 33, (C), 772-779 View citations (3)
50. Does health capital have differential effects on economic growth?
    Applied Economics Letters, 2013, 20, (3), 244-249 View citations (13)
51. Estimating and forecasting residential electricity demand in Iran
    Economic Modelling, 2013, 35, (C), 546-558 View citations (32)
52. International business cycles and remittance flows
    The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 2013, 13, (1), 515-547 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper International Business Cycles and Remittance Flows, MPRA Paper (2010) View citations (4) (2010)

2012

53. Financial development, political rights, civil liberties and economic growth: Evidence from South Asia
    Economic Modelling, 2012, 29, (3), 974-981 View citations (41)
54. How useful is growth literature for policies in the developing countries?
    Applied Economics, 2012, 44, (6), 671-681 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper How Useful is Growth Literature for Policies in the Developing Countries?, Economics Working Papers (2009) View citations (1) (2009)
55. Migrant remittances, financial sector development and the government ownership of banks: Evidence from a group of non-OECD economies
    Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 2012, 22, (4), 936-957 View citations (33)
56. Suffrage, Democracy and Gender Equality in Education
    Oxford Development Studies, 2012, 40, (1), 21-47 View citations (4)
57. The Impact of Migrant Remittances on Economic Growth: Evidence from South Asia
    Review of International Economics, 2012, 20, (5), 985-998 View citations (42)

2011

58. Gender inequality in education: Political institutions or culture and religion?
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2011, 27, (2), 268-280 View citations (63)
    See also Working Paper Gender inequality in education: Political institutions or culture and religion?, Munich Reprints in Economics (2011) View citations (67) (2011)
59. The role of the government in financial sector development
    Economic Modelling, 2011, 28, (3), 928-938 View citations (27)

2010

60. Do stock markets lead to economic growth?
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 2010, 32, (4), 448-460 View citations (59)

2009

61. Government Expenditure, Governance and Economic Growth
    Comparative Economic Studies, 2009, 51, (3), 401-418 View citations (62)
62. Is the adjustment to real interest rate parity asymmetric?
    Empirica, 2009, 36, (4), 407-418 View citations (2)

2008

63. A Model of Inflation for Sri Lanka
    Review of Applied Economics, 2008, 04, (1-2), 10 View citations (2)
64. The Cyclical and Trend Behavour of Australian Investment and Savings
    Journal of Business Cycle Measurement and Analysis, 2008, 2007, (3), 367-386 View citations (1)

2007

65. The Feldstein-Horioka model re-visited for African countries
    Applied Economics, 2007, 39, (12), 1501-1510 View citations (10)
66. The efficiency of emerging stock markets: empirical evidence from the south asian region
    Journal of Developing Areas, 2007, 41, (1), 171-183 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper The Efficiency of Emerging Stock Markets: Empirical Evidence from the South Asian Region, MPRA Paper (2005) View citations (4) (2005)

2005

67. Capital mobility: evidence from four South Asian economies
    Applied Economics Letters, 2005, 12, (9), 577-581 View citations (2)

2003

68. A test of the expectations hypothesis of the term structure of interest rates for Sri Lanka
    Applied Economics, 2003, 35, (17), 1819-1827 View citations (8)
69. Financial integration: some evidence from Australia
    Applied Economics Letters, 2003, 10, (15), 959-966 View citations (2)
70. THE FISHER EFFECT: A SURVEY
    The Singapore Economic Review (SER), 2003, 48, (02), 135-150 View citations (22)

2002

71. Capital Mobility: Evidence from Sri Lanka
    Asian Development Review (ADR), 2002, 19, (02), 104-120 View citations (1)
72. Interest Rates and Inflationary Expectations: Evidence on the Fisher Effect in Sri Lanka
    South Asia Economic Journal, 2002, 3, (2), 201-216 View citations (7)