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Volume 8, issue 12, 2016

Portfolio Investment Flows, GDP, and Investment in Brazil pp. 1-9

Roberto Meurer

Modelling the Temporal Effect of Terrorism on Tourism in Kenya pp. 10-20

Brian K. Masinde, Steven Buigut and Joseph K. Mung¡¯atu

Factors Influencing the Success of ERP System Implementation in the Public Sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain pp. 21-36

Omar Mohamed Bukamal and Rami Mohammad Abu Wadi

Impact of Trading Activity on Price Volatility: Case of Tunisian Stock Market pp. 37-43

Mohamed Rafaa Chebbi and Sana Ayachi Jebnoun

Modelling Discretionary: The Development of Automated Financial Service Industry pp. 44-49

Xiaomin Guo

Characteristics of Top Tier Finance Journal Publications pp. 50-62

Ebenezer Asem and Vishaal Baulkaran

Medium Risk Companies: The Probability of Notching-Up pp. 63-76

Marco Muscettola

Empirical Analysis of Efficiency of Community Banks in Tanzania pp. 77-94

Lucas Mataba and Jehovaness Aikaeli

Credit Card Rates and Consumer Switch: New Evidence pp. 95-105

Omar A. Abdelrahman

The Impact of Austerity Measures on Government Borrowing in GIIPS pp. 106-112

Imre Ersoy and Talha Yanmaz

Relationship between Economic Growth, Unemployment and Poverty: Analysis at Provincial Level in Vietnam pp. 113-119

Nguyen Hoang Quy

An Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Oil Prices and Stock Markets pp. 120-131

Stelios Markoulis and N. Neofytou

An Empirical Analysis of Capital Adequacy Determinants in Nigerian Banking Sector pp. 132-142

Odunayo Magret Olarewaju and Joseph Olorunfemi Akande

Determinants of Foreign Portfolio Investment and Its Effects on China pp. 143-150

Muhammad Afaq Haider, Muhammad Asif Khan and Elyas Abdulahi

Determinants of Corporate Hedging: Evidence from Emerging Market pp. 151-162

Cigdem Vural-Yavas

Can Impairment Recognition under IAS 36 Be Improved by Financial Performance? pp. 163-174

Mohammad Ebrahim Nawaiseh

An Empirical Study on the Factors Affecting Savings Bank Loan Interest Rates pp. 175-182

Hyun Don Lee and Sang-Bum Park

The Arithmetics of Par, Spot and Forward Curves pp. 183-186

Vahagn Melik-Parsadanyan

Social Responsibility and Its Effect on the Companies¡¯ Success According to Users Opinions in Jordan pp. 187-201

Raed Kanakriyah

Valuation of Interacting Time-to-Build and Growth Real Options in Infrastructure Investments pp. 202-215

Olubanjo Michael Adetunji and Akintola Amos Owolabi

Foreign Direct Investment and Retailing in India: Opportunities and Challenges pp. 216-223

Desti Kannaiah and A. Vinayagamoorthy

Should the Interest Rate Really Be the Unique Motive to Save in the Ramsey Model? pp. 224-237

Atef Khelifi

Climate Variability and Agricultural Loan Delinquency in the US pp. 238-249

Denis Nadolnyak, Valentina Hartarska and Xuan Shen

Volume 8, issue 11, 2016

The Impact of Political Connections on the Performance and Solvency of Canadian Financial Institutions pp. 1

Saidatou Dicko

Choosing the Appropriate Amount of Mortgage Loan: Risk Based Decision Making pp. 12

Suleyman Gunay and Kasirga Yildirak

The article has been withdrawn pp. 30

Michael Zhang

An Analysis of the Relationship between Crude Oil Prices, Current Account Deficit and Exchange Rates: Turkish Experiment pp. 48

?agatay Basarir and Mehmet Er?akar

Firm Performance and Its Drivers: How Important Are the Industry and Firm-Level Factors? pp. 60

Olubanjo Adetunji and Akintola Owolabi

Organic Agriculture, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Environmental Efficiency: An Empirical Study on OECD Countries pp. 78

Mariarosaria Agostino

Dynamic Analysis of Structural Shifts of Fiscal Revenue in Nigeria, 1999-2016 pp. 96

Mustapha Akinkunmi

The Corruption-Terrorism Nexus: A Panel Data Approach pp. 111

Nahil Boussiga and Malek Ghdamsi

Dividend Smoothing and Signaling Under the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis: A Comparison of US and Southeast Asian Markets pp. 118

Xuan Nguyen and Quoc Trung Tran

Research and Analysis on Market Value Management in China Based on Method of Rank-Sum Ratio and Principal Component Analysis pp. 124

Yaqian Pan, Wenxin Song and Yanjun Xv

The Influence of Founder Status on Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence from Canadian IPO Firms pp. 134

Saif Ullah and Dan Zhang

Is India Really Competing with China on a Macro Economic Base pp. 150

Desti Kannaiah and Uma T.

An Empirical Review of Asset Pricing Models for the Japanese Share Market pp. 155

Brooke Maeda

Predicting Financial Distress: Multi Scenarios Modeling Using Neural Network pp. 159

Mohamed Gameel and Khairy El-Geziry

Factors Affecting ODA Project Performance: The Case of Urban Railway Projects in Vietnam pp. 167

Tran Dinh Nam, Dang Ngoc Duc and Nguyen Van Duy

Qatar Emerging as the Most Attractive FDI Destination in the GCC pp. 175

Manuel Fernandez and Robinson Joseph

Analysis of Indonesian Islamic and Conventional Banking Before and After 2008 pp. 193

Arfianti Anwar

Foreign Direct Investment, Economic Freedom and Economic Growth: Evidence from Developing Countries pp. 200

Md. Hossain

Volume 8, issue 10, 2016

Firm Growth and Technical Efficiency in Ethiopia: The Role of Firm Size and Finance pp. 1-13

Habtamu Tesfaye Edjigu

The Effect of Fund Uniqueness on Fund Flow Sensitivity: An Empirical Study of Chinese Public Mutual Funds pp. 14-22

Qiaobo Zhang

Dynamics of the Real Exchange Rate, Inflation, and Output Growth: The Case of Malawi pp. 23-39

Zelealem Yiheyis and Emmanuel Cleeve

Analysis the Effect of Islamic Banks Performance on Depositor¡¯s Fund: Evidence from Indonesia pp. 40-47

Mohammed T. Abusharbeh

Determinants of Market Liquidity: Evidence from the Jordanian Stock Market pp. 48-59

Mohammad Tayeh

Financial Development and Economic Growth in the WAEMU Zone: A Causality Analysis according to Granger pp. 60-70

Zahore Gnoleba Martin

Determinants of Swaziland¡¯s Sugar Export: A Gravity Model Approach pp. 71-81

Sotja G. Dlamini, Abdi-Khalil Edriss, Alexander R. Phiri and Micah B. Masuku

The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis, Does It Sustain? pp. 82-91

Bashar Al-Zu¡¯bi, Hussein Salameh and Qasim Mousa Abu-Eid

The Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility on Equity Fund Returns: Evidence from China pp. 92-102

Ming-Chuan Chen, Chen-Fu Lee and Chien-Ming Huang

A Nonlinear Empirical Test on the Stochastic Convergence of Economic Growth: A Case Study of East Asian Economic Community pp. 103-109

Wang Kun and An Na

The Impact of Board Size on Firm-Level Capital Investment Efficiency pp. 110-120

Amy E. Ji

You Can Do Better than ¡°Sell in May¡±It Is not Halloween, but It May Be Passover and Hanukah pp. 121-129

Zvika Afik, Yaron Lahav, Efi Sayar and Rami Yosef

The Impact of Liquidity on the Capital Structure: Evidence from Malaysia pp. 130-139

Maziar Ghasemi and Nazrul Hisyam Ab Razak

Asset Price Volatility, Credit Rationing and Rational Lending Discrimination pp. 140-158

David Nickerson

Payment Persistence of Participants in Turkish Private Pension Scheme and Gender Differences pp. 159-166

Yilmaz Yildiz, Ozgur Arslan-Ayaydin and Mehmet Baha Karan

A Study Regarding the Advances of Political Stability and Economic Development Experienced in Turkey during the Periods of 1980-2015 pp. 167-175

Mahmut Yardimcioglu and Ahmet Ilhan

The Influence of Leadership Styles and Motivation of Employees Job Satisfaction pp. 176-183

Mustaqim

An Analytical Study on Investors¡¯ Preference towards Mutual Fund Investment: A Study in Dhaka City, Bangladesh pp. 184-191

Noor Nahar Begum and Sarabia Rahman

Corporate Governance and Financial Statement Disclosure Quality in Jordanian Commercial Banks pp. 192-205

Mohammad Khalid Al Attar

The Determinants of Banks¡¯ Profitability under Basel Regulations: Evidence from Lebanon pp. 206-219

Iktimal Abdel Reda, Husam Rjoub and Ahmad Abu Alrub

The Relationship between Accounting Education & Accounting Practice pp. 220-230

Ahmed Yousif Adam Ismael and Musa Eisa Mohammed Babiker

Volume 8, issue 9, 2016

Fertility, Union Wage Setting and Social Security System pp. 1-10

Leran Wang

Awareness Level of Professional Independence Requirements, through Assimilation of Fundamental Principles of Professional Ethics, by Jordanian CPA Auditors, in Auditing Process: Field Study pp. 11-25

Raed Jameel Jaber and Marwan Mohammad Abu Fadda

An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Energy Consumption on the Financial Development of the Emerging Economies: A Moderating Role of Oil Prices pp. 26-33

Faisal Mahmood and Maria Saleem

Relating Company Size and Financial Performance in Agricultural Firms Listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya pp. 34-40

Samuel Kanga Odalo, George Achoki and Amos Njuguna

Development and Implementation of E-Business Strategies Managed and Applied by Kuwait Airways pp. 41-49

Ahmad Al-Fadly

Equity Capital as a Safety Cushion in the US Banking Sector pp. 50-68

Raymond Cox, Randall K. Kimmel and Grace Wang

The Risk Management of Commercial Banks¡ª¡ªCredit-Risk Assessment of Enterprises pp. 69-77

Na Luo, Jiayi Yang, Yuanfeng Zhu and Yu Zhang

Importance of Pricing for Hospitals¡¯ Expenses from Financial and Social Perspectives pp. 78-90

Kemal Yaman, Kemal Er and Emine Ozlem Koroglu

The Impact of Corruption on Economic Growth in OIC Countries pp. 91-103

Basem Elmukhtar Ertimi, Abulkasem Dowa, Elham Mohamed Albisht and Basim Aboubaker Oqab

Valuation of Economic Utilization of Fish Processing Waste Patin (Pangasius Hypopthalmus) as an Added Value for Fish Processing Industry Players in the District Kampar, Riau pp. 104-116

Marnis, Syahrul, Fitri and Mardayulis

Empirical Analysis of ¡°Volatility Surprise¡± between Dollar Exchange Rate and CRB Commodity Future Markets pp. 117-126

Ching-Chun Wei

The Bid-Ask Spread in the Danish Stock Market: Evidence from the 1990s pp. 127-139

Torben Voetmann

An Estimation of the Informal Economy in Morocco pp. 140-147

Othmane Bourhaba and Hamimida Mama

The Impact of Jordan¡¯s Conventional and Islamic Banking Development Factors on Economic Growth pp. 148-155

Nafith Fayez AL-Hersh

The Impact of Computerized Information Systems on the Compliance of Internal Control Requirements According to ISA (315) in Jordanian Companies from the Perspectives of Their Employees pp. 156-172

Loay S Al-Rahamneh

Impact of Environmental and Social Costs on Performance of Nigerian Manufacturing Companies pp. 173-180

Agbiogwu A. A., Ihendinihu J. U. and Okafor M. C.

Money Management by Practitioners: A Saudi Arabian View pp. 181-198

Ibrahim Alramady, Augustine C. Arize, Krishna M. Kasibhatla, John Malindretos and Moschos Scoullis

Effect of Synergy on Financial Performance of Merged Financial Institutions in Kenya pp. 199-207

Agnes Ogada, Amos Njuguna and George Achoki

Impact of Engineering Financial Market and Using Financial Derivatives on Financial Analysts Interest: Empirical Study from Amman Stock Exchange ¨CJordan pp. 208-214

Mohammad Khalid Al Attar

The Impact of Compliance with Codes of Corporate Governance on Quality of Disclosure: Comparative Study between Palestine and Jordan pp. 215-225

Naser-Abdelkareem and Mohammed T. Abusharbeh

Is Abnormally Large Volume a Clue? pp. 226-233

Tsung-Hsun Lu and Jun- De Lee

The Visual ¡°Big Picture¡± of Intermediate Macroeconomics: A Pedagogical Tool to Teach Intermediate Macroeconomics pp. 234-248

Seyyed Ali Zeytoon Nejad Moosavian

Impact of Capital Structure on Stock Prices: Evidence from Oman pp. 249-257

Udayakumari Vidhyasagara Menon

Volume 8, issue 8, 2016

The Impact of Financing on Economic Growth in Saudi Arabia pp. 1

Mohammed AL Mahish

Enterprise Valuation Analysis Based on Grey Prediction Model and Index Selection—A Case Study of Huayi Brothers Media Group pp. 11

Na Luo, Jiangrui Chen, Lingyi Kong and Yuanfeng Zhu

Credit Rating Changes and Stock Market Reaction in the Kingdom of Bahrain pp. 23

Marwan Abdeldayem and Ramzi Nekhili

Regulations in Scheduled Intercity Coach Transport Sector in Turkey pp. 33

Ali Solak

A Longitudinal Assessment of Tax Reforms and National Income in Nigeria: 1971-2014 pp. 43

Innocent Nwaorgu, Wilson Herbert and Francis Onyilo

Enhancing Marketing Efficiency of the Saudi Dates at the National and International Markets pp. 53

Al-Abdulkader Ahmed M., Al-Kahtani Safar H., Sobhy M. Ismaiel, Elhendi Ahmed M., Saad Ali I., Yosef Alamri and Al-Dakhil Abdullah I.

Extreme Value Volatility Estimators and Realized Volatility of Istanbul Stock Exchange: Evidence from Emerging Market pp. 71

Hakki Ozturk, Umit Erol and Asli Yuksel

ARDL Bounds Testing Approach to Cointegration: Relationship International Trade Policy Reform and Foreign Trade in Vietnam pp. 84

Do Thi Thao and Zhang Jian Hua

Finance and R&D Investment: A Panel Study of Italian Manufacturing Firms pp. 95

Marianna Succurro and Giuseppina Costanzo

The Impact of Variable Interactions on Lebanese Banks Fragility pp. 111

Ali Awdeh

The Negative Impacts of Commercial Concealment on the Performance of Small Businesses in Jeddah Province in Saudi Arabia pp. 124

Nayef Al-Ghamri

Exchange Rate Regime, Inflation Targeting and Macroeconomic Performance pp. 143

Houda Jendoubi El Achnab

Independent Director, Executives Compensation and Corporate Performance-Correcting Self-Selection Bias by Matching Methods pp. 156

Yuan Chang and Pang-Tien Lieu

An Analysis of the Financial Performance of Selected Savings and Credit Co-Operative Societies in Botswana pp. 180

C Sathyamoorthi, Christian Mbekomize, Ishmael Radikoko and Lillian Wally-Dima

Impact of Macroeconomic and Demographic Variables on the Stock Market: Evidence from Tunisian Crisis pp. 194

Sirine Ben Yaâla and Jamel Henchiri

Optimal Bonus-Malus System Design in Motor Third-Party Liability Insurance in Turkey: Negative Binomial Model pp. 205

Serpil Bülbül and Kemal Baykal

Corporate Governance and Firms’Financial Performance of Listed Company in the West African Monetary Union (Wamu) Regional Financial Exchange pp. 212

Aboudou Maman Tachiwou

Effect of Equity Incentive on Inefficient Investment in Chinese State-owned Enterprises pp. 222

Liu Yan

Assessing Growers’ Perceptions of Effective Extension Methods and Information Communication Technologies for Training Vegetable Growers in Jordan pp. 229

Ahmad Al-Rimawi, Mohammad Tabieh and Hussein Al-Qudah

Trade Openness and Real Investment: Is there Asymmetric Cointegration Relationship? Evidence from Jordan pp. 237

Alaaeddin Al-Tarawneh

Challenges Hindering the Accessibility of Tanzania’s Health Service: A Literature Review pp. 242

Kelvin Swere

Volume 8, issue 7, 2016

Measuring the Hedge Ratio: A GCC Perspective pp. 1

Ahmad Bash, Abdullah M. Al-Awadhi and Fouad Jamaani

The Determinants of Corporate Liquidity in Real Estate Industry: Evidence from Vietnam pp. 21

Truong Trinh and Phan Thi Thuy Mai

More than a Fair Share? Principal-Principal Conflicts in Emerging Markets: Evidence from India pp. 31

Radha Ladkani and Ashok Banerjee

Investigating the Effect of Dividend Policy on the Wealth of Stockholders of Listed Companies on the Ghana Stock Exchange pp. 47

Evans Nkuah and Hadrat Yusif

Modeling and Analyzing the Mean and Volatility Relationship between Electricity Price Returns and Fuel Market Returns pp. 55

Ching-Chun Wei

Monetary Policy and Output Growth Forecasting in a SVAR Perspective pp. 71

Adebayo Kutu, Gbenga Akinola and Ntokozo Nzimande

Political Risks and Their Economic Effects: Evidence from Egypt pp. 94

Ashraf Helmy and Osama Wagdi

FDI-Local Investment Nexus: Evidence from MENA Region pp. 123

Nadia Selmi

Impacts of Monetary Policy and Information Shock on Stock Market: Case Study in Vietnam pp. 132

Trung Thanh Nguyen, Thi Linh Do and Nguyen Van Duy

Competitiveness Determinants of Moroccan Exports: Quantity-Based Analysis pp. 140

Bilal Lotfi and Mohamed Karim

Do External and Internal Crises Affect Foreign Portfolio Inflows? The Case of China and India pp. 149

Fayyaz Ahmad, Muhammad Umar Draz and Su-Chang Yang

Assessing the Impact of S&P SL20 Index Construction on Listed Companies in Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) pp. 159

Upeksha Perera, Rohana Dissanayake and Mangalika Jayasundara

Stock Selection Based on Fundamental Analysis Approach by Grey Relational Analysis: A Case of Turkey pp. 178

Mehmet Bayramoglu and Coskun Hamzacebi

The Effect of Bank Specific Factors on Loan Performance of HFC Bank in Ghana pp. 185

Grace Ofori-Abebrese, Robert Becker Pickson and Eric Opare

Relationship between Foreign Exchange Rate and Stock Price of Commercial Joint Stock Banks: Evidence from Vietnam pp. 193

Tran Mong Uyen Ngan

Investigating the Financial Awareness and Behaviors of Veterinary Medical Students pp. 201

Amy Snyder and Kenneth Royal

Dividend Announcement and Ex-Dividend Effects on Stock Return pp. 207

Dinh Ngoc and Nguyen Chi Cuong

Are Family Firms Different in Choosing and Adjusting Their Capital Structure? An Empirical Analysis through the Lens of Agency Theory pp. 216

Ottorino Morresi and Alessia Naccarato

Profitability of Banks in Lebanon: Some Theoretical and Empirical Results pp. 233

Samih Azar, Ali Bolbol and Alexandre Mouradian

Monetary Policy and Financial Stability: A CEMAC Zone Case Study pp. 244

Antoine Ngakosso

A Study of the Determinants of Cost and Revenue Efficiency in the Context of Islamic and Conventional Banks: The Case of Malaysia from 2006 to 2012 pp. 258

Mohamed Ghroubi and Ezzeddine Abaoub

Adjusting Time for Uncertain Project Assessment pp. 275

Salvador Cruz Rambaud and Ana María Sánchez Pérez

The Econometric Estimation of Macroeconomic Effect of Financial Development on Economic Growth in Cote d’Ivoire: A Long and Short Run Analysis, 1970-2014 pp. 284

Drama Bédi Guy Hervé

Analysis on the Input-Output Relevancy between China’s Financial Industry and Three Major Industries pp. 294

Jia-li Cai

Performance Assessment of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) Listed in BIST Via Different Multi Criteria Decision Making Methods pp. 304

Namik Erdogan, Serpil Altinirmak and Caglar Karamasa

Abnormal Return, Market Reaction around Rating Announcement in Tunisian Stock Market pp. 322

Wissem Daadaa

A Review of the Relationship between Corporate Financial Performance and the Level of Related Party Transactions among Listed Companies on Tehran Stock Exchange pp. 330

Ali Basalighe and Ehsan Khansalar

Economic Effects of Tax Evasion on Jordanian Economy pp. 344

Taha Barakat AL-Shawawreh and Belal Yousef AL-Smirat

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol. 8, No. 7 pp. 349

Michael Zhang

Volume 8, issue 6, 2016

Effects of Multiple Risks on Farm Income and Willingness to Pay for Agricultural Insurance: A Case Study of the Greater Accra Region in Ghana pp. 1

Frederick Quaye

Identify and Ranking the Factors Affecting Recruitment and Retention of Corporate Customers within Banking System pp. 13

Majid Esmaeilpour and Hadis Azargoon

Fiscal Policy in a Floating Exchange Rate Regime with Consumption Home Bias pp. 24

Chung-Fu Lai and Wen-Fang Wang

An Investigation of Corporate Sustainability Value to Investors Before and After the Financial Crisis pp. 37

Rudolf Baas, Georgios Georgakopoulos, Konstantinos Vasileiou and Ioannis Sotiropoulos

The Impact of Working Capital Management on Profitability of Petroleum Retail Firms: Empirical Evidence from Ghana pp. 49

Joseph Mbawuni, Mercy Mbawuni and Simon Nimako

Dividend Policy Decision across African Countries pp. 63

Joseph Yensu and Charles Adusei

Investigating the Motivations of VC Syndication in China --- Do Chinese Leading VC Firms Make a Difference in Terms of Syndication Decisions pp. 78

Yi Tan and Xiaoli Wang

A Review of the Relationship between Ownership Structure and Economic Performance Criteria in Companies Listed on Tehran Stock Exchange pp. 89

Ali Yaghoobi and Ehsan Khansalar

International Portfolio Diversification - Role of Emerging Economies-US Integration and Dynamic Linkages: An Empirical Study pp. 100

Ranjan Dasgupta

The Japan Municipal Bond Yield Curve: 2002 to the Present pp. 118

Takahiro Hattori and Hiroki Miyake

External Debt & Economic Growth: Case of Tunisia pp. 129

Zaghdoudi Khemais, Mezni Mohamed and Djebali Nesrine

Internal Control Quality and Underinvestment under the Perspective of Corporate Life Cycle pp. 141

Yan Liu

The Determinants of Financial Participation Impact on Firm Performance: A Meta-Regression Approach pp. 151

Olfa Aissa

Financial Information Influencing Commercial Banks Profitability pp. 166

Dhiaa Shamki, Ibrahim Alulis and Karima Sayari

Does Trade Liberalisation Hurt Nigeria’s Manufacturing Sector? pp. 175

Callistus Ogu, Chibueze Aniebo and Paul Elekwa

A Robustness Check on Debt and the Pecking Order Hypothesis with Asymmetric Information pp. 181

George Chang

Measuring the Efficiency of Turkish SMEs: A Data Envelopment Analysis Approach pp. 190

Arzum Buyukkeklik, Harun Dumlu and Samet Evci

Engendering Women’s Access to Credit through Financial Inclusion in India pp. 201

Jaya Mathew and Reeba Kurian

Evaluation of the Contribution of Oil Revenue on Economic Development in Nigeria pp. 210

Joseph Ugochukwu Madugba, Michael Chidiebere Ekwe and Stella Ogechukwu Okezie

The Effect of Macroeconomic Variables on Accounting Profit Transparency (Case Study: Basic Metals Industry Companies Listed on Tehran Stock Exchange) pp. 219

Reza Sarvari, Ehsan Khansalar and Mohammad Delkhosh

The Effects of Talent Management on Employees Performance in Oil Jam Petrochemical Complex (Oil JPC): The Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction pp. 226

Mohim Sheihaki Tash, Elham Nowrouzi Cheshmeh Ali and Maryam Ahmadzadeh

An Empirical Study on the Characteristics of K-REITs pp. 231

Hyun Jung Won and Sang Beom Park

The Effect of Ownership Structure on Firm Profitability in India: A Panel Data Approach pp. 237

Nahila Nazir and Amarjeet Kaur Malhotra

Converting TSX 300 Index to S&P/TSX Composite Index: Effects on the Index’s Capitalization and Performance pp. 250

Shamsul Alam, Ebenezer Asem and Shirin Shams

Influence Factors Internal and External Factors Motivation and Performance of Employees: Do not Stay Civil Service Policy Unit pp. 258

Pandi Afandi and Helwen Heri

A Time Series Analysis of the Impact of International Sporting Events on International Arrivals: Melbourne, Australia and Jamaica pp. 267

Twila-Mae Logan, Eritha Huntley Lewis and Clive Scott

The Possibility of Application of the Audit Standard 1010 and the Relevant Standards and Guidelines about Its Application in Jordan pp. 282

Mah’d Al-Jabali

Financial Sector Innovation and Economic Growth in the Context of Botswana pp. 291

Johane Moilwa Motsatsi

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol. 8, No. 6 pp. 302

Michael Zhang

Volume 8, issue 5, 2016

Bidder¡¯s Gain in Public M&A Transactions: Does Size Matter? pp. 1-12

Kenneth Hogholm

A Multivariate Filter to Estimate Potential Output and NAIRU for the Maltese Economy pp. 13-22

Brian Micallef

An Empirical Study of Impact of EVA Momentum on the Shareholders Value Creation as Compared to Traditional Financial Performance Measures ¨C With Special Reference to the UAE pp. 23-38

Ahmed Magdy Fayed and Suchi Dubey

Impact of Russian Non-Tariff Measures on European Union Agricultural Exports pp. 39-47

Ye Mingque and Alena Slisava

An Investigation on the R&D Expenditures in Turkey: A Firm-Level Approach pp. 48-54

Mehmet Fatih Tras, Esra Balli and Ciler Sigeze

Working Capital Management and Firms¡¯ Profitability: Evidence from Vietnam¡¯s Stock Exchange pp. 55-62

Huy-Cuong Nguyen, Manh-Dung Tran and Duc-Trung Nguyen

Analysis of Factors Affecting: Sales Volume of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Surabaya pp. 63-74

Martha Suhardiyah, Subakir and Sulistyowati

Impact of Venture Capital Investment Syndication on Enterprise Lifecycle and Success pp. 75-85

Asif Siddiqui, Dora Marinova and Amzad Hossain

A Trend Analysis of the Patronage of the E-Zwich Cashless System in Ghana for the Period 2008-2014 pp. 86-94

Samuel Awuni Azinga and Henry Kofi Mensah

The Empirical Study of Heterogeneity Firm¡¯s Internationalization Path Selection pp. 95-110

Weizhong Jiang and Xi Xie

Bank Transparency and Risk Taking: Empirical Evidence from Tunisia pp. 111-123

Raoudha Dhouibi, Abir Mabrouk and Emna Rouetbi

The Effect of Corporate Governance in Palestine on the Efficiency of Internal Audit: Empirical Evidence pp. 124-137

Suhaib Tawfiq Jarrar

Is Current Trade Pattern Between the Developed and Developing Countries Environmentally Sustainable? pp. 138-150

Sang Won Yoon

The Determinants of Credit Rationing in Tunisia: A Survey among Credit Managers pp. 151-168

Manel Mazioud Chaabouni and Nadia Selmi

The Impact of Consolidation and Modernisation on Banking Scale and Scope Economies pp. 169-181

Ali Awdeh, Chawki El-Moussawi and Wafaa Nasser

The Revenue Impact of VAT in Madhya Pradesh: Empirical Evidence from India pp. 182-189

Abhay Pant

Moderating Effects of Media Coverage and Corporate Governance on CSR-CFP Nexus£­Evidence from Listed Companies on Taiwan Stock Exchange pp. 190-211

Yuan Chang

For a Local Tax System Dedicated to Sustainable Development Incorporating Governance, Transparency and Innovation pp. 212-219

Hamza Lachheb, Rachid Bouthanoute and Mohammed Bendriouch

Volatility of Dhaka Stock Exchange pp. 220-229

Md. Noman Siddikee and Noor Nahar Begum

Credit Default Risk Assessment of Local Government Debts Based on KMV Model pp. 230-240

Zirong Zhuo, Jixiang Liu and Wenmin Luo

Performance Appraisal Model for Pension Fund: Before and After the Application of Good Pension Fund Governance in the Perspective of Political Economy of Accounting pp. 241-251

Achmad Firdiansjah and Gaguk Apriyanto

The Role of Credit Scoring, Cost and Product Discrimination in Improving the Competitiveness of Jordanian Insurance Companies pp. 252-259

Mohammad H. Saleh, Jamil Jaber and Abdullah A. Al-khawaldeh

Asymmetric Reactions of China¡¯s Stock Market to Short-term Interest Rates pp. 260-270

Fang Fang, Weijia Dong and Xin Lv

Application of Motivation in Nigeria Construction Industry: Factor Analysis Approach pp. 271-276

Afuye Funso, Letema Sammy and Munala Gerryshom

Assessing the Exchange Rate Volatility as an External Shock to Chinese Economy pp. 277-285

Mohammad Naim Azimi

Nonlinear Dynamics of Financial Development on Trade Balance pp. 286-292

Muhammet Belen

Financial Performance Evaluation of Sport Clubs Traded in Borsa Istanbul by Using Grey Relational Analysis pp. 293-299

Ceren Oral

Determinants of Debt Financing and Their Moderating Role to Leverage-Performance Relation: An Emerging Market Review pp. 300-311

Muhammad Ali Jibran Qamar, Umar Farooq, Hamayun Afzal and Waheed Akhtar

Volume 8, issue 4, 2016

Integrated Model to Measure the Impact of Terrorism and Political Stability on FDI Inflows: Empirical Study of Pakistan pp. 1-7

Sundas Rauf, Rashid Mehmood, Aisha Rauf and Shafaqat Mehmood

Currency Depreciation, Trade Balance and Intra-Industry Trade Interactions in Turkey¡¯s OECD Trade pp. 8-22

Mehmet Demiral

The Dynamic Linkages among Sector Indices: The Case of the Egyptian Stock Market pp. 23-38

Walid M. A. Ahmed

Credit Scoring and Default Risk Prediction: A Comparative Study between Discriminant Analysis & Logistic Regression pp. 39-53

Zaghdoudi Khemais, Djebali Nesrine and Mezni Mohamed

GDP and Tax Revenues-Causality Relationship in Developing Countries: Evidence from Palestine pp. 54-62

Raed A. M. Iriqat and Ahmad N. H. Anabtawi

The Effect of Liquidity on Financial Performance: Evidence from Turkish Retail Industry pp. 63-79

Kartal Demirgunes

Population Monotonicity in Public Good Economies with Single Dipped Preferences pp. 80-83

Ipek Gursel Tapki

Economic Diversification in GCC Economies: A Heaven for Investors pp. 84-92

Humoud Almutairi

May Monetary Transmission Lags Have a Role in Missing Inflation Targets in Turkey? Cointegration Tests with Structural Breaks and Structural VAR Analysis pp. 93-103

Umit Bulut

An Empirical Study about Influence of China¡¯s Shadow Banking on the Stability of the Financial System pp. 104-112

Bo Liu, Shuai Shao and Yan-yang Gao

Earnings Management and Audit Opinion pp. 113-122

Elaheh Moazedi and Ehsan Khansalar

Do Economic Reforms Spur Bancarisation Rate in the CEMAC Region? Empirical Analysis pp. 123-131

Gérard Tchouassi

The Influence of Monetary Policy on Equity and Volatility Indices in the U.S. and Canada pp. 132-145

Robert Killins

Cross-Country Economic Espionage and Investment in Research and Development pp. 146-155

Po-Lu Chen

The Dark Side of the Chinese Stock Market: Managerial Rent-Seeking through Equity Incentives pp. 156-165

Li-jun Zhao and Zheng-wei Wang

Financial Soundness Indicator, Financial Cycle, Credit Cycle and Business Cycle£­Evidence from Taiwan pp. 166-182

Yuan Chang

The Influence of Weather Conditions on Rates of Return of Polish Equity Indices pp. 183-191

Krzysztof Borowski

Explaining Tourism Inflows in Greece: A Macroeconometric Approach pp. 192-197

George Agiomirgianakis and George Sfakianakis

Financial Centres Index and GDP Growth pp. 198-206

Sinan Esen and Korhan Gokmenoglu

Value of Financial Flexibility and Firm¡¯s Financial Policies: Empirical Evidence from the Firms Listed in Tehran Stock Exchange pp. 207-215

Kazem Rahimi and Alireza Mosavi

Impact of High-Frequency Trading on the Stock Returns of Large and Small Companies in the Tehran Stock Exchange pp. 216-228

Ahmad Sarlak and Zahra Talei

The Effects of Terrorist Activities on Development in the Southeastern Region of Turkey-Theoretical and Empirical Application pp. 229-245

Mustafa Mete

Determinant of the Relationship between Natural Gas Prices and Leading Natural Gas Countries¡¯ Stock Exchange pp. 246-253

Meysam Azizi Kouchaksaraei, Hamed Movahedizadeh and Hoda Mohammadalikhani

Stationarity of Real Exchange Rates in the ¡°Fragile Five¡±: Analysis with Structural Breaks pp. 254-270

A. Oznur Umit

Impact of Motivation on Productivity of Craftsmen in Construction Firms in Lagos, Nigeria pp. 271-276

Afuye Funso, Letema Sammy and Munala Gerryshom

Financial Performance Assessment of Non-Life Insurance Companies Traded in Borsa Istanbul via Grey Relational Analysis pp. 277-288

Emine Oner Kaya

Sudden Stops and Capital Controls: When to Apply in Turkey pp. 289-305

Cenk Gokce Adas and F. Yesim Kartalli

Analytical Hierarchy Process as a Tool for Investment Appraisal pp. 306-311

Ceren Oral

Volume 8, issue 3, 2016

Do Military Expenditure and Conflict Affect Economic Growth in Sri Lanka? Evidence from the ARDL Bounds Test Approach pp. 1-14

Abdul Rasheed Sithy Jesmy, Mohd Karim and Shri Dewi Applanaidu

Time Series Modelling of Inflation in Botswana Using Monthly Consumer Price Indices pp. 15-22

Kesaobaka Molebatsi and Mpho Raboloko

Determinants of Capital Structure and Testing of Applicable Theories: Evidence from Pharmaceutical Firms of Bangladesh pp. 23-32

Md. Farhan Imtiaz, Khaled Mahmud and Avijit Mallik

Empirical Studies on the Relationship between Households¡¯Trust in Government and Agricultural Land Tenancy-Based on the Households Survey in Four Provinces pp. 33-39

Yuan Wei, Xu Guanjun, Li Yingzi and Jin Jingjing

Financial Deepening and Domestic Investment in Nigeria pp. 40-54

Frances N. Obafemi, Chukwuedo S. Oburota and Chukwunonso V. Amoke

Deficit, Decay and Deprioritization of Transport Infrastructure in Nigeria: Policy Options for Sustainability pp. 55-68

Lionel Effiom and Peter Ubi

Impact of Liquidity on Profitability: A Comprehensive Case of Pakistan¡¯s Private Banking Sector pp. 69-74

Muhammad Shaukat Malik, Mustabsar Awais and Aisha Khursheed

The Relationships among Brand Equity, Brand Preference, and Purchase Intention: Empirical Evidence from the Motorbike Market in Vietnam pp. 75-84

Vinh Tran and Le Van Huy

An Empirical Research on the Structure of Public Expenditure and Economic Growth¡ªEvidence from China pp. 85-96

Li Yang Zi

The Role of Social Media on Establishing Brand Value: A Content Analysis on Banks in Turkey pp. 97-102

Zeynep Birce Ergor and Elif Akagun Ergin

Audit Committee, Corporate Governance and Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence from India pp. 103-116

Nidhi Bansal and Anil K. Sharma

Endogenous Sunk-Costs Technology and Home Market Effects pp. 117-122

Shin-Chyang Lee

Empirical Performance of Black-Scholes and GARCH Option Pricing Models during Turbulent Times: The Indian Evidence pp. 123-136

Aparna Bhat and Kirti Arekar

Investment Impact of Microfinance Credit in Ghana pp. 137-150

Frederick Murdoch Quaye and Valentina Hartarska

The Challenges and Imperative of Tax System Reform in Nigeria pp. 151-164

Nwosu M. Eze, Tondo E. Iorwuese and Wali B. Abba

Reflection on Labor Standard¡¯s Linkage to International Trade pp. 165-170

Yu-hong Xu

A New Method of Estimating Equilibrium Real Exchange Rate in Developing Countries pp. 171-177

Renhong Wu

Drivers of Inflation in the Economy of Bahrain pp. 178-188

Ibrahem H. Al-Ezzee

Impact of Budget Deficit on Private Consumption inWAEMU Countries: Evidence from Pooled Mean Group Estimation pp. 189-195

Yaya Keho

Dividend Changes and Future Profitability: Evidence from the Turkish Stock Market pp. 196-205

Eyup Kadioglu and Nurcan Ocal

Analysis on the Factors Influencing the International Technology Transfer Based on ISM Model pp. 206-213

Jing Shouwu, Xia Yong and Li Zheng

Economic Determinants of Nigeria¡¯s Trade with China: A Cointegration Approach pp. 214-224

Nnanna P. Azu and Eche Abu-Obe

Dual Perspective of Inflation toward Market Development pp. 225-231

Muhammad Shaukat Malik, Mustabsar Awais, Waqar-ul-hassan, Faisal Hayat, Shahbaz Hussain and Aisha Khursheed

International Financial Institutions and the Challenges of Global Business Ethics pp. 232-235

Henry Kerich

Estimation and Comparative of Dynamic Optimal Hedge Ratios of China Gold Futures Based on ECM-GARCH pp. 236-243

Pujiang Chen, Zirong Zhuo and Jixiang Liu

The Impact of Islamic Banking on the Jordanian Economy Compared with Commercial Banks pp. 244-248

Taha Barakat Al-shawawreh