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Volume 49, issue 6, 2015

Sustaining development and poverty reduction: Promoting growth where it counts pp. 1-14

Janet Dzator and Rui Chen

Consumer culture and post-purchase behavior pp. 15-24

Aliya Bushra*

Stock market development and economic growth: Evidence from Mauritius pp. 25-36

Jeevita Matadeen* and Boopen Seetanah

Fdi technology spillovers in China: Implications for developing countries pp. 37-48

Xiaowen Tian, Vai Io Lo and Moxi Song

Estimating the relationship between grain crop consumption in Australia and environmental sustainability pp. 49-60

Gazi A. Uddin*, Khorshed Alam and Jeff Gow

Financial sustainability of union digital center in Bangladesh pp. 61-73

Md. Gofran Faroqi

Forecasting carbon emission and industrial production using VECM: The case of Bangladesh pp. 75-88

Md Murad, Abdullah Abm, Stephen Boyle and Carmen Reaiche Amaro

The impact of climate change on agricultural productivity: Evidence from panel data of Bangladesh pp. 89-101

Kazi Iqbal and Md Abu Bakar Siddique¹

Environmental reporting in the UK, Australia, and South African multinational companies pp. 103-118

Omar Al Farooque and Helena Ahulu

Relationship between quality certification and financial & non-financial performance of organizations pp. 119-132

Md. Mazharul Islam, M.A. Karim and Essam Mohammed Habes

Familiarity with Online retailing pp. 133-144

Sana Azar, Shamila Nabi Khan and Junaid Shavaid

Green economy planning in tourism destinations: An integrated, multi-method decision support aid pp. 145-155

G. Michael McGrath*, Alexandra Law and Terry DeLacy

The economic impact of international remittances on household consumption and investment in Pakistan pp. 157-172

Tufail Khan Yousafzai

Do the FDI inflows affect domestic investment? Issues before India and South Asia pp. 173-187

Dolly Sunny

Sustainability of current account balance in ASEAN countries: Evidence from a panel error correction model pp. 189-204

Kamrul Hassan, Ariful Hoque and Ananth Rao

An evaluation of gold as an inflation hedge: Empirical evidence from South Africa pp. 205-217

Kavir Naidoo and Faeezah Peerbhai

Pattern of capital inflows in BRICS: Aspects to ponder for policy implementation pp. 219-234

Dolly Sunny and Anupama Unnikrishnan

Strategic corporate governance stakeholder complexities in strategic decision implementation (sdi): The shipbuilding industry in Abu Dhabi pp. 235-246

Mohammed Al Zaabi and Robert Pech

Comparing customer satisfaction with China mobile and China telecom services: An empirical study pp. 247-262

Siong Choy Chong, Wendy Ming Yen Teoh* and Ye Qi

Mining and other industry contributions to employment leakage in Australia’s Northern Territory pp. 263-278

Boyd Blackwell*, Andy Fischer, Jim McFarlane and Brian Dollery

“Minsky Moment” and financial fragility: The case of China pp. 279-291

Chaoying Qi, James Juniper and James Xiaohe Zhang

Not all smooth sailing: Barriers to small business success for owner/managers from Middle Eastern communities in Melbourne pp. 293-304

Widad Pitrus*

External shock, monetary policy and the domestic economy: A structural VAR approach for Bangladesh pp. 305-320

A.K.M. Rahman

The relationship between inflation and financial development in Saudi Arabia pp. 321-332

Abdullah Mohammed Almalki and Khaled Ibrahim Batayneh

Volatility and co-movement: an analysis of stock markets behavior of selected emerging and developed countries pp. 333-347

Sarod Khandaker and Silvia Zia Islam

Gender equality in education and economic growth in selected Southern African countries pp. 349-360

Elsa Alexandra Licumba, Janet Dzator and James Xiaohe Zhang

Investigating social and environmental disclosure practices by listed Indian textile firms pp. 361-372

Ratna Nurhayati*, Grantley Taylor and Greg Tower

The determinant of faculty attitude to academic (over-) work load: An econometric analysis pp. 373-385

Shamsul Arifeen Khan Mamun*, Mohammad Mafizur Rahman and Patrick Alan Danaher

Cultural diversity competencies of managers in the Australian energy industry pp. 387-394

Linda Dalton, Brian D’Netto and Ramudu Bhanugopan

Information systems (is) in the supply chain management (scm): A case of liquefied petroleum gas (lpg) of bangladesh pp. 395-404

Md Akram Hossain, Md Mehedi Hasan and Niaz Ahmed

Financial literacy, financial Management practices, and retirement confidence among Women working in government Agencies: A mediation model pp. 405-412

Mohamad Fazli Sabri*, Teo Tze Juen,, Mohd. Amim Othman and Husniyah Abdul Rahim

Unlocking the black box of the conceptual relationship between HRM system and organizational performance pp. 413-420

Zeyad Almutawa, Nuttawuth Muenjohn and Jiaying Zhang

The business use of Twitter by Australian listed companies pp. 421-428

Feng Xiong and Kim MacKenzie

Does affective commitment positively predict employee performance? Evidence from the banking industry of Bangladesh pp. 429-439

Sardana Islam Khan

Towards an understanding of the effect of leadership on employee wellbeing and organizational outcomes in Australian universities pp. 441-448

Ataus Samad

The role of a national regulator in developing solutions to governance challenges in the not-for-profit sector pp. 449-458

John Chelliah, Martijn Boersma and Alice Klettner

The emerging role of transformational leadership pp. 459-467

Mostafa Sayyadi Ghasabeh, Claudine Soosay and Carmen Reaiche

Factors essential for longevity among Dow Jones index organisations: QCA analysis pp. 469-479

Malik Muhammad Sheheryar Khan*

Managing complex business relationships: Small business and stakeholder salience pp. 481-488

Annika Westrenius* and Lisa Barnes*

Leadership, design process, and team performance: A comparison between the Japanese and Australian R&D teams pp. 489-496

Nuttawuth Muenjohn, Prem Chhetri, Yusuke Suzumura and Jun Ishikawa

Parental styles and closeness to the domestic servant as perceived by the children of Qatar pp. 497-504

Batoul Khalifa and Ramzi Nasser

Use of multi-criteria decision analysis for location decision: Developing a risk reaction spectrum pp. 505-516

Khan Muhammad Saqiful Alam*, Faisal Ibne Wali, Md, Shahid Hossain and Muhammad Maruf Ibne Wali

Sustainable development: an empirical illustration for Saudi Arabia pp. 517-529

Seck Tan*

Does contract farming improve productivity and income of farmers? A review of theory and evidence pp. 531-538

Anh Tru Nguyen, Janet Dzator and Andrew Nadolny

Volume 49, issue 5, 2015

The Influence of Prerequisite Grades on Students’ Performance pp. 1-9

Khalid A. Alanzi

Teaching Probability with Graphic Calculator Instructional Approach pp. 11-23

Choo-Kim Tan and Choo-Peng Tan

Consumer Acceptance of More-Than-Voice (MTV) Services:Evidence from the Bottom of Pyramid in Bangladesh pp. 25-39

Muhammad Muazzem Hossain* and Md. Raihan Jamil

The Longevity of Large Enterprises: A Study of the Factors That Sustain Enterprises over an Extended Period of Time pp. 41-52

Malik Muhammad Sheheryar Khan*

Malaysian Fast Food Brand Equity pp. 53-65

Teck Ming Tan, Hishamuddin Ismail and Rasiah Devinaga

People or Trust in Building Commitment to Change? pp. 67-78

Wustari L. H. Mangundjaya

Microcredit Towards Achieving Women Empowerment: From the Perspective of Rural Areas of Bangladesh pp. 79-86

Sultan Salah Uddin

Estimating the Value of Political Connection to Malaysia’s Richest Tycoon Companies pp. 87-100

Wan Sallha Yusoff, Mohd Fairuz Md. Salleh, Azlina Ahmad and Fazli Idris

Factors Correlated with Visitors’ Interest in the Best International Show: Evidence from Hong Kong Arts Festivals pp. 101-113

Stephen Boyle, Carmen Reaiche Amaro, Chengzhong Wu and Md Murad

Time Varying Correlation Between Islamic Equity and Commodity Returns: Implications for Portfolio Diversification pp. 115-128

Aftab Parvez Khan, Sarkar Humayun Kabir, Omar Bashar and Abul Masih

Purchasing Power Parity in the SAARC Region: Evidence from Unit Root Test with Cross-Sectional Dependence pp. 129-137

Kamrul Hassan, Ariful Hoque and Paul Sergius Koku

Family Firms, Expropriation and Firm Value: Evidence from Related Party Transactions in Malaysia pp. 139-152

Chee Liew, Ervina Alfan and S.Susela Devi

Development of a Multidimensional Sustainable Livelihoods Model for Rural Bangladesh pp. 153-168

Tamgid Chowdhury

Factors influencing engagement with higher education pathway programs pp. 169-182

Stephen Boyle and Abdullah Abm

An Investigation of Cosumer Attitudes Towards New Varieties of Shopping Bags: Exploring Eco-Awareness and the Possibility of Behavior Change pp. 183-196

Ishrat Jahan Synthia and Shafquat Kabir

Efficiency Convergence Towards International Standard: Evidence from Malaysian Listed Government Linked Companies (GLCs) pp. 197-211

Jennifer Tunga Janang, Rosita Suhaimi and Norhana Salamudin

Returns to Education and Wage Differentials in Malaysia pp. 213-223

Mohd Nahar Mohd Arshad and Gairuzazmi Mat Ghani

It Pays to Be an Executive in Malaysia pp. 225-237

Zahiruddin Ghazali and Fauziah Md. Taib

An Empirical Analysis of Engel Curve on Energy for Households in Sabah and Sarawak Based on Location and Income Group pp. 239-251

Vivin Vincent Chandran, Caroline Geetha, Kwang Jing Yii and Amran Ahmed

The Quality of Presentation and Content for Internet Business Reporting (ibr) on Malaysian Public Listed Companies (plcs) pp. 253-261

Azleen Ilias, Mohd Zulkeflee Abd Razak and Rahida Abdul Rahman

Cultural diversity competencies of managers in the Australian energy industry pp. 387-394

Linda Dalton, Brian D’Netto and Ramudu Bhanugopan

Information systems (is) in the supply chain management (scm): A case of liquefied petroleum gas (lpg) of bangladesh pp. 395-404

Md Akram Hossain, Md Mehedi Hasan and Niaz Ahmed

Financial literacy, financial Management practices, and retirement confidence among Women working in government Agencies: A mediation model pp. 405-412

Mohamad Fazli Sabri*, Teo Tze Juen, Mohd. Amim Othman and Husniyah Abdul Rahim

Unlocking the black box of the conceptual relationship between HRM system and organizational performance pp. 413-420

Zeyad Almutawa, Nuttawuth Muenjohn and Jiaying Zhang

The business use of Twitter by Australian listed companies pp. 421-428

Feng Xiong and Kim MacKenzie

Does affective commitment positively predict employee performance? Evidence from the banking industry of Bangladesh pp. 429-439

Sardana Islam Khan

Towards an understanding of the effect of leadership on employee wellbeing and organizational outcomes in Australian universities pp. 441-448

Ataus Samad

The role of a national regulator in developing solutions to governance challenges in the not-for-profit sector pp. 449-458

John Chelliah, Martijn Boersma and Alice Klettner

The emerging role of transformational leadership pp. 459-467

Mostafa Sayyadi Ghasabeh, Claudine Soosay and Carmen Reaiche

Factors essential for longevity among Dow Jones index organisations: QCA analysis pp. 469-479

Malik Muhammad Sheheryar Khan*

Managing complex business relationships: Small business and stakeholder salience pp. 481-488

Annika Westrenius* and Lisa Barnes*

Leadership, design process, and team performance: A comparison between the Japanese and Australian R&D teams pp. 489-496

Nuttawuth Muenjohn, Prem Chhetri, Yusuke Suzumura and Jun Ishikawa

Parental styles and closeness to the domestic servant as perceived by the children of Qatar pp. 497-504

Batoul Khalifa and Ramzi Nasser

Use of multi-criteria decision analysis for location decision: Developing a risk reaction spectrum pp. 505-516

Khan Muhammad Saqiful Alam*, Faisal Ibne Wali, Md, Shahid Hossain and Muhammad Maruf Ibne Wali

Sustainable development: an empirical illustration for Saudi Arabia pp. 517-529

Seck Tan*

Does contract farming improve productivity and income of farmers? A review of theory and evidence pp. 531-538

Anh Tru Nguyen, Janet Dzator and Andrew Nadolny

Volume 49, issue 4, 2015

Financing investment in sub-Saharan Africa: Savings, human development, or institutions? pp. 1-23

Luis Rene Caceres and Susan Ann Caceres

The impact of FDI inflows on real GDP in Estonia: Evidence from a cointegration approach and causality test pp. 25-40

Khalid Kisswani, Alar Kein and Shekar T. Shetty

A double-hurdle analysis of the gender earnings gap for working children in Bangladesh pp. 41-58

Imam M. Alam*, Shahina Amin and Janet M. Rives

Does Kaldor’s hypothesis hold in India? pp. 59-67

A. Sankaran* and Amaresh Samantaraya

Business environment and investment potentials in selected Pacific island countries pp. 69-87

Azmat Gani and Michael D. Clemes

Stock market and tax revenue as determinants of economic growth: Panel data evidence from developing Asia pp. 89-107

Sisira R.N. Colombage, Svetlana Maslyuk and Roshaiza Taha

The adverse effect of child marriage on women’s economic well being in Bangladesh – can microfinance help? pp. 109-125

Shahnaz Abdullah*, Halima Qureshi and Shakil Quayes

Participation of smallholders in agroforestry agri-environmental scheme: A lesson from the rural mount Kenyan region pp. 127-143

Emmanuel Benjamin and Matthias Blum

Correlates of self-rated health status in the context of Sri Lanka pp. 145-165

Veena S. Kulkarni*

Households’ characteristics and the modes of remittances in Bangladesh pp. 167-195

Mehdi Chowdhury*

Causality between trade and economic growth in a least developed economy: Evidence from Nepal pp. 197-213

Umesh Bastola* and Pratikshya Sapkota

An empirical analysis of import demand function for Turkey: An ARDL bounds testing approach pp. 215-226

Nazif Durmaz and Jaehyuk Lee

Impact of defence spending on economic growth in Africa: The Nigerian case pp. 227-244

Joseph Ajefu

Do intellectual property rights play a role in the economic growth of petro-states? Some empirical evidence from the GCC countries pp. 245-256

Nasser Al-Mawali

The determinants of vertical intra-industry trade in SITC 8: The case of ASEAN-5 and China pp. 257-270

Mui-Yin Chin*, Chen-Chen Yong and Siew-Yong Yew

Foreign direct investment and welfare nexus in sub Saharan Africa pp. 271-283

Sheereen Fauzel, Boopen Seetanah and Sannassee Rv

Social expenditure and economic growth: Evidence from Australia and New Zealand using cointegration and causality tests pp. 285-300

Habibullah Khan and Omar Bashar

Bank integration and systemic risk: Panacea or pandemic? pp. 301-312

Priscilla Yin-Pheng Lim*, Roy W. L. Khong and Hui-Boon Tan

An initial review of the implementation of the Malaysian minimum wage order: A case for a win-win intention, implementation and enforcement pp. 313-324

Teh Chee Ghee*, Sum Kum Mooi and Michelle Lee Meng Sang

Performance of tourism sector with regard to the global crisis - a comparative study between Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore pp. 325-339

Yunitazari Laksmi Purwomarwanto* and Jayalakshmy Ramachandran

Does FDI lead to a deterioration of income distribution? Evidence from Malaysia pp. 341-353

Mukaramah-Harun, Siti Hadijah Che Mat and Zalina-Zainal

An investigation of work-life conflict in regional Australia: Empirical evidence from an Australian regional university pp. 355-366

Ataus Samad, Peter Reaburn and Ezaz Ahmed

Pakistan’s potential export flow: The gravity model approach pp. 367-377

Shujaat Abbas and Abdul Waheed

Relative deprivation and the working poor: An empirical analysis pp. 379-389

Mustafa Rahman

Is China’s economic growth sustainable? A general equilibrium analysis pp. 407-414

James Xiaohe Zhang

Analysing the role of union instrumentality in women’s participation in trade unions: A study of Indian manufacturing sector pp. 415-423

Piyali Ghosh, Ragini and AlkaRai

Relationship among local content policy, indigenous oil firms’ participation and job creation in nigeria: A theoretical concept pp. 425-437

Adedeji Abdulkabir N., Shaufique F. Sidique*, Azmawani Abd. Rahman and Siong Hook Law

Volume 49, issue 3, 2015

Does interest rate shocks transmit from united states to Ghana? Evidence from vector auto-regression pp. 1-12

Chibuike R. Oguanobi*, Anthony A. Akamobi, Ogonna E. Ifebi and Anne C. Maduka

Efficacy of the theory of planned behavior in the context of hiring Malaysians with disabilities pp. 13-25

Magdalene C.H. Ang, T. Ramayah and Hanudin Amin

One more year of schooling or work:Grade-transition and child labor in rural Bangladesh pp. 27-48

Alok Kumar

The impact on health of recurring migrations to the United States pp. 49-64

David L. Ortmeyer and Michael A. Quinn

Why resist? examining the impact of technological Advancement and perceived usefulness on Malaysians’ switching intentions: The moderators pp. 65-80

Nik Mohd Hazrul Nik Hashim, Ameet Pandit, Syed Shah Alam and Rosli Abdul Manan

Spillover from oil market to stock market in Nigeria: Evidence from granger causality in risk pp. 81-101

Olaolu Olayeni and Olofin O. Philip*

Development and income inequality: A new specification of the Kuznets hypothesis pp. 103-118

Katherine C. Theyson and Lauren Heller

Productivity and efficiency impacts of urea deep placement technology in modern rice production: An empirical analysis from Bangladesh pp. 119-134

Sanzidur Rahman and Basanta Barmon

Open economy macroeconomics of credit, employment and growth: A structuralist approach pp. 135-150

Rilina Basu (Banerjee)* and Ranjanendra Narayan Nag

Brazil-US trade balance and exchange rate: Dynamic empirics pp. 151-164

Muhammad Mustafa, Matiur Rahman and Kishor K. Guru-Gharana

International technology transfer and domestic patent policy: An empirical analysis of Indian industry pp. 165-181

Ruchi Sharma and Sunil Ambrammal

The returns to education in Indonesia:Post reform estimates pp. 183-204

Losina Purnastuti, Ruhul Salim and Mohammad Abdul Munim Joarder

Impact of public transfer on rotating savings and credit associations (roscas): The Indonesia household case pp. 205-216

Mohtar Rasyid, Elan Satriawan and Catur Sugiyanto

The effect of Market structure on the integration of rice prices with paddy prices and its impact on farmers family income in the Kroya district, indramayu regency, Indonesia pp. 217-228

Yogi Makbul, Pradono, Sudrajati Ratnaningtyas and Pringgo Dwiyantoro

External financial inflows and domestic investment in the economies of WAEMU:Crowding-out versus crowding-in effects pp. 229-248

Charles Fahinde, Alexis Abodohoui, Muhammad Mohiuddin and Zhan Su

Revisiting the relationship between internal marketing and external marketing:The role of customer orientation pp. 249-262

Norizan Mat Saad, Siti Hasnah Hassan and Liew Mei Shya

Does corporate governance influence earnings management? Evidence from Singapore pp. 263-274

Jayalakshmy Ramachandran, Zipora Adoyo Ngete, Ramaiyer Subramanian and Murali Sambasivan

The impact of organizational structure on knowledge management processes in Egyptian context pp. 275-292

Mohamed Wahba

Underemployment in Latin America pp. 293-322

Luis Rene Caceres and Susan Ann Caceres

An autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) analysis of the nexus between savings and investment in the three Asian economies pp. 323-334

Nurul Wahilah Abdul Latif, Zulkifli Abdullah and Muhamad Azhan Md Razdi

Is the boom in East Asian tourism happening at the expense of other destinations? A cross-country analysis pp. 335-351

Byron Lew and Saud A. Choudhry

The Effect of Shocks on Household Consumption in Rural Nigeria pp. 353-364

Abdulaziz Shehu and Shaufique F. Sidique

Combining local and global markets in asset pricing in emerging markets:Evidence from three BRICS nations pp. 365-378

Shabir Hakim, Zarinah Hamid and Ahamed Kameel Mydin Meera

Does organizational culture moderate the relationship between ISO 9000 soft factors and organizational performance? pp. 379-394

Rohaizah Saad, Mohd Norhasni and Mohd Asaad

A comparative study of problems encountered in the development of small businesses in the U.S. and Mexico pp. 395-406

John P. Hayes, Sudhir K. Chawla and Yunus Kathawala

Pension accounting disclosures and stock market reactions pp. 407-416

Nor Asma Lode and Mohd Atef Md Yusof*

The role of parent’s influence and self-efficacy on entrepreneurial intention pp. 417-430

Ahmad Rachmawan, Ayu Aprilianti Lizar and Wustari L.H Mangundjaya

Volume 49, issue 2, 2015

Who bears the costs of climate change? evidence from Tunisia pp. 1-21

Manfred Wiebelt, Perrihan Al-Riffai, Clemens Breisinger and Richard Robertson

Rubber acreage supply response in Thailand: a cointegration approach pp. 23-38

Kittikorn Soontaranurak and P.J. Dawson

Framing China-Malaysia trade relations beyond Asean: factoring the regional comprehensive economic partnership pp. 39-56

Evelyn Devadason and Mushay Adeniyi Ogundipe

Woman entrepreneurship in rural Vietnam: success and motivational factors pp. 57-76

Quan V. Le and Peter V. Raven

Short and long-run budgetary relationships: evidence from Lebanon pp. 77-91

Bernard Ben Sita, Salah Abosedra and Abdallah Dah

An empirical analysis of the informal sector in Ghana pp. 93-108

Prosper Senyo Koto*

Women empowerment and antenatal care utilization in Bangladesh pp. 109-124

Belayet Hossain and Ahmed A. Hoque

Forecasting model for vehicular demand: an alternative methodology in the context of developing countries pp. 125-143

Khaled Hamad, Ardeshir Faghri and Mingxin Li

Agricultural technology adoption and Nonfarm earnings in Uganda: a Semiparametric analysis pp. 145-162

Gracious Diiro and Abdoul G. Sam

Causality between exports and economic growth in South Africa: evidence from linear and nonlinear tests pp. 163-181

Ahdi Noomen Ajmi, Goodness C. Aye, Mehmet Balcilar and Rangan Gupta

Food poverty profile for Nigeria pp. 183-201

Uchechukwu Ozughalu and Fidelis O. Ogwumike

Exchange rates and foreign direct investment: evidence for sub-saharan Africa pp. 204-226

Adil Suliman, Khaled Elmawazini and Mohammed Zakaullah Shariff

The relationship between financial market development and foreign direct investment in latin American countries pp. 227-245

Massomeh Hajilee and Omar M. Al Nasser

Household demand for food away from home (fafh) in Nigeria: the role of education pp. 247-262

Kolawole Ogundari, Adegoke Oluwatosin Aladejimokun and Sadiat Funmilayo Arifalo

Analysis of options for managing democratic ethnic competition and conflicts: the Nigerian experience pp. 263-272

Imuetinyan Festus

Foreign direct investment inflow, volatility, and domestic investment in west Africa pp. 273-394

Perekunah Eregha

Productivity spillovers of FDI in the manufacturing sector of Mauritius. evidence from a dynamic framework pp. 295-316

Sheereen Fauzel, Boopen Seetanah and R. V. Sannasee

Does informality impact formal sector firms? a case study from Nicaragua pp. 317-334

Michael Pisani

The assimilation of migrant households in the urban areas of a developing country pp. 335-354

Chakra Acharya and Roberto Leon-Gonzalez

Business groups and financial constraints: evidence from Pakistani group affiliated firms pp. 355-361

Abubakr Saeed and Muhammad Sameer

Effectiveness of monetary policy in Bangladesh pp. 363-372

Md Rafayet Alam

Exploring the effect of microinsurance on asset inequality among households in Ghana pp. 373-398

Joseph Oscar Akotey and Charles K. D. Adjas

a decision dynamics model of cost control and corporate governance pp. 397-405

A. B. M. Abdullah, Md Murad and Md. Hasan

Volume 49, issue 1, 2015

Re-designing equalization transfers: an application to South Africa provincial equitable share pp. 1-22

James Alm and Jorge Martinez-Vazquez

The impact of an integrated microcredit program on the empowerment of women and gender equality in rural Vietnam pp. 23-38

Katherine Dineen and Quan V. Le

The tax-spend nexus in Nigeria: evidence from asymmetric modeling pp. 39-51

Olalekan Aworinde and Mushay Adeniyi Ogundipe

An econometric analysis regarding the path of non performing loans- a panel data analysis from Mauritian banks and implications for the banking industry pp. 53-64

V.Polodoo1, B.Seetanah, R.V.Sannassee, K. Seetah and K. Padachi

Why do poor households not apply for welfare benefits? evidence from Jamaicas path program pp. 65-82

Garfield O. Blake and Godfrey Gibbison

apital flows and the openness-growth nexus: Toda-Yamamoto causality modeling pp. 85-105

Mohammad I. Elian and Adil H. Suliman

Non-monetary assessment of pro-poor growth in Nigeria: evidence from demographic and health surveys pp. 107-132

Abayomi Oyekale

Macroeconomic determinants of foreign direct investment: evidence from India pp. 133-155

Pami Dua and Reetika Garg

Economic development and sub-regional identities pp. 157-176

Hussein Zeaiter, Raed El Khalil and Khodr Fakih

Nonlinear threshold unit root test and ppp in transition countries pp. 177-186

Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee and Tsangyao Chang

Locational determinants of us outward fdi into sub-saharan Africa pp. 187-206

Godwin Okafor

The relationship between economic growth and remittances in the presence of cross-sectional dependence pp. 207-221

Mohammad Salahuddin and Jeff Gow

Trade performance of the less developed African countries pp. 223-241

Maria Paula Fontoura and Nuno Crespo

Market efficiency in developing African stock markets: what do we know? pp. 243-266

Pyemo Afego

Deciding to settle: rural-rural migration and agricultural labor supply in southwest Nigeria pp. 267-284

M. U. Agbonlahor and D. O. A. Phillip

Application of multiple output data envelopment analysis in interpreting efficiency improvement of enterprise resource planning in integrated circuit firms pp. 285-304

Bi-Huei Tsai* and Shin-Bin Chou

How Ahmadinejad changed Irans economy pp. 305-312

Nader Habibi

The role of telecommunications infrastructure in the regional economic growth of Africa pp. 313-330

Michael Batuo

Implications of out-migration in rural agriculture: a case study of Manapang village, Tanahun, Nepal pp. 331-352

Uttam Khanal, Khorshed Alam, Ramesh C. Khanal and Punya P. Regmi

Sustainability of the current account in Bangladesh: an Intertemporal and cointegration analysis pp. 353-364

Md Wadud, S. M. Atiar Rahman and Mohd. Mozammel Hossain Chowdhury

Fiscal deficits in Egypt: is it a macroeconomic or politico-institutional problem? pp. 365-380

Neveen M. Torayeh

Valuing environmental conservation in the Asean region: a contingent valuation study of Ulu Temburong national park pp. 381-397

Andi Tabrani, Roger Lawrey and J. Ram Pillarisetti

tagging communication and information technology issues in developing countries pp. 399-408

Carmen Reaiche