Journal of Economic Policy Reform

2007 - 2020

Current editor(s): Dr Judith Clifton

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Volume 12, issue 4, 2009

The transitional dynamics of patent reform pp. 249-262

Bonwoo Koo

The implications of “zeroing” for enforcement of US antidumping laws pp. 263-271

William Nye

The effects of foreign borrowing policies on economic growth: success or failure? pp. 273-284

Fuhmei Wang

The impact of related party transactions on the operational performance of listed companies in China pp. 285-297

Yenpao Chen, Chien‐Hsun Chen and Weiju Chen

Growth effects of FDI in 80 developing economies: the role of policy reforms and institutional constraints pp. 299-322

Krishna Vadlamannati and Artur Tamazian

Impact of a moral hazard problem in the Joint Forest Management Programme: a study from forest‐dependent households in West Bengal pp. 323-331

Nimai Das and Debnarayan Sarker

India needs sanitation policy reform to enhance public health pp. 333-342

Govindasamy Agoramoorthy and Minna Hsu

Economics and politics in the United States: a state‐level investigation pp. 343-354

Chun-Ping Chang, Yoonbai Kim and Yung‐hsiang Ying

Volume 12, issue 3, 2009

Corporate governance reform and firm value in Mexico: an empirical assessment pp. 163-188

Alberto Chong, Jorge Guillen and Florencio Lopez‐de‐Silanes

The mark‐to‐market valuation and executive pay package regulations within the 2009 US (Bailout) Emergency Economic Stabilization Act pp. 189-199

Jamal Haidar

Does candidates' advertising spending help winning? pp. 201-218

Chun-Ping Chang and Chien-Chiang Lee

Tax credits for dependent children and child benefits: what do we learn from the Italian experience? pp. 219-234

Francesca Gastaldi and Paolo Liberati

Do politics matter? The influence of political and institutional variables on social protection spending in the European Union pp. 235-242

Jesús Alsasua, Javier Bilbao‐Ubillos and Jon Olaskoaga

Indian multinationals, foreign multinationals and domestic firms pp. 243-247

G. Chidambaran Iyer

Volume 12, issue 2, 2009

Higher education reforms and signaling equilibria pp. 75-90

Giuseppe Rose

Differences in bank regulations: the role of governance and corruption pp. 91-110

Ayşe Evrensel

The quality of fiscal adjustment: an empirical analysis of Turkey pp. 111-126

Nazire Nergiz Dincer and Zeynel Ozdemir

Do fiscal responsibility laws matter? Evidence from emerging market economies suggests not pp. 127-132

John Thornton

New Zealand's economic reforms and changes in production structure pp. 133-143

Iris Claus

Does competition improve productivity in developing countries? pp. 145-162

Khalid Sekkat

Volume 12, issue 1, 2009

Defined contribution plan vs. defined benefits plan: reforming the legal retirement age pp. 1-11

Juan Lacomba and Francisco Lagos

Can a stock market listing help to improve the operational performance of China’s banks? pp. 13-28

Hsiu‐Ling Wu, Chien-Hsun Chen and Hui‐Ling Lin

The economic success of Mauritius: lessons and policy options for Africa pp. 29-42

Sanjeev Sobhee

Rules versus discretion on the choice between exchange‐rate‐targeting and monetary‐aggregate‐targeting pp. 43-55

Yu‐Lin Wang and Hsiu‐Yun Lee

Educational attainment, growth and poverty reduction within the MDG framework: simulations and costing for the Peruvian case pp. 57-73

Gustavo Yamada and Juan Castro

Volume 11, issue 4, 2008

Informality and productivity in the labor market in Peru pp. 229-245

Alberto Chong, Jose Galdo and Jaime Saavedra

Prospects for a Chinese currency area: simulations of Robert Mundell's multi‐currency monetary union pp. 247-260

Kuo‐chun Yeh

Estimating the size of Turkey's informal sector: an expenditure‐based approach pp. 261-271

Nurhan Davutyan

Incomplete reform or opportunity: the role of the banking sector in the credit transmission mechanism in India pp. 273-288

Anurag Sharma

Do industrial policy reforms reduce entry barriers? Evidence from Indian manufacturing industries pp. 289-300

M. Suresh Babu

Volume 11, issue 3, 2008

Inflation and growth dynamics: the Indian experience pp. 163-172

Hrushikesh Mallick

The impact of trust on reforms pp. 173-185

Friedrich Heinemann and Benjamin Tanz

External debt and economic reform: does a pain reliever delay the necessary treatment? pp. 187-199

Athanasios Vamvakidis

Regional inequality and immiserization pp. 201-213

Bharati Basu and Bharat Hazari

Measuring divergence in provincial growth in China: 1981–2004 pp. 215-227

Wei Zou, Ziyin Zhuang, Hao Zhou and Hairong Song

Volume 11, issue 2, 2008

China’s implicit demand for foreign reserves: neutralization and the rise in reserves pp. 93-99

Zhuo Tan, Shenggang Yang and Hong Zhu

Transition and reform in a predatory state: the case of Paraguay pp. 101-114

Donald Richards

Liberalization and protection: antidumping duties in the Indian pharmaceutical industry pp. 115-122

Nisha Malhotra and Shavin Malhotra

Is EMU a viable model for monetary integration in the Arabian Gulf? pp. 123-134

Emilie Rutledge

Why do stabilizations fail? pp. 135-149

Francisco Veiga

The chronic inflation process: a model and evidence from Brazil and Israel pp. 151-162

Emanuel Barnea and Nissan Liviatan

Volume 11, issue 1, 2008

Understanding divergence in India: a political economy approach pp. 1-9

Chetan Ghate

Congressional voting on DR‐CAFTA: the ineffectiveness of environmental lobbying pp. 11-20

Pauline Abetti

Corrupt clubs and the convergence hypothesis pp. 21-28

Naved Ahmad

Is there any effect of market discipline on China’s bank supervision? pp. 29-35

Qiang Zhang and Gui‐Rong She

Catalysing private capital flows and IMF programs: some remaining questions pp. 37-43

Graham Bird and Dane Rowlands

Reforming the local public sector: economics and politics in privatization of water and solid waste pp. 45-65

Germà Bel and Xavier Fageda

Does trade and technology transmission facilitate convergence? The role of technology adoption in reducing the inequality of nations pp. 67-92

Gouranga Das

Volume 10, issue 4, 2007

Introduction pp. 261-261

The Editors

Cross‐Border Mergers and Acquisitions: Innovative Capacity and National Economic Security pp. 263-281

Yaozhong Wang, Zhizhong Liu and Yang Zhang

Capital Openness and Financial Crises: A Financial Contagion Model with Multiple Equilibria pp. 283-296

Juan Luo and Wenjin Tang

What Explains the High Returns to the IPOs of China's A‐Shares? pp. 297-308

Sheng‐gang Yang, Tian‐yi Wang and Shun‐cai Jiang

Measuring the Effect of Corruption on Sovereign Bond Ratings pp. 309-323

Michael Connolly

Bank Loan Behavior and Credit Information Sharing: An Insight from Measurement Costs pp. 325-333

Xuehui He and Yiming Wang

The Impact of Tariff Policies on Imports of China’s Intermediate Goods pp. 335-341

Hu Xiaojuan and Su Yan

Energy Constraints and China’s Economic Development pp. 343-354

Yanlin Yang, Yin‐E Chen and Zhizhong Liu

Volume 10, issue 3, 2007

Real Minimum Wage and Growth Theory: Simulations and Some Policy Results pp. 163-176

Manmohan Lal Agarwal, Bharat Hazari and Cheuk‐Yin Ho

Rent‐Seeking and Acceptance of Reforms in Higher Education pp. 177-192

Michael Mitsopoulos and Theodore Pelagidis

Industrial Development Banking in Nigeria: A Forty Year Failed Experiment pp. 193-208

Abel Ezeoha

Economic Transition, Institutional Changes and the Health System: Some Lessons from Rural China pp. 209-231

Bruno Meessen and Gerald Bloom

Green Barriers from the Standpoint of Sustainable Development pp. 233-240

Wang Yujing and Liu Huihuang

Exchange Rate Dynamics of New Zealand pp. 241-260

Md. Shahnawaz Karim, Minsoo Lee and Christopher Gan

Volume 10, issue 2, 2007

Globalization and Country‐Specific Service Links pp. 63-88

Stephen Golub, Ronald Jones and Henryk Kierzkowski

Determinants of Withdrawals of Anti‐Dumping Complaints in the EU pp. 89-109

Aleksander Rutkowski

Beliefs about Exchange‐Rate Stability: Survey Evidence from the Currency Board in Bulgaria pp. 111-121

Neven Valev and John Carlson

International Remittances and Income Inequality: An Empirical Investigation pp. 123-141

Valerie Koechlin and Gianmarco León-Ciliotta

World Bank Trade Adjustment Loans and Export Policy Distortions pp. 143-162

Mariarosaria Agostino

Volume 10, issue 1, 2007

Can Reform Models of Value Added Taxation Stop the VAT Evasion and Revenue Shortfalls in the EU? pp. 1-13

Andrea Gebauer, Chang Woon Nam and Rüdiger Parsche

Time Series Analysis of Inflation Targeting in Selected Countries pp. 15-27

Ismail Genc, Minsoo Lee, Candelaria Rodríguez and Zachary Lutz

On the Speed of Economic Reform – A Tale of the Tortoise and the Hare: Evidence from Transition Countries pp. 29-50

Bruno Merlevede and Koen Schoors

Stability and Growth Pact II: Incentives and Moral Hazard pp. 51-62

Andre Fourcans and Thierry Warin