Journal of Economic Studies: Volume 28 Issue 6

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Table of contents

Traditional export demand relation and parameter instability: An empirical investigation

Augustine C. Arize

Applies new tests for parameter instability in cointegrated models to evaluate the traditional export demand function. The determinants of exports considered are world real…

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Tobacco taxes and government revenue in South Africa

Iraj Abedian, Rowena Jacobs

The South African government’s objectives relating to tobacco, primarily deterrence and revenue generation, have since the early 1970s not been maintained. The real value of…

3127

Experience‐earnings profiles, education and gender

Sarah Brown, John G. Sessions

Investigates the shape of experience‐earnings profiles across gender. Given that self‐employment offers both an alternative to unemployment and potentially flexible – and thereby…

1093

Heterogeneity among barterers and vendors in the informal economy

Kevin F. McCrohan, Timothy F. Sugrue

This research explored the nature of suppliers who participate in informal markets. The study was based on a national probability sample of 1,600 households. Those that had…

502

Are long‐term bond yields excessively volatile?

Zhen Zhu

There is a debate on the excess volatility of long‐term bond yields. It is found that whether long‐term bond yields are excessively volatile or excessively smooth depends…

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Cover of Journal of Economic Studies

ISSN:

0144-3585

Online date, start – end:

1974

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Prof Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee