Journal of Economic Studies: Volume 36 Issue 5

An empirical analysis of the informational efficiency of Australian equity markets

Abdulnasser Hatemi‐J, Bryan Morgan

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the Australian equity market is informationally efficient in the semi‐strong form with regard to interest rates and the…

The competition and market structure in the Saudi Arabia banking

Saeed Al‐Muharrami

The purpose of this paper is twofold: to investigate the market structure of Saudi Arabia banking industry; and to evaluate the monopoly power of banks during the years 1993‐2006.

Skill differentiation between formal and informal employment

Enlinson Mattos, Laudo M. Ogura

The purpose of this paper is to examine the existence of skill differentiation between formal and informal labor markets.

Intercountry inequality in human development: a 30‐year perspective

Rati Ram

The purpose of this paper is to extend the existing literature on cross‐country disparities by providing measures of cross‐country inequality in human development index (HDI) and…

Entropy estimation and interpretation of the inter‐sectoral linkages of Turkish economy based on Leontief input/output model

Ahmet Özçam

The purpose of this paper is to address an econometric procedure which revises and updates the technical production coefficients of latest Turkish input/output (I/O) table, as new…

A model of stock price adjustment after dividends

Maria Rosa Borges

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the stock price adjustment after a dividend distribution, allowing for different types of investors and market imperfections, including…

Uncertainty and social discounting for the very long term

David Evans

The purpose of this paper is to examine uncertainty in the social discount rate and explore the conditions favouring the application of higher present value welfare weights in the…

The effects of inflation uncertainty: some international evidence

Sajjadur Rahman, Apostolos Serletis

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of inflation uncertainty on real economic activity using data from four industrialised countries.