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Dynamics of immigrant assimilation: lessons from immigrants’ trust
Sokchea Lim, A.K.M. Mahbub MorshedThe purpose of this paper is to examine the dynamics and persistence of interpersonal trust among immigrants in the USA. More specifically, the authors investigate the association…
Estimation of Peru’s sovereign yield curve: the role of macroeconomic and latent factors
Alejandra Olivares Rios, Gabriel Rodríguez, Miguel Ataurima ArellanoFollowing Ang and Piazzesi’s (2003) study, the authors use an affine term structure model to study the relevance of macroeconomic (domestic and foreign) factors for Peru’s…
The drivers of economic growth in South Asia: evidence from a dynamic system GMM approach
Mohammad Mafizur Rahman, Rezwanul Hasan Rana, Suborna BaruaThe purpose of this paper is to explore the drivers of economic growth in South Asia region for the period of 1975–2016 using the World Bank data.
Examining the willingness of youths to participate in agriculture to halt the rising rate of unemployment in South Western Nigeria
Wasiu Olayinka Fawole, Burhan OzkanThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the willingness of unemployed graduates to participate in agriculture with a view to showcase the potentials in Nigerian agriculture…
The impacts of sector growth and monetary policy on income inequality in developing countries
Sima Siami-Namini, Darren HudsonThe purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of growth in different sectors of the economy of developing countries on income inequality and analyze how inflation, as a proxy…
Inflation and income inequality in developed and developing countries
Sima Siami-Namini, Darren HudsonThe purpose of this paper is to investigate both linear and/or nonlinear effects of inflation on income inequality and to test the Kuznets hypothesis using panel data of 24…
Re-examining the determinants of bank profitability in Nigeria
Segun Thompson Bolarinwa, Olufemi Bodunde Obembe, Clement OlaniyiThe purpose of this paper is to re-examine the determinants of bank profitability in Nigeria. Specifically, the study investigates the effect of managerial cost efficiency on bank…
Looking at the taxation effect on cross-state smuggling using rational addiction models
Tina Ting Swan, Bruce Qiang Sun, Frederick FlossThe purpose of this paper is to show how the taxation effect on cross-state smuggling can be a valid instrumental variable for lagged and future consumption together with the…
Intergenerational transmission of human capital: Evidence with an alternative instrument from Thailand
Md Nasir UddinThe purpose of this paper is to find the rate of intergenerational transmission of human capital and comparative schooling attainment between lower and higher income families…
The role of inclusive development and military expenditure in modulating the effect of terrorism on governance
Simplice Asongu, Jacinta Nwachukwu, Sara le RouxThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of inclusive human development and military expenditure in modulating the effect of terrorism on governance.
Policy shocks, current account and the macroeconomy in a developing country: A Keynesian approach
Moumita Basu, Ranjanendra Narayan NagThis is a theoretical paper in the field of international macroeconomics. The purpose of this paper is to focus on a dynamic interaction between current account imbalance and…
Financial intermediation analysis from financial flows
Claudio Oliveira De Moraes, José Americo Pereira Antunes, Adriano RodriguesThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the financial friction effect of non-performing loans (NPLs) on financial intermediation (FI) through empirical evidence from the Brazilian…
Female employment in India: determinants of choice of sector of activity
Sandhya MahapatroThe purpose of this paper is to examine whether the choice of employment sector for women is driven by the structure of the labour market or determined by the household…
The shape of income distribution and decomposition of the changes in income inequality in India: 2005-2012
Aswini Kumar Mishra, Anil Kumar, Abhishek SinhaThough Indian economy since 1980s has expanded very rapidly, yet the benefits of growth remain very unequally distributed. The purpose of this paper is to provide new evidence…
Do low gasoline prices cause more traffic fatalities in the 50 states of the USA? The importance of other factors
Shawkat Hammoudeh, Seong-Min Yoon, Ali KutanMotivated by the news media and a lack of comprehensive research on the USA, the purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between changes in road fatalities and…
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