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A Study of the Relation between Inflation and Exchange Rates in the Fiji Islands: A Cointegration and Vector Error Correction Approach

Muthucattu Thomas Paul, Yih Pin Tang, Markand Bhatt
pp. 1-20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2014.0061
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The Impact of MENA Conflicts (The Arab Spring) on Global Financial Markets

Mohammad Mahdi Mousavi, Jamal Ouenniche
pp. 21-40
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2014.0064
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Interantional Property Rights: The Role of Diversity

Jayoti Das, Cassandra E. DiRienzo
pp. 41-55
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2014.0067
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The Welfare Gain from Eliminating Coffee Price Volatility: The Case of Indian Coffee Producers

Sushil Mohan, Firdu Gemech, Alan Reeves, John Struthers
pp. 57-72
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2014.0070
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Financial Intermediation and Stock Market Volatility in a Small Bank-Dominated Economy

David F. Tennant, Marlon R. Tracey
pp. 73-95
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2014.0073
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The Effect of Gender and Nationality on Service Quality in Malaysian Higher Education

Amin Ansary, Sreenivasan Jayashree, Chinnasamy Agamudai Nambi Malarvizhi
pp. 97-118
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2014.0076
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Income Inequality, Fiscal Redistribution, and Governmental Corruption: Evidence from Chinese Provincial Data

Zengyu Mi, Qiongzhi Liu
pp. 119-137
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2014.0080
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Energy Consumption, Economic Growth and Financial Development: Exploring the Empirical Linkages for India

Mantu Kumar Mahalik, Hrushikesh Mallick
pp. 139-159
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2014.0063
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The Origin of Bias in Sovereign Credit Ratings: Reconciling Agency Views with Institutional Quality

Huseyin Ozturk
pp. 161-188
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2014.0066
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Electricity Consumption, Exports, and Economic Growth in the Democratic Republic of Congo: An ARDL-Bounds Testing Approach

Nicholas M. Odhiambo
pp. 189-207
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2014.0069
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Empirical Econometric Analysis of Relationship between Fiscal-Monetary Policies and Output on SAARC Countries

Mohammed Nur Hussain
pp. 209-224
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2014.0072
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Interactions among Poverty, Access to Modern Energy Sources, and Gender in Nigeria

Fidelis O. Ogwumike, Uche M. Ozughalu
pp. 225-241
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2014.0075
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Global Financial Crisis and Contagion: Evidence for the ‘BRIC’ Economies*

Krishna Reddy Chittedi
pp. 243-264
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2014.0079
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How Many Currencies in SAARC Countries?: A Multivariate Structural VAR Approach

Md. Abdur Rahman Forhad
pp. 265-286
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2014.0062
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Political Economy of Suicide: Financial Reforms, Credit Crunches and Farmer Suicides in India

Anoop Sadanandan
pp. 287-307
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2014.0065
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Does Government Employment Crowd out Private Sector Employment in SIDS?: The Case of Barbados

Roland Craigwell, Mahalia Jackman
pp. 309-326
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2014.0068
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A Study of Drivers, Impact, and Pattern of Foreign Direct Investment in India

Mohammad Iftekhar Khan, Amit Banerji
pp. 327-348
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2014.0071
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Heterogeneous Panel Causality between Exports and Growth in COMESA Countries

Arcade Ndoricimpa
pp. 349-361
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2014.0074
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An Analysis of the Tax Revenue Components in Sub-Sahara Africa

Thuto D. Feger
pp. 363-379
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2014.0077
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Is There a Trade-off between Financial Performance and Outreach in South Asian Microfinance Institutions?

Sanju Adhikary, George Papachristou
pp. 381-402
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2014.0081
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Appreciations

Abu N. M. Wahid
p. i
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2014.0078
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