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Do remittances help smooth consumption during health shocks?: Evidence from Jamaica

Diether W. Beuermann, Inder J. Ruprah, Ricardo E. Sierra
pp. 1-19
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0098
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Foreign aid and government expansion: Evidence from low and middle income countries

Olalekan Bashir Aworinde, Adegbemi Babatunde Onakoya
pp. 21-33
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0102
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Do capital requirements affect cost of intermediation?: Evidence from a panel of South African banks

Andrew Maredza
pp. 35-51
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0106
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Perception of local experts about accessibility to international climate funds: Case of Bangladesh

Syed Mahbubur Rahman, Mokbul Morshed Ahmad
pp. 53-67
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0110
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Nonlinearity in the efficacy of foreign aid and evidence of poverty traps

Nicholas Larsen
pp. 69-92
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0114
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The relationship between oil and agricultural commodity prices in South Africa: A quantile causality approach

Mehmet Balcilar, Shinhye Chang, Rangan Gupta, Vanessa Kasongo, Clement Kyei
pp. 93-107
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0117
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Organic Pineapple Farming in Ghana - A Good Choice for Smallholders?

Linda Kleemann
pp. 109-130
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0096
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Does an extra year of primary schooling yeild higher earnings?: Evidence from Kenya

Richard U. Agesa, Jacqueline Agesa, Andrew Dabalen
pp. 131-148
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0100
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Technical efficiency in the Malaysian water sector: A stochastic frontier approach1

Lee Yoong Hon, Tan Hui Boon, Cassey Lee
pp. 149-165
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0104
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A study of disaggregated r&d expenditure on Indian pharmaceutical exports

Feroz Khan Suri, Amit Banerji
pp. 167-190
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0108
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Broken windows and crime in development challenged urban areas: Evidence from Jackson, Mississippi USA

Gregory N. Price
pp. 209-220
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0116
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Macroeconomic fluctuations and sexually transmitted infections in Mexico by level of state development

Fidel Gonzalez, Troy Quast
pp. 221-239
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0119
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Risk factors for domestic violence – an empirical analysis for Indian states

Nabamita Dutta, Meenakshi Rishi, Sanjukta Roy, Vinodhini Umashankar
pp. 241-259
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0099
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Crop portfolio choices in Burkina Faso

Quentin Stoeffler
pp. 261-285
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0103
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Long memory and ARFIMA modelling: The case of CPI inflation rate in Ghana

Alexander Boateng, Luis Alberiko Gil-Alana, Lesaoana ‘Maseka, Hlengani Siweya, Abene Belete
pp. 287-304
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0107
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Impact of microfinance on household income and consumption in Bangladesh: Empirical evidence from a quasi-experimental survey

Mohammad Monzur Morshed Bhuiya, Rasheda Khanam, Mohammad Mafizur Rahman, Hong Son Nghiem
pp. 305-318
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0111
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Why do some countries produce more capital intensive output than others?

Amjad Toukan
pp. 319-335
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0115
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Productivity and research and development content of intermediate inputs - evidence from Indian industries

Chandrima Sikdar, Kakali Mukhopadhyay
pp. 337-356
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0118
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Oil price volatility, investment and sectoral responses: The Thai experience

IKM Mokhtarul Wadud, Huson Joher Ali Ahmed
pp. 357-379
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0097
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Effect of recent U.S. monetary policy on its balance of trade

Deergha Raj Adhikari
pp. 381-388
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0101
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A sectoral study of Lebanon’s economy: A dynamic CGE model

Rock-Antoine Mehanna, Rayan Haykal
pp. 389-416
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0105
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Reasons behind the non-application of the activity based costing system in developing countries, case of Lebanon

Walid ElGammal, Janine Saba Zakka, Abdul-Nasser El-Kassar, Ghiwa Dandash
pp. 417-435
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0109
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Dynamics of scale effficiency of Indian banks: A deterministic frontier approach

Piyush Kumar Singh, Keyur Thaker
pp. 437-457
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0113
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Time series modelling for steel production

Amir Ikram, Qin Su, Muhammad Yasir Rafiq, Ramiz-Ur-Rehman
pp. 191-207
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2016.0112
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