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Marlows Dilemma and Ours; Conrad and Africas Development Agenda: A Reading of Heart of Darkness Author(s): Elizabeth T. AyukAko
Keywords: Moral sanity, Economic consciousness, Progress, Dilemma, Enchanted grove, Self-effacement, Civilization
Received: 2 March 2015 | Published: 25 February 2017
Article Type: Research Article | Page: 1-10 | Citation: 0
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Estimating the Returns to Education in Algeria
Author(s): Faical Boutayeba
Keywords: Returns to education, Earnings, Mincerian function, Human capital, Saida, Algeria
Received: 26 December 2016 | Published: 25 February 2017
Article Type: Research Article | Page: 147-153 | Citation: 1
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The Exports and Economic Growth Nexus in Cote D ivoire: Evidence from a Multivariate Time Series Analysis
Author(s): Yaya KEHO
Keywords: Exports, Economic growth, ARDL, Cointegration, Granger causality, Cote d?Ivoire.
Received: 30 September 2016 | Published: 25 February 2017
Article Type: Research Article | Page: 135-146 | Citation: 5
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Empirical evidence on contract farming in northern Nigeria: Case study of tomato production
Author(s): Iro Ibrahim Kutawa
Keywords: Tomato income, Nigeria, Participation, Transaction cost, Household income
Received: 25-Jan-2017 | Published: 10-Mar-2017
Article Type: Research Article | Page: 240-253 | Citation: 1
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Feasibility study of credit risk rating systems in banks
Author(s): Lakshmi, P.
Keywords: Credit risk, Risk rating, Credit risk management, BASEL
Received: 07-Dec-2016 | Published: 02-Mar-2017
Article Type: Research Article | Page: 294-306 | Citation: 0
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The Impact of the Politics of Privatization and Commercialization of Public Enterprises in Nigeria on the Level of Productivity and Economic Viability: The Case of Alscon and Nitel
Author(s): Basil Chijioke Onuoha -- Enoobong David Umoh --- Henry Ufomba
Keywords: Politics, Privatization, Commercialization, Public enter prices, Level of productivity, Economic viability
Received: 20 December 2016 | Published: 23 February 2017
Article Type: Research Article | Page: 43-55 | Citation: 0
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Farming Risks and Security Challenges in Vegetable Production in Orlu, Imo State
Author(s): Osuji, E.E. --- N.C. Ehirim --- M.A.Y Rahji --- T.T. Awoyemi --- K.K. Salman --- M.A.C.A Odii --- S.C. Onyemuwa --- Ibeagwa, O.B. --- C. Chikezie --- M.O. Okwara
Keywords: Farming risk, Security, Management strategies, Vegetable crops, Risk intensity, Linear model
Received: 7 November 2016 | Published: 23 February 2017
Article Type: Research Article | Page: 37-42 | Citation: 0
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Investigating the Role of Oil Prices in the Conventional EKC Model: Evidence from Turkey
Author(s): Setareh KATIRCIOGLU
Keywords: Oil, Environment, Kuznets?s Curve, EKC Multiple structural breaks, ECM, Turkey
Received: 3 December 2016 | Published: 22 February 2017
Article Type: Research Article | Page: 498-508 | Citation: 24
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Decomposing productivity growth in Chinese manufacturing
Author(s): Bin Wang, Guangnan Zhang and James Peoples
Keywords: Productivity, Chinese Manufacturing, Decomposition, Translog
Received: 13-Jan-2017 | Published: 20-Feb-2017
Article Type: Research Article | Page: 279-293 | Citation: 0
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Expected and realized stock returns: Evidence from India
Author(s): Pritpal Singh Bhullar and Pradeep K. Gupta
Keywords: Realized return, Expected return, BSE Sensex
Received: 12-Dec-2016 | Published: 16-Feb-2017
Article Type: Research Article | Page: 270-278 | Citation: 0
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Investigating the Effect of Health Status on Unemployment
Author(s): Abdalali Monsef --- Abolfazl Shah Mohammadi Mehrjardi
Keywords: Education, Human capital, Life expectancy, Panel data method, Unemployment, World bank.
Received: 7 November 2016 | Published: 4 February 2017
Article Type: Research Article | Page: 367-371 | Citation: 0
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Crude Oil Prices and Economic Development in Libya
Author(s): Nagmi M. Moftah Aimer
Keywords: Crude oil price, Economical development, Johansen maximum likelihood method, Libyan, VECM, Granger.
Received: 5 December 2016 | Published: 4 February 2017
Article Type: Research Article | Page: 30-41 | Citation: 0
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Economic Growth and Structural Change ? A Synthesis of the Walrasian General Equilibrium, Ricardian Distribution and Neoclassical Growth Theories
Author(s): Wei-Bin Zhang
Keywords: Walrasian general equilibrium theory, Ricardian theory of distribution, Neoclassical growth theory, Income and wealth distribution, Integrated theory.
Received: 8 December 2016 | Published: 1 February 2017
Article Type: Research Article | Page: 17-36 | Citation: 1
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Exploring Young and Green Entrepreneurship in Indonesia: An Introduction
Author(s): Janti Gunawan and Kym Fraser
Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Young entrepreneurs, Green entrepreneurs, Eco-business, Indonesia
Received: 17 November 2016 | Published: 8 February 2017
Article Type: Research Article | Page: 185-194 | Citation: 1
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Masons Infidel: Mulleases the Turk (1606)
Author(s): Fahd Mohammed Taleb Saeed Al-Olaqi
Keywords: Turk, Mulleases, Infidel, Borgias, Lust, Turkish sexuality, Ambition and treachery.
Received: 21 December 2016 | Published: 30 January 2017
Article Type: Research Article | Page: 184-199 | Citation: 0
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Dynamics of Urbanization and Temperature Increase in Middle East-An Empirical Investigation
Author(s): Devi Prasad Dash --- Lingaraj Mallick
Keywords: Economic development, Climate change, Urbanization. Trade, Middle East, Energy consumption.
Received: 10 December 2016 | Published: 30 January 2017
Article Type: Research Article | Page: 486-497 | Citation: 2
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Coasian Theorem, Public Domain, and Property Rights Protection
Author(s): Yiming He --- Shaohui Gao
Keywords: Coasian theorem, Public domain, Property rights protection, Rent dissipation, Non-cooperative game, Information structure.
Received: 1 December 2016 | Published: 30 January 2017
Article Type: Research Article | Page: 470-485 | Citation: 2
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Do Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors Improve Information Efficiency: A Test of Stock Price Synchronicity in China?
Author(s): Liping Zou --- William Wilson --- Shijie Jia
Keywords: Stock price synchronicity, QFII Investors, China, Information efficiency, Institutional investors, Ownership.
Received: 30 September 2016 | Published: 30 January 2017
Article Type: Research Article | Page: 456-469 | Citation: 0
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The determinants of financial performance in life insurance sector in India
Author(s): Kalyani Mulchandani, CS Manish Sitlani and Ketan Mulchandani
Keywords: Life Insurance, Internal determinants, ROA, Profitability, Financial performance
Received: 02-Dec-2016 | Published: 10-Feb-2017
Article Type: Research Article | Page: 261-269 | Citation: 0
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The Socioeconomic Factors that Determine Women Utilization of Healthcare Services in Nigeria
Author(s): Ugbor, I. Kalu --- David-Wayas, Onyinye M. --- Arua, Martha --- Nwanosike, Dominic U.
Keywords: Healthcare, Utilization, Poisson model, socioeconomic factors, pregnant women.
Received: 1 August 2016 | Published: 27 January 2017
Article Type: Research Article | Page: 359-366 | Citation: 1
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