Purpose – The purpose of the present paper is to empirically analyze the efficiency of the Thailand banking sector during the period of 1999‐2008. Design/methodology/approach – The efficiency estimates of individual banks are evaluated by using the data envelopment analysis approach. The...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to unveil the relationship between corruption and economic growth in Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is designed to combine both theory and empirical work. Findings – Bangladesh poses a positive relation between corruption and...

Purpose – Remittances are the fastest growing source of foreign exchange earnings for developing countries. The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of remittances on economic volatility of the receiving country. Design/methodology/approach – A panel of 95 countries over the period...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of corruption on the size of the shadow economy in countries that differ with respect to income level or geographical location. The underlying idea is that the primary manifestation of corruption might be associated with country...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of inbound and outbound labor migration on the Jordanian economy. Design/methodology/approach – Using a qualitative analysis subsidized by two econometric models, foreign labor and their remittances and the Jordanian labor abroad...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of legal institution building during the process of China's economic miracle of past three decades. Design/methodology/approach – To engage with the issue, the paper builds on historical research and comparable approaches which...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the population-food crop production nexus, and within it assesses the differences between male- and female-headed households. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses the demographic pressure, market price incentives theories and other...

Purpose – According to the Central Bank of Cape Verde, price stability is an important aspect when conducting its monetary policy. Given the fixed exchange rate regime towards the Portuguese Escudo/Euro and the high degree of trade inter-dependence, this paper aims to analyse the “inflation...

Purpose – The overlapping measures of “state vulnerability” prompt a double interrogation: about their methodological validity, and analytical relevance. Against this epistemic framework, the purpose of this paper is to ask whether the relentless quest for precision may prevent obtaining...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to unveil the relationship between corruption and economic growth in Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is designed to combine both theory and empirical work. Findings – Bangladesh poses a positive relation between corruption and...