Purpose – The aim of this paper is to analyse the cross-country variation in the growth elasticity of poverty across a sample of developing countries during the period from 1990 to 2000. Design/methodology/approach – In order to identify variables that may explain the cross-country variation...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of agricultural technology on fertility rates in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach – It is hypothesized here that agricultural technology transforms production techniques and labor demand patterns which affect...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine movements of the Singapore dollar exchange rate against the US dollar. Design/methodology/approach – An extended open macroeconomic model with the IS, LM, and AS functions and comparative static analysis are employed and applied. The...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the historical origins of the international goal for rich countries to devote 0.7 per cent of gross national income (GNI) to aid, in order to assess its present relevance. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews all the original...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the potential benefits of monetary policy rules for transition economies (TEs). Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses monetary policy rules, inflation targeting, political risk and ambiguity and monetary policy and ambiguity....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test the export‐led growth hypothesis for Iran. Design/methodology/approach – This is done through an investigation of causal relationship between exports and economic growth, based on Hsiao's synthesis and Akaike's optimal lag criterion, and then...

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the poverty and vulnerability of poor urban communities living in Dhaka City's slums. Design/methodology/approach – Poverty line definition often conceptualises poverty in terms of income, consumption and household resources which has been used for this...

Purpose – This study aims to explore the impact of the movement from “authoritarian democracy” to full democracy on the relationships between trust with economic growth and investment. Design/methodology/approach – Simple regression models were applied to Taiwan as a case study. Findings...

Purpose – The economic performance of Uruguay in the last 50 years has been disappointing. Annual growth in labor productivity has been lower than the rest of the Latin American economies and well below that East Asian and OECD countries. Out of the 0.9 percent of annual growth in...