The objective of this paper is to study the urban residential demand for water and the factors that affect its demand. This paper has not considered the rural management of water. The empirical results show that an increase in the price of municipality water could increase the demand for...

This paper discuss the issues in international trade looking at the number of issues of international trade such as trade, growth and sustainable development, Financing requirements for emerging economies etc.

This paper analyzes the impact of broadening coverage of priority sectors on credit flow to agriculture at the bank branch level of the Kalahandi district, Orissa. The study reveals that the share of priority sector from total bank advance have increased in both the regions (advance and backward...

This paper examines the budgetary performance of southern states inorder to identify the differences among the states in the direction of budgetary resources and expenditure, in the management of fiscal consolidation. Budgetary performance of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, are...

The inconclusive nature of the over-reaction hypothesis, combined with an inherent difficulty in isolating specific determinants, has meant that the controversy surrounding this model has been perpetuated within the financial economics literature. It is the objective of this study to examine...

This research paper is designed to discuss the theoretical principles governing the neoclassical world and then applies them to the case of Botswana. The analysis shows that poverty remains one of the biggest economic and social problems although Botswana experienced high growth rates since its...

This paper examines changes in the degree of international capital mobility during the past three decades. The consumption-smoothing current account and the real interest parity are commonly used for determining the extent of international capital mobility. All of these measures consistently...

The paper presents the Malaysian foreign investment climate, policies, incentives and infrastructure that played an important role in attracting sizeable foreign direct investment given the size of the country. The main investment incentives presented refer to manufacturers, high technology...

Analysis of growth and instability, particularly when it is on a regional basis, becomes an asset of the policy-makers in shaping suitable policies for regional development. The study attempts to analyze growth as well as instability of area, production and yield of paddy during pre-green...

This paper provides an econometric model to illustrate the impact of reforms on the beef import policy on Korean meat demand, by constructing a Quota-Constrained Translog Model (QCTL). It provides econometric estimates of own and cross price elasticities, expenditure elasticities as well as...