Using data from the World Development Indicators 2010 this paper conducts time series econometric analyses on real GDP, real GDP2 and carbon emissions of individual country members of the G-20 group: Australia, India, China, USA, South Africa, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Japan, South...

Evidence on the association between widowhood and health is widely available in the literature. However, there is a dearth of analysis on the mechanism through which widowhood affects the health status of an individual, particularly in old age, specifically whether widowhood among the elderly...

It is widely accepted that the failure of many commercial banks was the trigger for the current global financial crisis. In this context a study of the reasons for liquidity failures of banks assumes considerable significance. If policymakers can identify the factors responsible for liquidity...