Housing affordability has been a troubling issue for both developed and developing countries. Much of the prior literature has used the price-income ratio as the main standard to assess housing affordability, with the median disposable household income of the sample population commonly used. As...

This study aims to identify the causes, outcomes, and coping strategies of academic stress among undergraduates. Using a sample of 480 business students from eight universities in Klang Valley, results reveal that the major causes of academic stress are due to conflicts and pressures that...

The authors examine the impact of exchange rate volatility on trade in the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) countries from 1995 to 2008 using panel estimations to distinguish differences between disaggregate trade, and examine its threshold effects. Results reveal that exchange rate...

Investors react adversely to the announcements of rights offers in Hong Kong and the abnormal return of rights offers on the announcement day is -12.10%. After taking price discounts, underwriting fees and abnormal returns into consideration, the total direct and indirect costs of the seasoned...