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When estimating regional inequality, many economists use inequality indices weighted by the regions' shares in the national population. Although this approach is widespread, its adequacy has not received attention in the regional science literature. This paper proves that such approach is...
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This paper examines weak form efficiency in the stock markets of India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh; and the …. Weak form efficiency is supported by the classical unit root tests, however, it is not strongly supported for Bangladesh …
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, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, covering the period from 1980 to 2003. The analysis is done with the help of tables …
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The study analyzed financial market integration in the five countries of South Asia, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri …. But for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka they are of different order. The study used Engle Granger (1987) two step methods to …
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The purpose of this paper is to examine the progress in socioeconomic conditions across the major states of India by using convergence hypothesis. Earlier studies that examined regional disparities of development used per capita State Net Domestic Product (SNDP) as an important proxy for...
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This paper examines the economic effects of removing tariffs in Bangladesh using a computable general equilibrium (CGE …
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This paper examines the determinants of economic growth, income inequality, and their relationship in the context of education inequality. The econometrics indicate that a higher level of human capital and the relative dispersion of human capital have a disequalizing relationship with income...
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Whether, and how much, increased commute costs decrease labor supply is important for transport policy, city growth, and business strategies. Yet empirical estimates are limited and biased downward due to endogenous choices of residences, workplaces, commute modes, and wages. We use the...
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We consider the role of the nonlinear commuting cost function in determination of the equilibrium commuting pattern … where all agents are mobile. Previous literature has considered only linear commuting cost, where in equilibrium, all … workers are indifferent about their workplace location. We show that this no longer holds for nonlinear commuting cost. The …
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This paper is the first to combine data from large nationwide surveys to investigate how commuting and work hours … spent commuting replace sleep. Controlling for these effects, commuting before 5 a.m. and after 9 a.m. each increase the … likelihood of short sleep. I also find that time spent commuting and working and the prevalence of these strange commute times …
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