The subject of corruption has been an integral part of Nigeria's economic, political, and social life since achieving independence from Britain in 1960, and probably even before. Successful governments have from time to time declared their intention to control the phenomenon, and have created...

A number of studies and reports have associated corruption with the misuse of public office for private financial gain, but these studies have rarely examined in detail a major vehicle for bribery and corruption. This paper argues that some corporations are willing to increase their profits...

Accountability is a key to the effective control and management of public funds by governments in all democracies. It has been argued that financial criminal practices have become institutionalised in developing countries due to a lack of democratic systems and a lack of accountability. The...

Tax evasion, tax avoidance and fiscal corruption are actions, decisions and policies of individuals and corporate bodies which inhibit economic development in developing countries. As a consequence, the revenue intended for development is unpaid, evaded or avoided, or even diverted, into private...

The public sector is that part of economic and administrative life which deals with the delivery of goods and services by and for government, whether national, regional or local. Socio-political and economic developments in Nigeria have been distorted by high levels of corruption conducted and...

A number of studies and reports have associated corruption with the misuse of public office for private financial gain, but they have rarely examined the involvement of corporate executives in fraudulent and corrupt financial practices. This paper argues that the recent banking crisis in Nigeria...

This paper investigates the forecasting performance of the non-linear time series SETAR model by using Canadian GDP data from 1965 to 2000. Besides the within-sample fit, the forecasting performance of a standard linear ARIMA model for the same sample has also been generated for comparative...

The Center for Financial Stability (CFS) has initiated a new Divisia monetary aggregates database, maintained within the CFS program called Advances in Monetary and Financial Measurement (AMFM). The Director of the program is William A. Barnett, who is the originator of Divisia monetary...

In order to reduce the cost of thermal energy recovery, a packed bed closed loop thermal energy storage system has been proposed and is investigated. The main components of the system include a closed air cycle, a heat exchanger, and a packed bed storage column. This paper is aimed at analyzing...