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The gender impact in earnings inequality : evidence from Sri Lanka
Arun, Thankom; Borooah, Vani K. - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 4 (2011) 2, pp. 71-80
This paper estimates an earnings function for Sri Lanka, followed by a decomposition analysis of male-female earnings suggest that the gender disparity in earnings largely represents "discrimination" against women. The findings showed that irrespective of their "inferior" labour market...
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Impact of QWL on employee satisfaction case of oil and gas industry in Qatar
Al Muftah, Hend; Lafi, Hanan - In: Advances in management & applied economics 1 (2011) 2, pp. 107-134
This paper examines the factors that influence QWL and investigate the relationship between QWL and satisfaction among employees working in the Oil and Gas companies in the State of Qatar. While much of the attention been directed to the concept of QWL in developed countries, it has received...
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Arbeitsmigration in Zentralasien: Kinder profitieren nicht von Geldüberweisungen
Kröger, Antje Elisabeth - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 6, pp. 11-17
In den zentralasiatischen Ländern Kirgistan und Tadschikistan müssen viele Erwachsene ihre Familien zeitweilig verlassen, um sich in anderen Regionen oder Ländern einen Arbeitsplatz zu suchen. Die Geldüberweisungen an die Familien stellen in beiden Ländern einen erheblichen wirtschaftlichen...
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Dynamic speculative behaviors and mortgage bubbles in the real estate market of mainland China
Wang, Sheng - In: Journal of finance and investment analysis 1 (2012) 1, pp. 1-54
promulgated by China's government for the real estate market. The market is resulted in full of speculative behaviors, and has …
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Finance-growth-crisis nexus in Asian emerging economies : evidence from VECM and ARDL assessment
Fukuda, Takashi; Dahalan, Jauhari - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 5 (2012) 2, pp. 69-100
This paper examines the causal relationship between financial development, economic growth and financial crisis in the five Asian emerging economies (India, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand) during the period 1982 to 2007. All of these countries are known as emerging economies with...
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Infrastructure, knowledge and economic growth in China : 1953–2004
Ramesh, Sangaralingam - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 5 (2012) 1, pp. 23-50
This paper evaluates the economic development of China using the New Economic Geography (NEG) as a framework of … been concentrated in China due to the nature of the Special Economic Zones in the Coastal regions, and the interdependence … ; infrastructure ; knowledge creation ; China …
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Geographic positioning as a determination of tourism development of Gevgelija region
Gjorgievski, Mijalce; Gramatnikovski, Sasko; Nakovski, Dejan - In: UTMS journal of economics / University of Tourism and … 4 (2013) 1, pp. 61-69
The research of this paper is about casinos in the southernmost city in the Republic of Macedonia – Gevgelija, its geographical position and their role on the development of gambling tourism. Gambling tourism as a special form of tourism, for some world famous tourist destinations is the main...
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Mind the remoteness! : income disparities across Japanese prefectures
López-Rodríguez, Jesús; Nakamura, Daisuke - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 2, pp. 393-417
In this paper we analyze the role played by Market access to explain income disparities among Japanese Prefectures for different periods of time. The results of the estimations suggest that 1) Market access plays an important role in the explanation of income disparities in Japan, 2) the effect...
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¿Cómo compiten las pymes en los mercados internacionales? : análisis de un clúster local con vocación exportadora
Estrella Ramón, Antonia Maria; Jiménez Castillo, David; … - In: Investigaciones europeas de Dirección y Economía de … 18 (2012) 1, pp. 87-99
This research examines whether firms with different levels of export intensity differ with respect to the competitive elements that sustain their competitiveness in foreign markets, as well as on marketing strategies implemented in their commercial activity abroad. To this end, we examine a...
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Factors influencing export in bilateral trade : an empirical investigation in the Middle-East context
Sherif, Souad; Fantazy, Kamel - In: International journal of management, economics and … 2 (2013) 1, pp. 12-27
The purpose of this paper is to examine factors influencing export in bilateral trade in the Middle-East context. The … study considers the bilateral trade flows across three Gulf Cooperation Council countries - the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA …, combined as one group, and KSA, which has a relatively larger economic mass and population. Data related to bilateral trade was …
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