This paper examines the links between institutional factors and stock market development in a sample of eight Asian countries with developing as well as mature stock markets. Five indicators of institutional quality are chosen: government effectiveness, rule of law, regulatory quality, control...

This paper examines the links between institutional factors and stock market development in a sample of eight Asian countries with developing as well as mature stock markets. Five indicators of institutional quality are chosen: government effectiveness, rule of law, regulatory quality, control...

This paper investigates the determinants of trade between Oman and its major Asian trading partners in order to gauge the impact of the process of trade liberalisation. The empirical findings based on the gravity model indicate that Oman's imports from Asia are strongly determined by Asian...