This study uses a two-sector model to determine the productivity differential between the export and non-export sectors of Fiji, and the contribution of exports and investment to gross domestic product over the period 1962-2000. Amongst our key results, we find that the productivity differential...

In this article, we consider the stability of the real effective exchange rates for four Pacific Island countries using the Lee and Strazicich (2003a, b) unit root test, which allows one to incorporate at most two structural breaks in the data series. Our main finding is that for Papua New...

Driven by higher profit incentives, banks' marketing strategies have tended increasingly to exclude sections of the retail market on socio-economic lines. Ironically, these strategies are now seen to have profitability and social responsibility implications. Little previous attempt has been made...

A body of evidence accumulated over the past several years, via different methods and estimation techniques, using firm –and household-level data, across many regions and countries show that finance matters for growth. Yet the role of finance in fostering growth in the Pacific, ironically, a...

Banks in the small island developing states of the Pacific have not only survived the Global Financial Crisis but remain strong and profitable raising the question: what determines the strong profitability of banks in the PICs? Moreover, despite the large and extended literature on the subject,...

Does finance really lead to economic growth? A growing strand of literature finds positive and strong link between finance and growth. On the other hand, research has also questioned the robustness of the finance – growth nexus. Generally, however, there is some consensus that finance –...