This paper discusses issues relating to the domestic pricing of petroleum in oil-producing countries. It finds that in most major oil-exporting countries, government policies keep domestic prices below free-market levels, resulting in implicit subsidies that equaled 3.0 percent of GDP, on...

Purpose – The paper aims to evaluate different artificial neural network models and to suggest a suitable model for forecasting inflation in G-7 countries. Design/methodology/approach – The study applies different combinations of neural networks with hyperbolic tangent function using...

Purpose The paper aims to analyse the extent of volatility and generating forecasts of exchange rates of British pound and Indian rupees in US terms. Design/methodology/approach This study applies different combinations of GARCH and EGARCH models suggested in the Econometric literature to...