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Key Determinants of Inflation in Ghana

Amos Oppong, Lucille Aba Abruquah, Doris Agyeiwaa, Augustine Damptey Owusu, Isaac Quaye & Eric Ashalley · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

Inflation, and its deleterious effects on economies, has for long been the worry of governments especially among developing countries including Ghana. Several studies on the Ghanaian economy, have concluded that inflation in Ghana is purely a monetary phenomenon though in reality...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/18024

Globalization, FDI and the Links with Economic Growth: An Empirical Investigation for MENA Countries

Siham Matallah & Nouria Ghazi · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

The present paper analyzes the impact of globalization and FDI inflows on economic growth in 14 MENA countries over the period 1995-2011, through the use of panel data analysis. The fixed effects specification reveals that globalization and FDI inflows seem to play a substantial...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/17112

Causative Factors of Air Traffic Delay in Muritala Muhammed International Airport Lagos, Nigeria

Ayantoyinbo Benedict Boye · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

The study examined the factors which contribute to the occurrence of flight delay in Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos Nigeria. Three airlines were purposely selected from thirty two (32) airlines operators. Data was collected from 50 sampled respondents based on sim...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/18708

Enhancing Airlines Operations through ICT Integration into Reservation Procedures: An Evaluation of Its Prospects in Nigeria

Geraldine N. Okeudo & Ignatius A. Nwokoro · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

Aims: The need to counter the challenges posed by manual reservation system became increasingly imperative as the complexity and demand for air travel expanded. The development of computerized reservation system came as management solution to the increasing number of commercial a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/12450

Does Banking Market Power Matter on Financial (In) Stability? Evidence from the Banking Industry in MENA Region

Widede Labidi & Sami Mensi · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

The various financial crisis incidents during the two last decades and particularly since the 2007-2008 Global Financial Crisis have revealed the complexity of the interaction between bank market structure, regulation and the stability of the banking industry. Due to its effects...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/18061

Rural-Urban Migration in Nigeria: “who migrates most”? A Case Study of Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria

Omonigho T. Okhankhuele & Zacheus O. Opafunso · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

This paper examined who migrates most from rural to urban areas in Nigeria, using Ijebu waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria, as a case study from the period of 1999-2008. The paper examined the sex of migrants from the study area, investigated the ages of the m...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/15845

DBOLR Test for Testing Autoregressive Conditional Heteroscedasticity and Comparative Study with Two Sided Likelihood Ratio (LR) and Lagrange Multiplier (LM) Tests - A Simulation Approach

Nahida Afroz & Hossain Md. Alhelal · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

  Many econometric testing problems are potentially either one-sided or partially one-sided because econometric models often come with prior information about the sign of some or all of their unknown parameters. In most cases, time series data suffer from both heteroscedasticity...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/17035

The Development of Polish Life Insurance Market in the Context of Austrian School – Client’s Approach

Andrzej Janowski · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

Aims: The aim of this paper is to show the empirical relation between the insurance agents' specified personal qualities and the efficiency of life insurance companies in thecontext of future development perspectives, based on meta – analysis and conducted inthree domestic scient...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/17828

The Effect of Globalization on Selected Sectors of the Nigerian Economy: Agriculture, Manufacturing and International Trade

Usenobong F. Akpan & Johnson A. Atan · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

One of the most contentious debate surrounding globalization relates to its net impact on the economic performance of national economies. This concern is much stronger for developing countries characterized by various degrees of distortions and weak institutions. There is a cloud...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/18489

Will You Purchase Green Products? The Joint Mediating Impact of Environmental Concern and Environmental Responsibility on Consumers’ Attitude and Purchase Intention

Afzaal Ali, Guo Xiaoling, Mehkar Sherwani & Adnan Ali · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

Aims: This study attempts to test the revised model of Theory of Planned behavior to predict the factors and possible paths to encourage customers for green purchasing in the home appliance industry. Study Design: All constructs were measured on five-point likert scales anchored...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/17438

The Influence of Employee Human Resource Satisfaction on Employee Innovative Work Behavior

Thadeus Mkamwa, Edel Conway & Patrick Flood · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

Aims: This study examines the influence of employee HR satisfaction on employee innovative work behavior. It also examines whether employee perceptions about the demanding aspects of their jobs mediate the relationship between HR satisfaction and innovative work behavior. Study D...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/14826

Relationship between Information Technology and Organizational Entrepreneurship and Organizational Agility in Esfahan Province General Directorate of Youth and Sport

Mahdi Salimi & Bahareh Andalib · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

The purpose of present study is to investigate the relationship between information technology and organizational entrepreneurship, and organizational agility in Esfahan province general directorate of youth and sport. The sample consisted of Esfahan province general directorate...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/17759