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Infrastructure Investment as a Panacea for Sustainable Economic Growth in Nigeria: A Granger Causality Tests Analysis

Cyprian Clement Abur · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2019

This paper employed Granger causality tests amid infrastructure spending, economic growth, and employment in Nigeria for the period 1960-2017 using vector autoregression (VAR) model. The result showed a strong causality between infrastructure investment and economic growth in Nig...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2019/v25i230193

Check-in Services and Passengers’ Impression of Airports in South-south Geopolitical Zone of Nigeria

Eze, Felix John & Inyang, Juliet John · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2019

The study examined check-in service quality attributes and passengers' impression of airports in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The research was motivated by the desire to know how well passengers' impression of Nigerian airport service quality have been shaped by...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2019/v25i230192

Distribution of Income (Including Minimum Wage); Comparison of Societies as Studied by a Molecular-Dynamics Algorithm and Analytical Techniques

Peter Stallinga · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2019

In this research we tried to answer the question: How to optimize the total production of economy. For finding the answer we used two postulates: First, a worker is incentivated to work if it pays off. When in the income ranking the neighbor below earns less and the one above ear...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2019/v25i230191

Impact of Cereals Production and Cross-border Trade on Food Security in Nigeria: A Time Series Analysis between 1986 and 2017

Fatima Abdullahi Shettima, Saheed Zakaree, Suleiman Sa’ad & Yakaka Abdulhlahi Shettima · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2019

This study aims to examine the impact of cereals production and cross-border trade on food security in Nigeria between 1986 and 2017. The Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) econometric technique was employed to analyze the time series secondary data sourced from World Bank Dev...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2019/v25i230189

Inclination towards Online Shopping - A Changing Trend among the Consumers

Manorama Devi, Leena Das & Moonty Baruah · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2019

Shopping was once perceived as an activity of going out, exploring various stores and shops across the town, shifting through a myriad of options and finally settling down to purchase a product with full satisfaction. Now that the technology is skillfully trying to make a person...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2019/v25i230190

Angulating Social and Environmental Reporting to Firms’ Advantage: A Resource Based View Approach from Ethiopian Companies’ Perspective

Sitina Akmel Surur, Kirubel Asegdew Yimenu & Kasu Birbirsa Baje · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2019

Aims: To evaluate the strategic role of social and environmental reporting in Ethiopian large tax payer companies based on the resource-based view of the firm. Study Design: The study employed explanatory research design. Place and Duration of Study: Large tax payer companies for...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2019/v25i130188

Monetary Policy and the Real Economy: A Study of the Manufacturing and Services Sectors in Nigeria

Olumuyiwa Olamade · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2019

This study examined the effect of monetary policy on the real sector of the Nigerian economy. A model was specified for each of the manufacturing and services sectors to interrogate the effect of monetary policy on the real sector. Annual data were sourced from the World Developm...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2019/v25i130187

Effects of Perception on Consumer Purchase Intention of Traditional Textiles in Ogun state, Nigeria

Adetayo, Hezekiah Olufemi & Kareem, Alidu Olatunji · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2019

Aims: To identify perceived product attributes influencing consumer purchase intention; determine the relationship between shopping experience and consumer purchase intention and examine the influence of product understanding on consumption of traditional textiles in Nigeria text...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2019/v25i130186

Effect of Public Spending on Economic Growth in Kenya

Gideon Mukui, Japheth Awiti & Joseph Onjala · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2019

This study aimed at examining the relationship between public spending and economic growth and how the composition of government expenditure affects economic growth in Kenya using time series data from 1980 to 2014. To achieve the objectives, modified Granger causality and Autore...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2019/v25i130185

An Extension of Capital Based Macroeconomic Model and 100 Percent Reserve System, the Free Banking System and BFH System: A Comparison among Latvia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan

Joseph Antwi Baafi, Eric Effah Sarkodie & William Kwasi Boachie · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2019

This study extends the capital-based macroeconomic theory to include international capital flow thus extending it to an open economy and analyze it in the context of the BFH system, Free banking system and 100 per cent reserve ratio. In all these, it was noticed that interest rat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2019/v25i130184

The Impact of Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) on Sustainable Development Projects in Katsina Metropolis

Naseer Babangida Muazu & Abubakar Abdullahi · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2019

Nigeria is facing profound social, economic and environmental impact of population growth, development and environmental constraints. It is apparent that government alone has limited capacity to deal with all these problems. NGOs being one of the most effective partners have been...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2019/v24i630183

The Relationships of Bill of Lading, Charterparty and Other Transport Documents

Evi Plomaritou & Ioannis Voudouris · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2019

The bill of lading plays a vital role in international trade. In addition, the charterparty is a legal contract of employing a vessel between the shipowner and the charterer. In shipping matters, charterparty and bill of lading are highly important documents since they allocate r...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2019/v24i630182

Earning Management: From Agency and Signalling Theory Perspective in Ethiopia

Kirubel Asegdew Yimenu & Sitina Akmel Surur · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2019

Aims: To examine earning management from agency and signalling theory perspectives. Agency theory was used as a clogging factor for earning management practice whereas, signalling theory relates to managements intention to reflect insider information for the market. Study Design:...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2019/v24i630181

Predicting Daily Returns of Global Stocks Indices: Neural Networks vs Support Vector Machines

Jasleen Kaur & Khushdeep Dharni · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2019

Uniqueness in economies and stock markets has given rise to an interesting domain of exploring data mining techniques across global indices. Previously, very few studies have attempted to compare the performance of data mining techniques in diverse markets. The current study adds...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2019/v24i630179

An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Inflation Targeting Monetary Policy Framework in South Africa

Leonard Makuvaza, Jacob M. Nyambe & J. P. S. Sheefeni · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2019

This study is premised on investigating the effectiveness of inflation targeting in South Africa. The methods of analysis include the Vector Autoregressive model (VAR), the unit root test and cointegration test. The analysis was conducted with the use of EViews version 9. The fin...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2019/v24i630180