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Change and prediction of income and fertility rates across countries
Inyong Shin
Article: 1119367
Published online: 01 Mar 2016
AbstractforChange and prediction of income and fertility rates across countries | Full Text | References | PDF (5.9 MB) | Supplemental
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Review Article

Review Article
Market, interest rate, and exchange rate risk effects on financial stock returns during the financial crisis: AGARCH-M approach
Aloui Mouna & Jarboui Anis
Article: 1125332
Published online: 05 Jan 2016
AbstractforMarket, interest rate, and exchange rate risk effects on financial stock returns during the financial crisis: AGARCH-M approach | Full Text | References | PDF (576.9 KB)
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An analysis of seasonality fluctuations in the oil and gas stock returns
Muhammad Surajo Sanusi & Farooq Ahmad
Article: 1128133
Published online: 04 Jan 2016
AbstractforAn analysis of seasonality fluctuations in the oil and gas stock returns | Full Text | References | PDF (586.3 KB)
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Does financial inclusion affect monetary policy in SAARC countries?
Sanjaya Kumar Lenka & Arun Kumar Bairwa
Article: 1127011
Published online: 07 Jan 2016
AbstractforDoes financial inclusion affect monetary policy in SAARC countries? | Full Text | References | PDF (511.7 KB)
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The relationship between faculty characteristics and the use of norm- and criteria-based grading
John Robst & Jennifer VanGilder
Article: 1127746
Published online: 25 Jan 2016
AbstractforThe relationship between faculty characteristics and the use of norm- and criteria-based grading | Full Text | References | PDF (481.4 KB)
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Water exchange traded funds: A study on idiosyncratic risk using Markov switching analysis
Gurudeo Anand Tularam & Rajibur Reza
Article: 1139437
Published online: 28 Jan 2016
AbstractforWater exchange traded funds: A study on idiosyncratic risk using Markov switching analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Financial stability, wealth effects and optimal macroeconomic policy combination in the United Kingdom: A new-Keynesian dynamic stochastic general equilibrium framework
Muhammad Ali Nasir, Milton Yago, Alaa M. Soliman & Junjie Wu
Article: 1136098
Published online: 01 Feb 2016
AbstractforFinancial stability, wealth effects and optimal macroeconomic policy combination in the United Kingdom: A new-Keynesian dynamic stochastic general equilibrium framework | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Can an unglamorous non-event affect prices? The role of newspapers
Riccardo Ferretti, Andrea Cipollini & Francesco Pattarin
Article: 1142847
Published online: 10 Feb 2016
AbstractforCan an unglamorous non-event affect prices? The role of newspapers | Full Text | References | PDF (640.6 KB)
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Effect of transaction costs on market participation among smallholder cassava farmers in Central Madagascar
B.C. Okoye, A. Abass, B. Bachwenkizi, G. Asumugha, B. Alenkhe, R. Ranaivoson, R. Randrianarivelo, N. Rabemanantsoa & I. Ralimanana
Article: 1143597
Published online: 12 Feb 2016
AbstractforEffect of transaction costs on market participation among smallholder cassava farmers in Central Madagascar | Full Text | References | PDF (844.2 KB)
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List of Reviewers

Acknowledgement of Reviewers
Senior Editors
Article: 1
Published online: 25 Feb 2016
CitationforAcknowledgement of Reviewers | Full Text | PDF (387.4 KB)
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Differentials in technical efficiency among smallholder cassava farmers in Central Madagascar: A Cobb Douglas stochastic frontier production approach
B.C. Okoye, A. Abass, B. Bachwenkizi, G. Asumugha, B. Alenkhe, R. Ranaivoson, R. Randrianarivelo, N. Rabemanantsoa & I. Ralimanana
Article: 1143345
Published online: 18 Feb 2016
AbstractforDifferentials in technical efficiency among smallholder cassava farmers in Central Madagascar: A Cobb Douglas stochastic frontier production approach | Full Text | References | PDF (996.3 KB)
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Should cryptocurrencies be included in the portfolio of international reserves held by central banks?
Winston Moore & Jeremy Stephen
Article: 1147119
Published online: 16 Feb 2016
AbstractforShould cryptocurrencies be included in the portfolio of international reserves held by central banks? | Full Text | References | PDF (825.8 KB)
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SMEs capital structure determinants during severe economic crisis: The case of Greece
D. Balios, N. Daskalakis, N. Eriotis & D. Vasiliou
Article: 1145535
Published online: 18 Feb 2016
AbstractforSMEs capital structure determinants during severe economic crisis: The case of Greece | Full Text | References | PDF (536.5 KB)
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Determinants of the ZAR/USD exchange rate and policy implications: A simultaneous-equation model
Yu Hsing
Article: 1151131
Published online: 23 Feb 2016
AbstractforDeterminants of the ZAR/USD exchange rate and policy implications: A simultaneous-equation model | Full Text | References | PDF (436.5 KB)
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Insurance penetration and economic growth in Africa: Dynamic effects analysis using Bayesian TVP-VAR approach
D.O. Olayungbo & A.E. Akinlo
Article: 1150390
Published online: 24 Feb 2016
AbstractforInsurance penetration and economic growth in Africa: Dynamic effects analysis using Bayesian TVP-VAR approach | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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The relationship between real GDP, CO2 emissions, and energy use in the GCC countries: A time series approach
Cosimo Magazzino
Article: 1152729
Published online: 26 Feb 2016
AbstractforThe relationship between real GDP, CO2 emissions, and energy use in the GCC countries: A time series approach | Full Text | References | PDF (688.6 KB)
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Modern econometrics: Structuring delivery and assessment
Steve Cook
Article: 1152705
Published online: 29 Feb 2016
AbstractforModern econometrics: Structuring delivery and assessment | Full Text | References | PDF (464.2 KB)
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Assessing students: Real-world analyses underpinned by economic theory
Caroline Elliott & Vudayagi Balasubramanyam
Article: 1151171
Published online: 04 Mar 2016
AbstractforAssessing students: Real-world analyses underpinned by economic theory | Full Text | References | PDF (439.5 KB)
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Letter

Letter
Economic growth in oil-exporting countries: Do stock market and banking sector development matter? Evidence from Nigeria
Chinazaekpere Nwani & Jacob Bassey Orie
Article: 1153872
Published online: 02 Mar 2016
AbstractforEconomic growth in oil-exporting countries: Do stock market and banking sector development matter? Evidence from Nigeria | Full Text | References | PDF (846.6 KB)
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The hullaballoo over e-learning? Technology and pluralism in economics
Duncan Watson & Louise Parker
Article: 1159813
Published online: 15 Mar 2016
AbstractforThe hullaballoo over e-learning? Technology and pluralism in economics | Full Text | References | PDF (457.2 KB)
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Economic evolution, diversity of societies and stages of economic development: A critique of theories applied to hunters and gatherers and their successors
Serge Svizzero & Clement A. Tisdell
Article: 1161322
Published online: 21 Mar 2016
AbstractforEconomic evolution, diversity of societies and stages of economic development: A critique of theories applied to hunters and gatherers and their successors | Full Text | References | PDF (854.4 KB)
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Teaching empirical finance courses: A project on portfolio management
Bruce Morley
Article: 1167157
Published online: 01 Apr 2016
AbstractforTeaching empirical finance courses: A project on portfolio management | Full Text | References | PDF (482.3 KB)
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An analysis of the relation between return and beta for portfolios of Turkish equities
Salvatore J. Terregrossa & Veysel Eraslan
Article: 1168501
Published online: 04 Apr 2016
AbstractforAn analysis of the relation between return and beta for portfolios of Turkish equities | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Corrigendum

Correction
Corrigendum
B.C. Okoye, A. Abass, B. Bachwenkizi, G. Asumugha, B. Alenkhe, R. Ranaivoson, R. Randrianarivelo, N. Rabemanantsoa & I. Ralimanana
Article: 1143345
Published online: 06 Apr 2016
CitationforCorrigendum | Full Text | PDF (557.9 KB)
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Do energy consumption and economic growth lead to environmental degradation? Evidence from Asian economies
Lamia Jamel & Abdelkader Derbali
Article: 1170653
Published online: 11 Apr 2016
AbstractforDo energy consumption and economic growth lead to environmental degradation? Evidence from Asian economies | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Improving the teaching of econometrics
David F. Hendry & Grayham E. Mizon
Article: 1170096
Published online: 18 Apr 2016
AbstractforImproving the teaching of econometrics | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Empirical determinants of relationship lending
Sahar Loukil & Anis Jarboui
Article: 1163773
Published online: 13 Apr 2016
AbstractforEmpirical determinants of relationship lending | Full Text | References | PDF (512.6 KB)
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Article
Corporate governance and firm characteristics as explanatory factors of shareholder activism: Validation through the French context
Siala Bouaziz Souha & Jarboui Anis
Article: 1150407
Published online: 18 Apr 2016
AbstractforCorporate governance and firm characteristics as explanatory factors of shareholder activism: Validation through the French context | Full Text | References | PDF (639.9 KB)
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Fiscal sustainability in the presence of structural breaks: Does overconfidence on resource exports hurt government’s ability to finance debt? Evidence from Nigeria
Aliyu Alhaji Jibrilla
Article: 1170317
Published online: 22 Apr 2016
AbstractforFiscal sustainability in the presence of structural breaks: Does overconfidence on resource exports hurt government’s ability to finance debt? Evidence from Nigeria | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Banks and economic growth in developing countries: What about Islamic banks?
Saida Daly & Mohamed Frikha
Article: 1168728
Published online: 04 May 2016
AbstractforBanks and economic growth in developing countries: What about Islamic banks? | Full Text | References | PDF (766.8 KB)
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Domains of reciprocity beyond monetary compensation: How do non-pecuniary factors affect effort and shirking?
Akinori Tomohara & Akihiko Ohno
Article: 1178884
Published online: 05 May 2016
AbstractforDomains of reciprocity beyond monetary compensation: How do non-pecuniary factors affect effort and shirking? | Full Text | References | PDF (552.5 KB)
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The solar and lunar divide and the impact on Taiwan’s stock returns
Der-Yuan Yang & Chen-Hsun Lee
Article: 1177153
Published online: 13 May 2016
AbstractforThe solar and lunar divide and the impact on Taiwan’s stock returns | Full Text | References | PDF (589.9 KB)
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Stock return predictability and market integration: The role of global and local information
David G. McMillan
Article: 1178363
Published online: 21 May 2016
AbstractforStock return predictability and market integration: The role of global and local information | Full Text | References | PDF (582.9 KB)
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Editorial

Editorial
Innovations in Economics Education: An Introduction to Economic and Econometric Tools for Teaching and Learning
S. Cook & C. Elliott
Article: 1180038
Published online: 05 May 2016
First Page PreviewforInnovations in Economics Education: An Introduction to Economic and Econometric Tools for Teaching and Learning | Full Text | References | PDF (426 KB)
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Research Article

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Oil price and the development of financial intermediation in developing oil-exporting countries: Evidence from Nigeria
Chinazaekpere Nwani, Eugene Iheanacho & Chijioke Okogbue
Article: 1185237
Published online: 17 May 2016
AbstractforOil price and the development of financial intermediation in developing oil-exporting countries: Evidence from Nigeria | Full Text | References | PDF (699.8 KB)
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On the stability of the money multiplier in Nigeria: Co-integration analyses with regime shifts in banking system liquidity
K. Moses Tule & O. Taiwo Ajilore
Article: 1187780
Published online: 24 Jun 2016
AbstractforOn the stability of the money multiplier in Nigeria: Co-integration analyses with regime shifts in banking system liquidity | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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The casual nexus between child mortality rate, fertility rate, GDP, household final consumption expenditure, and food production index
Samuel Asumadu-Sarkodie & Phebe Asantewaa Owusu
Article: 1191985
Published online: 08 Jun 2016
AbstractforThe casual nexus between child mortality rate, fertility rate, GDP, household final consumption expenditure, and food production index | Full Text | References | PDF (865.3 KB)
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Dynamic relationship among CO2 emission, agricultural productivity and food security in Nigeria
Prosper Ebruvwiyo Edoja, Goodness C. Aye & Orefi Abu
Article: 1204809
Published online: 11 Jul 2016
AbstractforDynamic relationship among CO2 emission, agricultural productivity and food security in Nigeria | Full Text | References | PDF (624.6 KB)
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Article
Did the expectations channel work? Evidence from quantitative easing in Japan, 2001–06
Chikashi Tsuji
Article: 1210996
Published online: 17 Aug 2016
AbstractforDid the expectations channel work? Evidence from quantitative easing in Japan, 2001–06 | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Is product with a special feature still rewarding? The case of the Japanese yogurt market
Tomohito Kamai & Yuichiro Kanazawa
Article: 1221231
Published online: 22 Aug 2016
AbstractforIs product with a special feature still rewarding? The case of the Japanese yogurt market | Full Text | References | PDF (961.3 KB)
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An alternative to the standardized approach for assessing credit risk under the Basel Accords
Yukiko Konno & Yuki Itoh
Article: 1220119
Published online: 19 Aug 2016
AbstractforAn alternative to the standardized approach for assessing credit risk under the Basel Accords | Full Text | References | PDF (641.6 KB)
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Does the fear gauge predict downside risk more accurately than econometric models? Evidence from the US stock market
Chikashi Tsuji
Article: 1220711
Published online: 16 Sep 2016
AbstractforDoes the fear gauge predict downside risk more accurately than econometric models? Evidence from the US stock market | Full Text | References | PDF (3 MB)
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Determinants of farmers’ access to fertilizer under fertilizer task force distribution system in Kogi State, Nigeria
Moradeyo Adebanjo Otitoju & Dennis D. Ochimana
Article: 1225347
Published online: 09 Sep 2016
AbstractforDeterminants of farmers’ access to fertilizer under fertilizer task force distribution system in Kogi State, Nigeria | Full Text | References | PDF (602.3 KB)
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Public debt and borrowing: Are governments disciplined by financial markets?
Nicolas Afflatet
Article: 1225346
Published online: 15 Sep 2016
AbstractforPublic debt and borrowing: Are governments disciplined by financial markets? | Full Text | References | PDF (811.6 KB)
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A look at the actual cost of capital of US firms
David J. Moore
Article: 1233628
Published online: 22 Sep 2016
AbstractforA look at the actual cost of capital of US firms | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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Does CEO emotional intelligence affect the performance of the diversifiable companies?
Ferdaws Ezzi, Mouhamed Ali Azouzi & Anis Jarboui
Article: 1230958
Published online: 14 Oct 2016
AbstractforDoes CEO emotional intelligence affect the performance of the diversifiable companies? | Full Text | References | PDF (663.6 KB)
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External shocks and macroeconomic responses in Nigeria: A global VAR approach
Lukman Oyeyinka Oyelami & P.A. Olomola
Article: 1239317
Published online: 17 Oct 2016
AbstractforExternal shocks and macroeconomic responses in Nigeria: A global VAR approach | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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The benefits of investing into improved carbon flux monitoring
J. Szolgayová, S. Fuss, T. Kaminski, M. Scholze, M. Gusti, M. Heimann & M. Tavoni
Article: 1239672
Published online: 18 Oct 2016
AbstractforThe benefits of investing into improved carbon flux monitoring | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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Financial and ethical risk-taking by young adults: A role for family dynamics during childhood
Shelia M. Kennison, Erin E. Wood, Jennifer Byrd-Craven & Megan L. Downing
Article: 1232225
Published online: 19 Oct 2016
AbstractforFinancial and ethical risk-taking by young adults: A role for family dynamics during childhood | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Overreaction of Dow stocks
Gary Smith
Article: 1251831
Published online: 02 Nov 2016
AbstractforOverreaction of Dow stocks | Full Text | References | PDF (856 KB)
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International capital mobility in West Africa: A panel cointegration approach
Ibrahim Bakari Hassan
Article: 1256023
Published online: 21 Nov 2016
AbstractforInternational capital mobility in West Africa: A panel cointegration approach | Full Text | References | PDF (591.9 KB)
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Economic growth, financial development and trade openness in Nigeria: An application of the ARDL bound testing approach
Adedoyin Isola Lawal, Tony I. Nwanji, Abiola Asaleye & Victor Ahmed
Article: 1258810
Published online: 24 Nov 2016
AbstractforEconomic growth, financial development and trade openness in Nigeria: An application of the ARDL bound testing approach | Full Text | References | PDF (666.9 KB)
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Who’s a major? A novel approach to peer group selection: Empirical evidence from oil and gas companies
Frank Asche & Bård Misund
Article: 1264538
Published online: 08 Dec 2016
AbstractforWho’s a major? A novel approach to peer group selection: Empirical evidence from oil and gas companies | Full Text | References | PDF (679.3 KB)
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Vertical integration and value-relevance: Empirical evidence from oil and gas producers
Bård Misund
Article: 1264107
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
AbstractforVertical integration and value-relevance: Empirical evidence from oil and gas producers | Full Text | References | PDF (729.4 KB)
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Return and volatility spillovers in equity markets: An investigation using various GARCH methodologies
Lidija Dedi & Burhan F. Yavas
Article: 1266788
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
AbstractforReturn and volatility spillovers in equity markets: An investigation using various GARCH methodologies | Full Text | References | PDF (926.2 KB)
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Adoption of improved groundnut seed and its impact on rural households’ welfare in Eastern Ethiopia
Musa H. Ahmed, Hiwot M. Mesfin, Seltene Abady, Wendmagegn Mesfin & Amare Kebede
Article: 1268747
Published online: 27 Dec 2016
AbstractforAdoption of improved groundnut seed and its impact on rural households’ welfare in Eastern Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (727.9 KB)
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