Cotton is the second most important cash-crop in Eswatini, yet production continues to decline. This study identifies the challenges and solutions for ameliorated productivity. Data were collected through questionnaire-guided interviews from 308 growers and 5 key informants. Descriptive...

This article aims to explore whether business cycle has any bearing on herding by fund mangers. Using the sample of open-end mutual funds in Taiwan from January 2003 to February 2007, the main results are as follows. First, excluding the impact of business indicator, herd behaviours for balanced...