The reform process in India was initiated with the aim of accelerating the pace of economic growth and eradication of poverty. These reforms were imperative for increasing the efficiency of resource mobilization, allocation in the real economy and for the overall macroeconomic stability. The...

This paper employs a natural experiment research design to analyze the differences in the effects of the 2002 notice concerning private securities litigation issued by the Supreme People's Court on stock price performance in A/B-share markets. Using a sample of 162 twin A/B-shares issued by 81...

The study examined the effect of stock market reform activities on standard of living in Nigeria for the period of 1986 to 2014. The objective of the study is to evaluate the contributions of market capitalization and stock market volatility on the standard of living in Nigeria. The study was...

Does economic uncertainty promote the implementation of structural reforms? We answer this question using one of the most exhaustive cross‐country panel data sets on reforms in six major areas and measuring economic uncertainty with stock market volatility. To identify causality, we exploit...

This paper develops a dynamic framework to analyze the political sustainability of economic reforms in developing countries. First, we demonstrate that economic reforms that are proceeding successfully may run into a political impasse, with the reform's initial success having a negative impact...

Since 2010, Myanmar has been in the midst of a multifaceted transition, involving economic reforms, the resolution of multiple long-standing civil conflicts, and a nascent transition to democratic rule. These transitions are coinciding with a resource-led economic boom. The paper assesses the...

This paper presents a coherent and systematic analysis of the collapse and subsequent revival of the Central Asian Republics (CARs) since 1990. The focus is on the pattern of growth and structural change during the cycle of decline and subsequent revival in the CARs, which have yet to be...

In the early days of nationalization, it seemed axiomatic that price and quality standards could be better managed by State Owned Enterprises (SOE). Subsequent experience, however demonstrates that public ownership and control are different as the challenges of imposing effective public...

How to keep Chinese economy’s high growth rate in a long run toward the fully modernized era of China is the major topic of this paper. This letter will develop some theories as a guidance of Chinese economic reforms and development and show the necessary reforms and strategies for long term...