The world's economy is in crisis for over five years; consequently, many of the countries of this world are witnessing unprecedented fall in output, trade and employment since 2008; and India's economy is no exception. This study with the available sources of data finds that the decoupling...

Inequality along with poverty has been a serious challenge for most of the developing countries. There have been several historical, political, social and economic dimensions of the inequalities. The present study provides a detailed analysis of various income dimensions of inequality at...

This study directed towards investigating the possible linkage between the growth in SME sector and economic growth and development. Qualitative and explorative research work was carried out to detect the key underlying variables exist between the constructs. Thorough review of literature...

Although experiencing trade cycles, Australia is almost unique in maintaining 20 years of positive economic growth and has survived the global financial crisis relatively unscathed. The economic boom concentrated attention on skill shortages in Australia and their role in preventing the economy...

In the context of the ongoing current global economic downturn, mobilisation of foreign exchange earnings has assumed considerable importance. By adopting an augmented Solow model approach, this paper examines the long-run growth effects of Fiji's inward remittances during a three-decade period...

EMU's design is seriously flawed. Monetary union was established without political union, creating a single eurozone economy that cannot be governed with the combination of macroeconomic policy instruments that modern national governments have. Its exceptionally independent central bank, the...

China's reported economic growth since 1979 has surpassed all sustained performances in recorded history. We ask how China's financial system changed and how large a role financial liberalisation played in China's growth over the 1995-2005 period, in part to contribute to the debate regarding...

This paper examines the impact of growth and income inequality on poverty for a panel of five selected South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries; namely, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka; over the period of 1990-2008. Using Pedroni's (2004) test for panel...

This study aims at examining the role of the international trade and financial integration behind the impressive economic growth rates of the BRIC economies. It employs a Barro-type growth model encompassing several robust correlates of economic growth and alternative measures of international...

Services sector in India contributes more than 60% of the overall gross domestic product (GDP) and more than 40% of total trade. This sector also absorbs a chunk of manpower, especially in export-oriented industries and reduces the employment burden on other non-services sectors. In this...