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Food policy in Bangladesh 2010: impacts of domestic wheat productivity growth
Kamruzzaman, Mohd.; Manos, Basil; Psychoudakis, A.; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) April, pp. 298-315
Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to estimate wheat productivity in Bangladesh and forecast the future expected … total factors productivity approach, Box Jenkins approach, and sensitivity analysis for wheat farms in the country. The … study used data on wheat during 1972-2002. Findings – In the existing situation, the national average level wheat yield was …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081344
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Food policy in Bangladesh 2010: impacts of domestic wheat productivity growth
Kamruzzaman, Mohd.; Manos, Basil; Psychoudakis, A.; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) 4, pp. 298-315
Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to estimate wheat productivity in Bangladesh and forecast the future expected … total factors productivity approach, Box Jenkins approach, and sensitivity analysis for wheat farms in the country. The … study used data on wheat during 1972‐2002. Findings – In the existing situation, the national average level wheat yield was …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805329
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Effect of financial development on agricultural growth in Pakistan: New extensions from bounds test to level relationships and Granger causality tests
Shahbaz, Muhammad; Shabbir, Muhammad Shahbaz; Butt, … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) June, pp. 707-728
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between financial development and agriculture … cointegrated for long run relationship between agriculture growth, financial development, capital and labor. The results indicated … significant role in stemming agricultural production and hence agricultural growth. Both capital and labour in the agriculture …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010742446
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Effect of financial development on agricultural growth in Pakistan: New extensions from bounds test to level relationships and Granger causality tests
Shahbaz, Muhammad; Shabbir, Muhammad Shahbaz; Butt, … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) June, pp. 707-728
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between financial development and agriculture … cointegrated for long run relationship between agriculture growth, financial development, capital and labor. The results indicated … significant role in stemming agricultural production and hence agricultural growth. Both capital and labour in the agriculture …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010686089
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Effect of financial development on agricultural growth in Pakistan
Shahbaz, Muhammad; Shahbaz Shabbir, Muhammad; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) 8, pp. 707-728
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between financial development and agriculture … cointegrated for long run relationship between agriculture growth, financial development, capital and labor. The results indicated … significant role in stemming agricultural production and hence agricultural growth. Both capital and labour in the agriculture …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014806987
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Jobless growth: a new challenge for the transition economy of Poland
Wolnicki, Miron; Kwiatkowski, Eugeniusz; Piasecki, Ryszard - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) March, pp. 192-206
Purpose – To explain the sources of jobless growth in Poland, the country undergoing economic system transition and integration with the European Union (EU). Design/methodology/approach – The research used the Harrod-Domar model together with an interpretation proposed by Barro and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081348
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A comparative analysis of the Chinese and South African work ethic
Slabbert, Andre; Ukpere, Wilfred I. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) July, pp. 734-741
Purpose – South Africa is a developing country, and within this context, it is essential to be economically competitive and proactive. Various sources reveal that the national productivity has been traditionally low, and continues to remain low. Within the context of the international arena,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009320531
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The non-monotonic effect of real wages on labour productivity: New evidence from the manufacturing sector in Malaysia
Tang, Chor Foon - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) May, pp. 391-399
Purpose – The aim of this study is to empirically investigate the effect of real wages on labour productivity in Malaysia's manufacturing sector using annual data from 1980 to 2009. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses the Johansen cointegration test to examine the presence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010551549
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Do government expenditures increase private sector productivity?: Cross-country evidence
Hjerppe, Reino; Hämäläinen, Pellervo; Kiander, Jaakko; … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) May, pp. 345-360
Purpose – To analyse productivity of public expenditures; especially to find out the effect of human capital investment on private sector productivity. Design/methodology/approach – Several measures of public sector capital stock are constructed. These measures are used in testing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004977806
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Jobless growth: a new challenge for the transition economy of Poland
Wolnicki, Miron; Kwiatkowski, Eugeniusz; Piasecki, Ryszard - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) 3, pp. 192-206
Purpose – To explain the sources of jobless growth in Poland, the country undergoing economic system transition and integration with the European Union (EU). Design/methodology/approach – The research used the Harrod‐Domar model together with an interpretation proposed by Barro and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805323