The aim of this paper is to identify the effect of physical and institutional infrastructure on rice productivity, the causes of the differences in rice productivity among the rice farmers, and the level of productivity of the rice farmers. A total sample of 90 rice farmers randomly selected...

Purpose: The primary purpose of this study is to assess the factors that influence households’ choice of cooking fuel in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach: In total, 750 samples were selected using multistage area cluster sampling, of which 539 responses were analysed....

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship among energy consumption (EC), carbon dioxide emission, economic growth, foreign direct investment, population, poverty, and income of four Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, namely, Malaysia,...

The factors of this paper discover the roles of economic, social & political integration of world trade organisation in the era of developing world. The expositions of problems that may impact the trade among developing countries form the conceptual basis for the design of the research...

This research examines whether technology transfer, research intensity, educational attainment and the ability to absorb foreign technology help explain cross-country differences in productivity growth. Our data comprise a panel of 55 countries including 23 OECD and 32 developing economies over...