Purpose - To measure the size of underground economy and the amount of tax evasion in Cyprus by employing monetary and non-monetary approaches over the period 1960-2003 and to compare the Cyprus figures with some European experience existing in the literature.Design/methodology/approach - Annual...

North Cyprus, experiencing the disadvantages of being small, based its development on services sector. In recent years, higher education sector has developed rapidly and contributed to the growth of the economy significantly. In this study, using the 1990 input-output tables and the input-output...

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) is a non-recognized state, which is not other than mainland Turkey (TR). Therefore, it is not able to develop its economy and moving to a worse economic structure as time passes. On the other hand, South Greek Cypriot Administration (SGCA), which...

Purpose – To analyze the impact of agricultural sector on the economy of North Cyprus, which suffers from political problems and drought over the years. Design/methodology/approach – Annual data covering 1975-2002 period has been used to find the direction of causality in Granger sense...

The present study investigates the long-run equilibrium relationship among international tourism, energy consumption, and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), and the direction of causality among these variables in the case of a small island, Cyprus, which attracts more than 2 million international...

Purpose – To analyze and compare service quality in the commercial banking sector of a small island economy – Cyprus and to investigate the relationship between overall bank customer satisfaction in the Turkish‐ and Greek‐speaking areas of Cyprus and positive word‐of‐mouth about...