This study analyzes the demand for tourism services in North Cyprus and makes demand projections. The findings of the regression analysis shows that there is a positive relationship between the number of tourists staying in tourist accommodations in North Cyprus and the real national income of...

This study is the first empirical research on the performance of the Turkish Cypriot female entrepreneurs in North Cyprus. The research helps to identify the major factors affecting the performance of Turkish Cypriot female entrepreneurs both positively and negatively. Furthermore, it identifies...

This paper aims to examine the factors affecting the adoption of internet banking services by domestic commercial banks in a sparsely populated small island. Being one of the smallest island economies in the world, North Cyprus was chosen as a case study to explore the factors that affected the...

This paper estimates the fiscal burden of the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) civil service pension systems that were closed in 2008 to new members in North Cyprus. At that time, a new pension system was introduced for the newly hired government employees and new private sector workers. Estimates are made...

This paper estimates the fiscal burden of the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) civil service pension systems that were closed in 2008 to new members in North Cyprus. At that time, a new pension system was introduced for the newly hired government employees and new private sector workers. Estimates are made...

This study evaluates three alternatives locations for building a fresh water dam in the Yesilirmak valley of North Cyprus. Each of the three sites has different investment costs, storage capacities, and socio-political repercussions. An integrated financial-economic and stakeholder analysis is...

The value added tax system in North Cyprus is somewhat unique. It has a very high degree of legal coverage of goods and services in the economy and instead of exempting certain sectors from taxation; they are taxed at lower rates. At the same time the administration of the tax relies heavily on...

This study evaluates three alternative locations for building a fresh water dam in the Yesilirmak Valley of North Cyprus. Each of the three sites has different investment costs, water storage capabilities and socio-political repercussions. These kinds of tradeoffs have in recent years...

This paper reports on a cost-effectiveness analysis of four types of water heating systems operating in a situation where there is an unreliable water supply. These systems are electric water heating, a solar water heating system (SWHS) with electricity back-up, the SWHS with an LPG water...