This paper attempts to analyse the recent financial crisis in Indonesia and its effect on stock prices of the country. This study also investigates the long-run relationship between exchange rates and stock prices using the cointegration method. Our results indicate that there is no long run...

Given that around 20 percent of the members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) are identified as least developed countries (LDC's), global trade negotiations, resumed after the Cancun fiasco of September 2003, must address some major development issues in the spirit of the Doha Development...

This paper explores the inter-linkages between homestead forests, health care and the rural people of Bangladesh. In rural Bangladesh, where poverty is endemic, ill health is widespread. Yet, the provision of primary health care is perfunctory, to say the least. So, how do people get by? In this...

This paper computes Divisia price and volume indices from quarterly data of New Zealand exchange rates and exports to explore the relationship between New Zealand’s domestic inflation and the changes in its exchange rates over the period 1983 – 93. This is a period when the New Zealand...

This book explores the links between globalization, agriculture and development in a number of contemporary Asia-Pacific nations. It highlights the complex and diversified nature of agricultural change in these contexts, and the ways in which this shapes patterns of economic and social...

This paper analyzes expenditure patterns in Australia and New Zealand by estimating complete demand systems on budget data. Tests of linear Engel curves and separable preferences are carried out on both data sets. The study also exploits the information on household composition to test for...

Based on unit record data from four household surveys conducted by Statistics New Zealand for the years 1983/1984, 1991/1992, 1995/1996 and 1997/1998, this paper addresses some ethnic dimensions of income inequality among New Zealanders over the period of the surveys. It applies alternative...

Given that around 20 percent of the members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) are identified as least developed countries (LDC's), global trade negotiations, resumed after the Cancun fiasco of September 2003, must address some major development issues in the spirit of the Doha Development...