Purpose – To obtain an understanding of the disposition of Chinese agriculture. Design/methodology/approach – By applying econometric methods to make a narrow assessment on several productive factors in Chinese agriculture covering most of the era of Reforms and openness, a picture...

Elegance in economic modelling is one determinant of the professional acceptability of “scientific” contributions to the economics literature. Just what determines the profession′s definition of “elegance” is a question less frequently asked. Social economists commonly appeal to...

A growing number of Muslim countries are expressing the desire, and in some cases taking serious actions, to turn to Islamic laws and teachings ( shariah ) in modelling their way of life, including their economic behaviour. Attempts to investigate the consequences of applying Islamic principles...

The contingent valuation method (CVM) for assessing non‐use values has undergone significant criticism recently on various fronts. In this paper, the author analyses the notion that imposing reasonable bounds on the rationality of agents might undermine the basis for any method that attempts...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the sales volume of a firm and its brand image. Consumers’ self‐perception and perception of brand image, with respect to congruency models, have a strong influence on their behavior in the marketplace. Therefore it is...

The marriage of new scanner‐type data sources and new computing and analysis methods is allowing a new approach to the development and use of models for decision support and product line management. Data‐driven modeling describes a process of model‐building wherein models are created that...

Recently, Bhatti and Khan considered various functional forms to see their suitability in terms of efficiency and competency in assessing production process based on agricultural data. This paper reviews some models recently used in the literature and selects the most suitable one for measuring...

Purpose – The focus of this paper is to develop an econometric model that measures the changes in GDP for the OIC states. Design/methodology/approach – This paper focuses on the development of an econometric model which measures the changes of gross domestic product (GDP) for the members of...

Purpose – The main purpose of this study is to examine the possibility of prediction of Greek takeover targets that belong to the industrial sector, emphasizing the econometric methodology and the prediction test. Design/methodology/approach – The study uses a sample of 51 targets and 290...