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This study investigates the effect of trade liberalization on economic performance in Fiji using a Cobb–Douglas production function, which is expanded to take into account political instability and trade liberalization. The long run... more
This study investigates the effect of trade liberalization on economic performance in Fiji using a Cobb–Douglas production function, which is expanded to take into account political instability and trade liberalization. The long run results conform to theoretical expectations, except for the contribution of labour force, which is negatively related to real Gross Domestic Product. We attribute this to the rapid and consistent emigration of skilled labour following the 1987 coups. While human capital was found to be the most influential variable, exports and investment were found to be weakly related to Gross Domestic Product. The key finding is that the dummy variable for signing the IMF agreement in 1984 had a statistically significant positive effect on real Gross Domestic Product in the long run, but the short run effects of signing the agreement as well as the short run and long run effects of implementing the agreement in 1986 were statistically insignificant.
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Testing for the random walk hypothesis, which asserts that a series is a non-stationary process or a unit root process, in the case of visitor arrivals has important implications for policy. If, for instance, visitor arrivals are... more
Testing for the random walk hypothesis, which asserts that a series is a non-stationary process or a unit root process, in the case of visitor arrivals has important implications for policy. If, for instance, visitor arrivals are characterized by a unit root, then it implies that shocks to ...
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The goal of this paper is to examine any causal effects between electricity consumption and real GDP for 30 OECD countries. We use a bootstrapped causality testing approach and unravel evidence in favour of electricity consumption causing... more
The goal of this paper is to examine any causal effects between electricity consumption and real GDP for 30 OECD countries. We use a bootstrapped causality testing approach and unravel evidence in favour of electricity consumption causing real GDP in Australia, Iceland, Italy, ...
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Whether or not stock prices are characterized by a unit root has important implications for policy. For instance, by applying unit root tests one can deduce whether stock returns can be predicted from previous changes in prices. A finding... more
Whether or not stock prices are characterized by a unit root has important implications for policy. For instance, by applying unit root tests one can deduce whether stock returns can be predicted from previous changes in prices. A finding of a unit root implies that stock ...
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The saving and investment nexus as postulated by Feldstein and Horioka (FH) (1980) is revisited. The saving investment correlation for China is estimated over the periods 1952–1998 and 1952–1994, the latter culminating in a period of... more
The saving and investment nexus as postulated by Feldstein and Horioka (FH) (1980) is revisited. The saving investment correlation for China is estimated over the periods 1952–1998 and 1952–1994, the latter culminating in a period of fixed exchange rate regime. Amongst ...
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Diperiodatoargentate(III) oxidizes nitrilotriacetic acid in a mildly basic medium to produce formaldehyde and ammonia. This reaction follows a complex kinetic behaviour. The axial binding of NTA to silver(III) complex takes place on the... more
Diperiodatoargentate(III) oxidizes nitrilotriacetic acid in a mildly basic medium to produce formaldehyde and ammonia. This reaction follows a complex kinetic behaviour. The axial binding of NTA to silver(III) complex takes place on the millisecond time-scale with a second-order rate ...
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The reactions of diperiodatoargentate(III) with glycine and related compounds have been examined. The monoperiodatosilver(III) species acts as an active oxidant in comparison to that of diperiodatosilver(III) species. These reactions... more
The reactions of diperiodatoargentate(III) with glycine and related compounds have been examined. The monoperiodatosilver(III) species acts as an active oxidant in comparison to that of diperiodatosilver(III) species. These reactions consist of three kinetically ...
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Diperiodatoargentate(III) oxidizes nitrilotriacetic acid in a mildly basic medium to produce formaldehyde and ammonia. This reaction follows a complex kinetic behaviour. The axial binding of NTA to silver(III) complex takes place on the... more
Diperiodatoargentate(III) oxidizes nitrilotriacetic acid in a mildly basic medium to produce formaldehyde and ammonia. This reaction follows a complex kinetic behaviour. The axial binding of NTA to silver(III) complex takes place on the millisecond time-scale with a second-order rate ...
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The reactions of diperiodatoargentate(III) with glycine and related compounds have been examined. The monoperiodatosilver(III) species acts as an active oxidant in comparison to that of diperiodatosilver(III) species. These reactions... more
The reactions of diperiodatoargentate(III) with glycine and related compounds have been examined. The monoperiodatosilver(III) species acts as an active oxidant in comparison to that of diperiodatosilver(III) species. These reactions consist of three kinetically ...
