Journal of World Economic Research

Volume 5, Issue 5, October 2016

  • Financing Inclusive Development Through Aid and FDI: The Empirical Case of WAMZ

    Okon Umoh, Kenneth Onye

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 5, October 2016
    Pages: 43-58
    Received: Jul. 17, 2016
    Accepted: Aug. 09, 2016
    Published: Sep. 07, 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.jwer.20160505.11
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    Abstract: West African countries are caught in a structural Poverty trap due to severe underdevelopment of their productive forces, compounded by an unfavorable international environment and lack of genuine commitment on the part of affluent countries to assist them. Despite rising income among these countries, inequality and poverty incidence seems to be ri... Show More
  • Female Employment: A Way to National Wellbeing

    Towfika Sultana, Iftekhar Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 5, October 2016
    Pages: 59-64
    Received: Aug. 22, 2016
    Accepted: Sep. 19, 2016
    Published: Sep. 28, 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.jwer.20160505.12
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    Abstract: ‘Gender equality’ is a term which can be found almost in each and every sector of our modern lives. Female labor force participation is one of the most integral parts of development which should be brought into the limelight so that policymakers take the necessary actions to improve women’s situation all over the world. Increasing participation of ... Show More
  • The Relationship Between Inflation and Economic Growth: A Further Evidence

    Abdulaziz Hamad Algaeed

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 5, October 2016
    Pages: 65-71
    Received: Sep. 06, 2016
    Accepted: Sep. 18, 2016
    Published: Oct. 09, 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.jwer.20160505.13
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    Abstract: This paper focuses on exploring the relationship between inflation and economic growth in Saudi Arabia. The real growth of non-oil measure is used as a dependent variable, whereas wholesale price is implemented as a proxy for inflation. This study covers the period of 1985-2015. The short and long-run relationships are estimated using co-integratio... Show More
  • The Measures Needed to Reshape Ghana’s Industrial Sector for the Country’s Economic Development

    Dominic Anyan Twumasi, Chen Xiangman

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 5, October 2016
    Pages: 72-76
    Received: Nov. 02, 2016
    Accepted:
    Published: Nov. 03, 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.jwer.20160505.14
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    Abstract: Ghana, a West African country often prides herself as the country with abundant natural resources. However the country’s economy is yet to benefit from these resources. In the attempt to gain an understanding of the underlying reasons why this is so, the writer employs qualitative research methods by observing the performance of the country’s indus... Show More
  • The SDR as a Payment Means: Based on the Background of RMB into the SDR Basket

    Si-Yu Wu, Wen-Bin Sun

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 5, October 2016
    Pages: 77-82
    Received: Nov. 04, 2016
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    Published: Nov. 05, 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.jwer.20160505.15
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    Abstract: With RMB climbing to the international stage gradually, China had been taking a series of policies in the process of promoting RMB inclusion into the SDR basket, which could devote to RMB Internationalization. On November 30th, 2015, IMF Board preclaimed to add RMB into SDR basket formally from October 1st, 2016, being the fifth currency except bou... Show More
  • The Characteristics Study of Element Marketization to Chinese Technology Progress

    Institute of Datong Securities Asset Management, Yongbao Ji

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 5, October 2016
    Pages: 83-90
    Received: Dec. 09, 2016
    Accepted:
    Published: Dec. 12, 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.jwer.20160505.16
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    Abstract: The paper studys the mathematical model between element marketization and technology progress though Chinese provinces data. Empirical test showed that capital and labor element marketization promote Chinese technology progress significantly. Finally, threshold model showed the existence of threshold range that capital and labor element marketizati... Show More