Journal of World Economic Research

Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2018

  • An Econometric Analysis of the Nexus of Exchange Rate, Inflation and Budget Deficit: Case of Nigeria 1981 – 2016

    Suleiman Sa’ad, Alexander Abraham, Olure-Bank Adeyinka Michael

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2018
    Pages: 1-13
    Received: Dec. 18, 2017
    Accepted: Jan. 03, 2018
    Published: Jan. 19, 2018
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    Abstract: Depreciation of the naira has a role to play in Nigeria's recent inflationary process. Concomitant with this is the substantial budget deficit operated annually by the Federal Government in the last decade or so. Part of the budget deficit is finance through bank credit which directly affects the money base. This also exerts upward pressure on the ... Show More
  • The Mediating Effect of Organizational Commitment on Leadership Type and Job Performance

    Li Lin, Wang Shiqian

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2018
    Pages: 14-20
    Received: Dec. 19, 2017
    Accepted: Jan. 20, 2018
    Published: Feb. 27, 2018
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    Abstract: In order to active the education industry and make a contribution for the higher education field, private higher education becomes a backbone force in Chinese society. Based on the report of Ministry of Education in 2017 mentioned that the biggest problem with private higher education is that the weak and unstable academic staffs which lead to low ... Show More
  • Oil Production and the Poverty Situation in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria: A Case of Selected Communities

    Orebiyi Paul Atanda, Ekong Christopher Nyong

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2018
    Pages: 21-36
    Received: Jan. 12, 2018
    Accepted: Feb. 16, 2018
    Published: Mar. 16, 2018
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    Abstract: When the oil producing communities relinquished their land for oil production, they did so expecting direct benefits, which may be summarized as welfare improvement. But unfortunately, rather than celebrate the arrival of these benefits, there were complaints from the communities about damage to the environment, which impacted their means of liveli... Show More
  • Analysis on Phases of Globalization and Convergence

    Bin Tang, Guanminjia Shang, Anli Leng, Ningning Yu

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2018
    Pages: 37-43
    Received: Mar. 06, 2018
    Accepted: Mar. 21, 2018
    Published: Apr. 11, 2018
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    Abstract: Globalization, along with many conceptual notions, such as economic growth, convergence has involved a mass of research works, but remains disputable based on miscellaneous samples and periods. This paper aims to discuss to what extent two phases of globalization are similar in the light of convergence and variants. With methods of historical analy... Show More