the question: Does agriculture financing matters in the growth process? To this end, the need to investigate the impact of agriculture financing on economic growth appears more imperative for Nigeria. This paper employed secondary data and some econometric techniques such as Ordinary Least Square (OLS); Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) unit root test; Granger Causality test. The results of the various models used suggest that there is bidirectional causality between economic growth and agriculture financing;
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Ch 11 #1, 2, 4, 6, 7(DW), 12(DW), 18, 21, 22, TW11 Question 1. Based on the best available econometric estimates, the market elasticity of demand for your firm’s product is -1.50. The marginal cost of producing the product is constant at $75, while average total cost at current production levels is $200. Determine your optimal per unit price if: a. You are a monopolist. b. You compete against one other firm in a Cournot oligopoly. c. You compete against 19 other firms in a Cournot oligopoly
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13 11. APPENDIX…………………………………………………………………….……..14 ABSTRACT In this paper we investigate the role of Foreign Direct Investment on Capital Flight. We use data from the World Bank on African Development indicators; Kenya 1970:2008. We use econometric technique in our analysis. Our literature survey reveal that key factors that explain capital flight are; net foreign direct investment, current account deficit, change in official reserve, and external debt. We expect our main findings to findings
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from internal or external funds. However, there is a rapidly growing body of literature examining the possible existence of imperfections in capital markets and their effects on firms' financial and real decisions. In this paper we provide some econometric evidence on the impact of financial factors like cash flow, debt, and stock measures of liquidity on the investment decisions of U.K. firms. These variables are introduced via an extension of the Q model of investment, which explicitly includes
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British Petroleum Linear and Multiple Linear Forecast for Q1 2015 Aubrey Martin West Virginia State University British Petroleum (BP) is one of the top oil producing companies in the world. They are responsible for all aspects of the business, from exploring to find new underground oil supplies, to marketing and selling the finished product and everything between. Because of BP’s wide array of operations, there are many different drivers of their business. BP’s main operation is sales of refined
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International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research, Vol. 9, No. 2, (2011): 145-165 STUDY ON DYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP AMONG GOLD PRICE, OIL PRICE, EXCHANGE RATE AND STOCK MARKET RETURNS K. S. Sujit1 and B. Rajesh Kumar2 Abstract: The dynamic and complex relationship among economic variables has attracted the researchers, policy makers and business people alike. This study is an attempt to test the dynamic relationship among gold price, stock returns, exchange rate and oil price. All
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AAMJAF, Vol. 4, No. 2, 43–65, 2008 ASIAN ACADEMY of MANAGEMENT JOURNAL of ACCOUNTING and FINANCE THE IMPACT OF DERIVATIVES ON STOCK MARKET VOLATILITY: A STUDY OF THE NIFTY INDEX T. Mallikarjunappa1* and Afsal E. M.2 1 Department of Business Administration, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri – 574199, Mangalore, DK, Karnataka, India 2 School of Management and Business Studies, Mahatma Gandhi University, P.D. Hills, Kottayam – 686560, Kerala State, India *Corresponding author:
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from a statistical point of view. That is not to say there is a lack of quantitative research on how specific demographics tend to vote; indeed, some of the good data and information out there will be used to inform this paper’s hypotheses and econometric model. This study will focus on the 2012 U.S. presidential election Barack Obama and Mitt Romney (there were several other candidates on the ballot, but none received a significant portion of the votes). Pundits threw around seemingly countless
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We examine whether the Internet can help increase overall advertising efficiency. Using a sample from the Spanish automobile industry, we combine a nonparametric method—Data Envelopment Analysis—with recent important insights from statistics and econometrics studies, and find that online advertising improves the efficiency levels and that this effect is more pronounced in the long-term temporal framework. During the past few decades, expenditures in manufacturing and general management have been
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Career Contents 1. Abstract ..............................................................2 2. Introduction.........................................................3 3. Body * How to choose a Career.......................................5 * Choosing Economics as a Career.......................11 4. Conclusion..........................................................18 5. Bibliography.......................................................20 6. Appendix ..................
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