{"title":"The Impact of Labor Market Inequality on the Income of Medium Industry Sector¡¯s Workers in the Palembang City-Indonesia","authors":"Luis Marnisah, B. Robiani, T. Suhery, S. Suhel","doi":"10.5296/RAE.V8I4.10177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5296/RAE.V8I4.10177","url":null,"abstract":"This study attempts to investigate the impact of labor market Inequality on the income of medium industry sectori¯s worker in the Palembang City-Indonesia. Using 380 respondents which covers male and female workers ranging from the age of 15 to the age of 64, this study employs a proportional stratified random sampling in determining the sampling technique. This study employs a survey method using in-depth investigation to explore all the facts acquired about the labor market inequality in the medium industry sector. The sample area includes 16 districts in the City of Palembang. The level of education, the jobi¯s capability and the working experience are some of those factors investigated in this study. The factor of labor market inequality is focused on the wage and employment. The result reveals that apart from the level of education, the jobi¯s capability and working experience have a significant impact on the existence of labor market inequality in the medium industry sector. It can be concluded that higher level of education is inessential for the medium industry sector in Palembang City-Indonesia, and this is inline with the notion that the medium industry sector merely requires both workingi¯s capability and spesified technical skills in supporting higher productivity level. The inequality occurs in the wage and the job assigned. Furthermore, the higher the existence of labor market inequality, the lower the income acquired by the employees.","PeriodicalId":225665,"journal":{"name":"Research in Applied Economics","volume":"61 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115605235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Do Emigrant¡¯s Remittances Cause ¡°Dutch Disease¡±?: The Case of Nepal and Bangladesh","authors":"Hiroyuki Taguchi, Bikram Lama","doi":"10.5296/RAE.V8I4.10044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5296/RAE.V8I4.10044","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examines the Dutch Disease effects of international migrant remittances by using a vector auto-regression estimation focusing on Nepal and Bangladesh. The reason for targeting two economies is that the differences in their economic performances could shed light on what kinds of mechanisms make the received remittances lead to or not to the Dutch Disease. The study identified the existence of the Dutch Disease in Nepal, but not in Bangladesh, judging from the causalities and dynamic responses from remittances to manufacturing-services ratio. We speculate that the contrast in the Dutch Disease effects might come from the differences in the demand structure and policy efforts for manufacturing development between both economies.","PeriodicalId":225665,"journal":{"name":"Research in Applied Economics","volume":"83 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126155133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fundamentalism and Democracy: A Dynamic Perspective","authors":"L. Correani","doi":"10.5296/RAE.V8I4.10060","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5296/RAE.V8I4.10060","url":null,"abstract":"We analyse the dynamics of the distribution of democratic values in a population where agents have heterogeneous preferences about democracy, distinguishing between fundamentalist-antidemocratic agents and pro-democracy agents. Cultural traits and norms are acquired through a process of intergenerational cultural transmission and socialization. The driving force in the equilibrium selection process is the education effort exerted by parents; this depends on the distribution of democratic values in the population and on expectations about future policies affecting formal and informal institutions. The main result is that when fundamentalism is sufficiently diffused in all institutional dimensions of social life, the imposition of formal democratic rules do not significantly affect social preferences. On the other hand the model shows how a cruel fundamentalist dictatorship cannot wholly destroy democratic preferences in the population; the sole result is a fictitious homologation of manifested attitudes, with no preferences dynamics and the previous real attitudes immediately emerging as soon as dictatorship falls.","PeriodicalId":225665,"journal":{"name":"Research in Applied Economics","volume":"194 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129165639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Determinants of Moonlighting among Lecturers of State Universities in Cameroon: An Evidence from a Log-Linear Model","authors":"Benjamin Yamb","doi":"10.5296/RAE.V8I3.8795","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5296/RAE.V8I3.8795","url":null,"abstract":"This study seeks to identify the determinants of moonlighting among lecturers of Cameroonian state universities. To do this, we apply a log-linear model to data from a random sample survey of lecturers from Cameroonian state universities. The results show that in addition to the classical determinants of moonlighting (hours of work in the main job, pay in the primary job, pay in the secondary job) gender and the localization of the university also play major roles. Descriptive statistics also show that moonlighting lowers the quality of lectures. Incentives from the government are therefore proposed as a means of reducing the phenomenon of moonlighting in Cameroonian state universities.","PeriodicalId":225665,"journal":{"name":"Research in Applied Economics","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126489228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Compostable Coffee Pod: Is PürPod100tm the Best Thing Since Sliced Bread? A Case Study on Club Coffee","authors":"Sylvain Charlebois, P. Uys","doi":"10.5296/RAE.V8I3.10071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5296/RAE.V8I3.10071","url":null,"abstract":"With consumer consciousness growing in the area of sustainable food supply, food distribution is looking for methods to embrace, adapt and improve its environmental performance, while still remaining economically competitive. Until recent innovative solutions were developed, coffee pods have been considered as an ecologically unsound approach to single-serve beverages. Some have argued that reverse logistics (recycling) is a better option than green supply chain management (composting). With a particular focus on coffee pods a case study on Club Coffee, which focuses on green supply chain management, is presented for the design of a capacitated distribution network for a two-layer supply chain involved in the distribution of coffee pods in Canada. Our investigation shows that Club Coffee’s relationship is not only critical to fostering the green supply chain ideology, but it is also unique in the business. Findings are presented and limitations and future research are proposed.","PeriodicalId":225665,"journal":{"name":"Research in Applied Economics","volume":"160 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122780332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Subjective Well-being and Its Determinants in China: An Empirical Study Based on Survey Data","authors":"Yaling Liang, Junyi Shen","doi":"10.5296/RAE.V8I3.9806","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5296/RAE.V8I3.9806","url":null,"abstract":"Using household survey data collected in 2013, this paper empirically investigates the determinants of individual subjective well-being in China, where there has been rapid economic development over the past three decades. The main results are as follows. First, factors such as good health, marital status, life satisfaction, body mass index, physical exercise, and expectations of inflation are all significantly correlated with the reported level of happiness. Second, income has no significant effect on the level of happiness, and happiness has an inverted U-shaped relationship to wealth. Third, increased education decreases the level of happiness. To some extent, these findings can explain why subjective well-being has declined in China, despite its spectacular economic growth.","PeriodicalId":225665,"journal":{"name":"Research in Applied Economics","volume":"191 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114408542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clustering of OECD Countries Out of Pocket Health Expenditure Time Series Data","authors":"S. Cinaroglu","doi":"10.5296/RAE.V8I2.9377","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5296/RAE.V8I2.9377","url":null,"abstract":"Out of pocket health expenditures points out to the payments made by households at the point they receive health services. Frequently these include doctor consultation fees, purchase of medication and hospital bills. In this study hierarchical clustering method was used for classification of 34 countries which are members of OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) in terms of out of pocket health expenditures for the years between 1995-2011. Longest common subsequences (LCS), correlation coefficient and Euclidean distance measure was used as a measure of similarity and distance in hierarchical clustering. At the end of the analysis it was found that LCS and Euclidean distance measures were the best for determining clusters. Furthermore, study results led to understand grouping of OECD countries according to health expenditures.","PeriodicalId":225665,"journal":{"name":"Research in Applied Economics","volume":"352 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126946401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Impact of the Volume of Deposits and Facilities and Profits on Bank’s Liquidity an Exploratory Study on Jordanian Commercial Banks","authors":"Taha Barakat Al-shawawreh","doi":"10.5296/rae.v8i2.9648","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5296/rae.v8i2.9648","url":null,"abstract":"Banks liquidity is the main driver of banking operations, and the lack of the sufficient liquidity prevents banks from performing their role as a mediator between money owners and funding seekers, in addition to inability to meet the costs of daily operations including employees’ salaries. And this puts the bank in a risky situation threatening the bank survival. So bank liquidity shortage has consequences damages of social and economic. Where this shortage may deprive the funding seeker from establishing a business or industrial project or etc. of projects, which may contribute in economic development in the country in the one hand, and deprive his family from gaining additional income to improve their livelihood from the other hand. Therefore, one can find that banks have paying increased attention towards liquidity, and Central Banks Keep on liquidity ratios that banks should keep them. As long as banking deposits facilities, and profits are the actual drives of banks liquidity, this study examines in the effects of these activities on liquidity in Jordanian Commercial banks.","PeriodicalId":225665,"journal":{"name":"Research in Applied Economics","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115465856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Economic Effects of Using Nepotism and Cronyism in the Employment Process in the Public Sector Institutions","authors":"Taha Barakat Al-shawawreh","doi":"10.5296/RAE.V8I1.9227","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5296/RAE.V8I1.9227","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to discern the role of nepotism and cronyism in the weakening of economic performance of the government institutions through exposure to this practice in the three Arab Countries; Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan, The study relied on the analysis of what was stated in the related literature which illustrate the effect of using nepotism and Cronyism in the employment process in a governmental position, to result in a slowdown and stumbled in the delivery of government services to citizens. After analyzing how the practice of nepotism and cronyism in the three countries, the study found the following results: Nepotism and cronyism are practiced not only in developing countries, but also in advanced countries. Using nepotism and cronyism in employment process is unethical behavior. The use of nepotism and cronyism in the public sector is much more than private sector. Nepotism and cronyism can be considered as a part of the national culture in Arab countries. Nepotism and cronyism have negative economic repercussions, both at the level of the national economy, or the per capita income level. Because the salaries paid to staff recruited through them considered as a burden on the state treasury. Also, the large number of times to visit the citizen government department, to get the same service, lead to the loss of his income as a transition expenses. Nepotism and cronyism are from reasons of administrative corruption in the studied countries.","PeriodicalId":225665,"journal":{"name":"Research in Applied Economics","volume":"86 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115556435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Capital Market Response to the Change in the Dividend Policy: The Case of Slovenian Stock Market","authors":"Matjaž Mikluš, Ž. Oplotnik","doi":"10.5296/RAE.V8I1.8839","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5296/RAE.V8I1.8839","url":null,"abstract":"The three basic dividend policy theories have a completely different approach to describing the influence of dividends payment on stock price, and on the value of the company. Numerous studies conducted in this area have led to almost as many derived dividend policy theories, which are more or less related to the basic three. As one of them Wang, Manry & Wandler (2011) specify the dividend signalling theory, which is based particularly on the assumption of the asymmetry of information between the company management and the shareholders and in recent decades it has been studied by many authors, who mostly concluded that dividend increase has a positive stock price reaction, and vice versa, that dividend decrease results in stock price falls (as cited in Ross, 1977; Leland and Pyle, 1977; Grinblatt et al., 1984; Baker and Phillips, 1993; Rankine and Stice, 1997; Bechmann and Raaballe, 2007). For the purposes of our analysis we adopted the methodology of foreign researches and checked the existence of the dividend signalling theory in the Slovenian stock market. The Slovenian stock market is one of developing markets, and is particularly specific due to its small size and illiquidity. Our research resulted in no statistically significant stock price increases from company dividend increases, whereby we have refuted the research hypothesis and, consequently, the dividend signalling theory in the Slovenian stock market in the described period.","PeriodicalId":225665,"journal":{"name":"Research in Applied Economics","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114908153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}