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Impact of Microcredit on Second Generation Borrowers in Bangladesh: Revisited 小额信贷对孟加拉国第二代借款人的影响:重新审视

South Asia Economic Journal Pub Date : 2020-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/1391561420908086

Laila Arjuman Ara, Mohammad Masudur Rahman, Chanwahn Kim

引用次数: 1

Liberalizing Bangladesh’s Services Trade: Is Joining Trade in Services Agreement the Way to Go? 开放孟加拉国服务贸易:加入服务贸易协定是出路吗?

South Asia Economic Journal Pub Date : 2020-02-23 DOI: 10.1177/1391561420903198

Susara J. Jansen van Rensburg, R. Rossouw, W. Viviers

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引用次数: 0

Impact of Remittances on Domestic Investment: A Panel Study of Six South Asian Countries 汇款对国内投资的影响:南亚六国的面板研究

South Asia Economic Journal Pub Date : 2020-02-23 DOI: 10.1177/1391561420903199

R. Dash

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引用次数: 22

Anatomy of Non-tariff Barriers in India–Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement: An Empirical Investigation 印度-斯里兰卡自由贸易协定非关税壁垒剖析:实证研究

South Asia Economic Journal Pub Date : 2020-02-10 DOI: 10.1177/1391561420903210

B. Pal, S. Pohit

引用次数: 2

Dimensions of Informality in Bangladesh Labour Market and the Consequent Wage Penalty 孟加拉国劳动力市场非正式性的维度和随之而来的工资惩罚

South Asia Economic Journal Pub Date : 2019-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/1391561419850303

Mustafiz Rahman, D. Bhattacharya, Md. Al-Hasan

引用次数: 5

Tests of Income Convergence in ASEAN and SAARC Trading Blocs 东盟和南盟贸易集团收入趋同的检验

South Asia Economic Journal Pub Date : 2019-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/1391561419858239

U. Zia, Z. Mahmood

引用次数: 7

Nexus between Openness to Trade and Economic Growth: An Empirical Investigation of Afghanistan 贸易开放与经济增长的关系:对阿富汗的实证调查

South Asia Economic Journal Pub Date : 2019-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/1391561419858242

Nassir Ul Haq Wani

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引用次数: 4

Tourism and Foreign Direct Investment Inflows in Sri Lanka 斯里兰卡的旅游业和外国直接投资流入

South Asia Economic Journal Pub Date : 2019-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/1391561419858475

K. Ravinthirakumaran, E. Selvanathan, S. Selvanathan, Tarlok Singh

引用次数: 9

Club Convergence among the Major Indian States During 1982–2014: Does Investment in Human Capital Matter? 1982-2014年印度主要邦的俱乐部趋同:人力资本投资重要吗?

South Asia Economic Journal Pub Date : 2019-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/1391561419850300

Sulekha Hembram, Souparna Maji, Sushil Kr. Haldar

引用次数: 11

Size-Competition-Productivity Nexus: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing Firms 规模-竞争-生产力关系:来自印度制造企业的证据

South Asia Economic Journal Pub Date : 2019-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/1391561419859185

L. Satpathy, B. R. Mishra

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引用次数: 2