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Internal Migration and Social Identity Construction: Implications for Prejudice and Stigma in Albanian Post-socialist Society 国内移民与社会认同建构:阿尔巴尼亚后社会主义社会的偏见与污名化

Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies Pub Date : 2018-10-01 DOI: 10.14706/jecoss17724

Merita H. Meçe

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引用次数: 1

Labour Market Transition Differences between Natives and Immigrants in EU Economies 欧盟经济体劳动力市场转型中本地人与移民的差异

Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies Pub Date : 2018-01-01 DOI: 10.14706/jecoss17723

Valerija Botrić

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引用次数: 4

Performance of Moving Average Investment Timing Strategy in UK Stock Market: Individual Stocks versus Portfolios 移动平均投资时机策略在英国股票市场的表现:个股与投资组合

Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies Pub Date : 2018-01-01 DOI: 10.14706/JECOSS17722

M. Ahmad, Wang Ghohui, M. Hasan, Anika Sattar, Muneeb Ahmad, R. Rehman

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引用次数: 3

How Does Lending from Commercial Banks Impact Performance of Small Enterprises: A Case Study of District Hafizabad, Pakistan 商业银行贷款如何影响小企业绩效:以巴基斯坦哈菲扎巴德地区为例

Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies Pub Date : 2018-01-01 DOI: 10.14706/jecoss18811

Azhar Ali Janjua, M. Hayat, M. Aslam

引用次数: 0

"Bilateral Intra-Industry Trade in Country Characteristics Context: The Case Study of Trade of Bosnia and Herzegovina with Croatia" 国别背景下的双边产业内贸易——以波黑与克罗地亚贸易为例

Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies Pub Date : 2018-01-01 DOI: 10.14706/jecoss17726

S. Brkić

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引用次数: 2

Tourism Demand, Oil Price Fluctuation, Exchange Rate and Economic Growth: Evidence from ARDL Model and Rolling Window Granger Causality for Tunisia 旅游需求、油价波动、汇率与经济增长:来自ARDL模型和滚动窗格兰杰因果关系的证据

Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies Pub Date : 2017-04-01 DOI: 10.14706/JECOSS17712

A. Dhaoui, Habib Sekrafi, Mohamed Ghandri

引用次数: 2

Determinants of International Tourism Flows to the Republic of Croatia: An SUR Analysis of Panel Data from 1993-2015 克罗地亚共和国国际旅游流量的决定因素:1993-2015年面板数据的SUR分析

Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies Pub Date : 2017-04-01 DOI: 10.14706/JECOSS17711

J. Deichman, Li Danyang

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引用次数: 1

Financial Monitoring of Medication Consumption in Bosnia and Herzegovina 波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那药品消费的财务监测

Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies Pub Date : 2017-01-01 DOI: 10.14706/jecoss17718

E. Kozarević, Sabina Đonlagić Alibegović, Tatjana Krdzalic

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引用次数: 0

Hiring a High-quality Auditor and debt maturity structure: Evidence from Iranian firms 聘请高质量审计师和债务期限结构:来自伊朗公司的证据

Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies Pub Date : 2017-01-01 DOI: 10.14706/jecoss17721

Mobina Ahmadi, Mehdi Safari Gerayli

引用次数: 0

Public Procurement System in Service of Strengthening the Market Economy in Bosnia and Herzegovina 为加强波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那市场经济服务的公共采购制度

Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies Pub Date : 2016-11-01 DOI: 10.14706/JECOSS16618

Merim Kasumović, Sanela Meholjic-Kalajdzic, Harun Meholjic

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