International Advances in Economic Research articles from August 2001

International Advances in Economic Research archives from August 2001

Shortage and Currency Substitution in Transition Economies: Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, and Romania.
August 1, 2001... ERWIN NIJSSE [*] This paper examines currency substitution in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, and Romania during the end of central planning and transition to market economies. Before liberalization, central European economies faced increasing...

Savings Neutrality for the New Personal Income Tax in Spain.
August 1, 2001... CHRISTINA RUZA [*] The primary aim of this research is to identify to which extent alternative ways of savings are treated differently by the Spanish personal income tax before and after the tax reform of 1998. The proposed measure for...

[BOD.sub.7] Production Function of the Finnish Pulp and Paper Industry.
August 1, 2001... MINNA-MAARI H. KARVONEN [*] Traditional neoclassical production theory analyzes the relationship in a production process between inputs and outputs which have a positive market value for the producer. The externalities of production, which...

Differences in Growth with International Capital Markets and Financial Innovation.
August 1, 2001... FERNANDO PERERA TALLO [*] This paper presents a model in which technological progress affects the productivity of the financial sector. When technological progress moves quickly, the financial intermediation costs are low, which increases...

Macroeconomic Policy in an Output-Expenditure Model.
August 1, 2001... ANTHONY J. MAKIN [*] This paper proposes an alternative framework for examining the international macroeconomic impact of domestic monetary and fiscal policies and focuses on the distinction between national spending and national...

Export and Economic Growth: Further Time Series Evidence from Less-Developed Countries.
August 1, 2001... RUBINA VOHRA [*] The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of export-growth linkage in India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand on the basis of time series data from 1973 to 1993. The empirical results indicate that...

Ethical Evaluations, Intentions, and Orientations of Accountants: Evidence from a Cross-Cultural Examination.
August 1, 2001... SILVIA LOPEZ PALAU [*] Society has high expectations concerning accounting professionals. More than ever, accountants need professional values and ethics that allow them to operate successfully and with integrity in a changing world. This...