Mak Arvin

Publications and Other Activities

PAPERS COMPLETED AND UNDER JOURNAL CONSIDERATION (2024) 

1. “How Do Financial Market Structures and Financial Market Openness Affect the Innovation-Growth Nexus?  Evidence from Developing Countries” jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, John Hall, and Sara Bennett.
2. “Do the State of Governance, Military Expenditure, Institutional Quality and Economic Growth Have Temporal Causal Links? jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, and Parviz Dabir-Alai.   

 

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

(a)  BOOKS PUBLISHED

189.     Mak Arvin, jointly with D.C. Nanjunda (eds.). Towards Inclusive Growth: Between Equity and Development. New Delhi: AAYU Publications, 2017, 349 pp.

188.     Mak Arvin, jointly with Byron Lew (eds.). Handbook on the Economics of Foreign Aid. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2015, 648 pp.

187.     Mak Arvin, jointly with Ismail Shariff. International Trade: Theory and Policy, Second Edition. Redding, California: CAT Publishing Company, 2007, 306 pp.

186.     Mak Arvin, jointly with Ismail Shariff. International Trade: Theory and Policy. Redding, California: CAT Publishing Company, 2005, 324 pp.

185.     Mak Arvin (ed.). New Perspectives on Foreign Aid and Economic Development.  Westport, Connecticut: Praeger, 2002, 312 pp.   

184.     Mak Arvin, jointly with Ismail Shariff. Business Cycles in a Dynamic Economy.  Redding, California: CAT Publishing Company, 2002, 180 pp.  

183.     Mak Arvin, jointly with Harald Blau, Axel Halbach, Bernd Meyer, Siegfried Schönherr, Dieter Strack, Markus Taube, and Kurt Vogler-Ludwig. Die Auswirkungen der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit auf den Wirtschaftsstandort Deutschland (The Impact of Development Cooperation on Germany as a Business Location). München, Bonn and London: Weltforum Verlag, for Deutschland Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (for German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development), 1999, 250 pp.

(b)  PAPERS PUBLISHED

182.     “Do Innovation and Institutional Quality Elevate Economic Growth? Evidence from Developing Countries”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, Sara Bennett, and Alexander Brem, International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, forthcoming, 2024. Online version published November 2023: https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219877024500111

181.     “Does Foreign Aid Affect Innovation and Institutional Quality in Middle-Income Countries?” jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, and Sara Bennett, Evaluation and Program Planning, 2023, Volume 100. Article 102340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2023.102340.

180.     “Does Foreign Aid Procurement in Resource-Rich Countries Depend on These Countries’ Financial Development and Institutional Quality? Evidence from PVECM and Quantile-on-Quantile Regression”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, and Sara Bennett, Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2023, Volume 88. Article 101649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2023.101649

179.     “Institutional Quality, Financial Development, and Sustainable Economic Growth Among Lower-Income Countries”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, and John Hall.  Natural Resources Forum, 2023, Volume 47, Issue 3, pp. 435-483. https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-8947.12291 

178.     “Interface Between Energy Consumption, CO₂ Emissions, Economic Growth and Macroeconomic Openness in Financial Action Task Force Countries Through the Lens of a Causality Approach”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, John Hall, and Sara Bennett, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023, Volume 30, pp. 24256-24283.   DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23641-1

177.     “Exploring the Temporal Links Between Foreign Aid, Institutional Quality, and CO₂ Emissions for Poorer Countries”,  jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, and Parviz Dabir-Alai, Energy and Buildings, 2022, Volume 270. Article 112287.   https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1fRyW1M7zH8azd

176.     “Institutional Development in an Information-Driven Economy: Can ICTs Enhance Economic Growth for Low- and Lower Middle-Income Countries?” jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, John Hall, and Sara Bennett Information Technology for Development, 2022, Volume 28, Issue 3, pp. 468-487: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XVACRCAFKFUKCBMWQ4CX/full?target=10.1080/02681102.2022.2051417

175.     “Is there a Link between Undernourishment, Political Climate, and Other Socio-Economic Variables? Evidence from Low-Income Countries”,  jointly with Rudra Pradhan and Parviz Dabir-Alai, Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Online version published April 2022, https://doi.org/10.1108/JEAS-11-2021-0244  print version forthcoming 2024.

174.     “Intertemporal Linkages between Government Expenditure and Corruption Control in a Digital Economy: A Panel Granger Causality Framework”,  jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, and Mohamed Sami Ben Ali, in Digitalization and Economic Development: Insights from Developing Countries, Mohamed Sami Ben Ali (ed.), Routledge, Taylor and Francis,  2022, pp. 1-27.  https://www.routledge.com/Digitalization-and-Economic-Development/Ali/p/book/9781032056012#

 

173.     “Public Debt, Economic Openness, and Sustainable Economic Growth in Europe: A Dynamic Panel Causal Analysis”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, and John Hall, Journal of Economic Development, Volume 47, No. 1, 2022, pp. 167~183.  KCI_FI002830426 (1).pdf

172.     “The Dynamics between Financial Market Development, Taxation Propensity, and Economic Growth: A Study of OECD and non-OECD Countries", jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, and John Hall, Quality and Quantity, 2021, Volume 56, pp. 1503-1534.   http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11135-021-01192-w

171.     “Urbanization, Transport Infrastructure, ICT, and Economic Growth: A Temporal Causal Analysis”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, Cities: The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning, 2021, Volume 115. Article 103213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2021.103213    

170.     “Sustainable Economic Development in India: The Dynamics Between Financial Inclusion, ICT Development, and Economic Growth”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, John Hall, and Sara Bennett, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2021, Volume 169. Article 120758. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120758

169.   “Uncovering Interlinks Among ICT Connectivity and Penetration, Trade Openness, Foreign Direct Investment, and Economic Growth: The Case of the G-20 Countries”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan and Mahendhiran Nair, Telematics and Informatics, 2021, Volume 60. Article 101567.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2021.101567

168.     “Some Determinants and Mechanics of Economic Growth in Middle-Income Countries: The Role of ICT Infrastructure Development, Taxation, and other Macroeconomic Variables”, jointly with jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, Sara Bennett, and Sahar Bahmani, Singapore Economic Review, online version available, 2021: https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217590820500563

167.    “Endogenous Dynamics between R&D, ICT, and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from the OECD Countries”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, Technology in Society, 2020, Volume 62. Article 101315.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2020.101315

166.     “Competitiveness and Economic Growth in the Digital Economy of Asian Countries”,

jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, Sara Bennett, and Sahar Bahmani in: Asian Countries: Economic, Political, and Social Issue, M. Bahmani-Oskooee, S. Bahmani, and T. Kanitpong (eds.), Nova Science Publishers, NY, 2021, pp. 1-36.

165.     “Is Higher Growth Possible Through Better Institutional Quality and a Lower Carbon Footprint? Evidence from Developing Countries”, jointly with jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, and Sahar Bahmani, Renewable Energy, Volume 167, April 2021, pp. 132-45.

164.     “Are There Links Between Institutional Quality, Government Expenditure, Tax Revenue, and Economic Growth?  Evidence from Low-Income and Lower Middle-Income Countries”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, Economic Analysis and Policy, Volume 70, June 2021, pp. 468-489.

163.     “Unveiling the Causal Relationships Among Banking Competition, Stock and Insurance Market Development, and Economic Growth in Europe”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, and Sara Bennett, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Volume 55, December 2020, pp. 74-87.

162.     “The Dynamics Among Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Growth in the Eurozone Countries”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, and Sara Bennett, Journal of Policy Modeling, Volume 42, Issue 5, Sept-Oct, 2020, pp. 1106-1122.

161.     “Sustainable Economic Growth in the European Union: The Role of ICT, Venture Capital, and Innovation”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, and Sara Bennett, Review of Financial Economics, Volume 38, Number 1, 2020, pp. 34-62.

160.     “The Dynamics of Bond Market Development, Stock Market Development and Economic Growth: Evidence from the G-20 Countries”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Neville Norman, and Sahar Bahmani, Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science, Volume 25, Number 49, 2020, pp. 119-147.

159.     “Inter-Linkages between Competition and Stabilisation Policies in the Banking Sector and Stock Market Development in Europe”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, and Sara Bennett, Applied Economics, Volume 51, Number 39, 2019, pp. 4313-4324.

158.     “Attaining Economic Growth Through Financial Development and Foreign Direct Investment”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Sahar Bahmani, and John Hall, Journal of Economic Studies, Volume 46, Number 6, 2019, pp. 1201-1223.

157.     “Short-Term and Long-Term Dynamics of Venture Capital and Economic Growth in a Digital Economy: A Study of European Countries”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, Sara Bennett, and Sahar Bahmani, Technology in Society, Volume 57, May 2019, pp. 125-134.

156.     “The Information Revolution, Innovation Diffusion and Economic Growth: An Examination of Causal Links in European Countries”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, Sara Bennett, and John Hall, Quality and Quantity, Volume 53, Issue 3 (May), 2019, pp. 1529-1563.

155.     “Editorial”, International Journal of Happiness and Development, Volume 5, Number 2, 2019, pp. 89-94.

154.     “The Nexus between Economic Growth, Stock Market Depth, Trade Openness, and Foreign Direct Investment, jointly with Rudra Pradhan and John Hall, Singapore Economic Review, Volume 64, Number 3, 2019, pp. 461-493.

153.     “The Dynamics Between Energy Consumption Patterns, Financial Sector Development and Economic Growth in Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Countries”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, and Sara Bennett, and John Hall, Energy, Volume 159, September 2018, pp. 42-53.

152.     “Endogenous Dynamics Between Innovation, Financial Markets, Venture Capital, and Economic Growth: Evidence from Europe”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, Sara Bennett, Sahar Bahmani, and John Hall, Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Volume 45, 2018, pp. 15-34.

151.     “Are Innovation and Financial Development Causative Factors in Economic Growth? Evidence from a Panel Granger Causality Test”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan and Sahar Bahmani, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Volume 132, July 2018, pp. 130-142.

150.     “Mobile Telephony, Economic Growth, Financial Development, Foreign Direct Investment, and Imports of ICT Goods: The Case of the G-20 Countries”,  jointly with Rudra Pradhan, John Hall, and Sara Bennett, Economia é Politica Industriale: Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, Volume 45, Issue 2, 2018, pp. 279-310.

149.     “Insurance Market Development and Macroeconomic Interactions in Twenty-Six Countries”, Journal of Economic Development, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, John Hall, and Neville Norman, Volume 42, Number 4, 2017, pp. 23-57.

148.     “The Innovation-Growth Link in OECD Countries: Could Other Macroeconomic Variables Matter?, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Sara Bennett, and Sahar Bahmani, Technology in Society, Volume 51, November 2017, pp. 113-123.

147.     “ASEAN Economic Growth, Trade Openness and Banking Sector Depth: The Nexus”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, John Hall, and Neville Norman, EconomiA, Volume 18, Number 3, 2017, pp. 359-379.

146.     “Venture Capital Investment, Financial Development, and Economic Growth: The Case of European Single Market Countries”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, and Sara Bennett, Venture Capital: An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, Volume 19, Number 4, 2017, pp. 313-333.

145.     “Financial Depth and the Trade Openness–Economic Growth Nexus: Evidence from Cross-Country Panel Data”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, John Hall, Sara Bennett, and Sahar Bahmani, Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Volume 33, Number 1, 2017, pp. 20-45.

144.     “Is There a Link Between Economic Growth and Insurance and Banking Sector Activities in the G-20 Countries?”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, John Hall, and Atul Gupta, Review of Financial Economics, Volume 33, Number 3, 2017, pp. 12-28.

143.     “Finance and Growth: Evidence from the ARF Countries”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Sahar Bahmani, John Hall, and Neville Norman, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Volume 66, November 2017, pp. 136-148.

142.     “Trade Openness, Foreign Direct Investment, and Finance-Growth Nexus in the Eurozone Countries”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, and John Hall, Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, Volume 26, Number 3, 2017, pp. 336-360.

141.     “Broadband Penetration, Financial Development, and Economic Growth Nexus: Evidence from the Arab League Countries”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Sahar Bahmani, and Sara Bennett, Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies, Volume 10, Number 2, 2017, pp. 151-171.

140.     “Telecommunications Infrastructure and Usage and the FDI-Growth Nexus; Evidence from Asian-21 Countries”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, Jay Mittal, and Neville Norman, Information Technology for Development, Volume 23, Number 2, 2017, pp. 235-260.

139.     “Insurance-Growth Nexus and Two Other Macroeconomic Determinants: Evidence from Cross Country Panel Data”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Sahar Bahmani, Sara Bennett, and John Hall, Empirical Economics, Volume 52, Number 4, 2017, pp. 1337-1366.

138.     “ICT-Finance-Growth Nexus: Empirical Evidence from the Next-11 Countries”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Mahendhiran Nair, Sara Bennett, and Sahar Bahmani, Cuadernos de Economia, Volume 40, Issue 113, 2017, pp. 115-134.

137.     “Innovation, Financial Development, and Economic Growth in Eurozone Countries”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, John Hall, and Mahendhiran Nair, Applied Economics Letters, Volume 23, Number 16, 2016, pp. 1141-1144.

136.     “Economic Growth, Development of Telecommunications Infrastructure, and Financial Development in Asia, 1991-2012”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan and John Hall, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Volume 59, February 2016, pp. 25–38.

135.     “Bond Market Development, Economic Growth and Other Macroeconomic Determinants: Panel VAR Evidence”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Sara Bennett, Mahendhiran Nair, and John Hall, Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, Volume 23, Number 2, 2016, pp. 175-201.

            Winner of the Best Paper Award for Application and Empirical Study awarded in the year 2020 by The Japanese Association of Financial Econometrics and Engineering. See   http://www.jafee.gr.jp/english/english_JBPA.html

134.     “Financial Maturity, Diffusion of Telecommunications Technology, and Economic Growth in Asia”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Journal of Developing Areas, Volume 50, Number 2, 2016, pp. 389-408.

133.     “Insurance Penetration and Economic Growth Nexus: Cross-Country Evidence from ASEAN”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Neville Norman, Mahendhiran Nair, and John Hall, Research in International Business and Finance, Volume 36, January 2016, pp. 447-458.

132.     “Relationships between Telecommunications Infrastructure, Capital Formation, and Economic Growth”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Jay Mittal, and Sahar Bahmani, International Journal of Technology Management, Volume 70, Numbers 2/3, 2016, pp.157-176.

131.     “Financial Depth, Internet Penetration Rates and Economic Growth: Country-Panel Evidence”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Norman Neville, and Sara Bennett, Applied Economics, Volume 48, Number 4, 2016, pp. 331-343.

130.     “Causal Nexus between Economic Growth, Inflation, and Stock Market Development: the Case of OECD Countries”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan and Sahar Bahmani, Global Finance Journal, Volume 27, July 2015, pp. 98-111.

129.     “Foreign Aid, Economic Growth, FDI, and Trade Openness in Lower Middle-Income Countries: A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, in M. Arvin and B. Lew (editors), Handbook on the Economics of Foreign Aid.  Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2015, pp. 232-254.

128.     “China’s Aid and FDI flows to Africa: Strategic Interest or Economic Motivation?”, jointly with Byron Lew, in M. Arvin and B. Lew (editors), Handbook on the Economics of Foreign Aid.  Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2015, pp. 109-127.

127.     “Introduction”, jointly with Byron Lew, in M. Arvin and B. Lew (editors), Handbook on the Economics of Foreign Aid.  Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2015, pp. 1-15.

126.     “Transportation Intensity, Urbanization, Economic Growth, and CO₂ Emissions in the G-20 Countries”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan and Neville Norman, Utilities Policy, Volume 35, August 2015, pp. 50-66.

125.     “The Dynamics of Information and Communications Technologies Infrastructure, Economic Growth, and Financial Development: Evidence from Asian Countries”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan and Neville Norman, Technology in Society, Volume 42, August 2015, pp. 135-149.

124.     “Insurance Development and the Finance-Growth Nexus: Evidence from 34 OECD Countries”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan and Neville Norman, Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Volume 31, Number 1, 2015, pp. 1-22.

123.     “The Dynamics of Economic Growth, Oil Prices, Stock Market Depth, and Other Macroeconomic Variables: Evidence from the G-20 Countries”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan and Atanu Ghoshray, International Review of Financial Analysis, Volume 39, May 2015, pp. 84-95.

122.     “A Quantitative Assessment of the Trade Openness-Economic Growth Nexus in India”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan and Neville Norman, International Journal of Commerce and Management, Volume 25, Number 3, 2015, pp. 267-293.

121.     “Causal Nexus between Economic Growth, Banking Sector Development, Stock Market Development, and Other Macroeconomic Variables: The Case of ASEAN Countries”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, John Hall, and Sahar Bahmani, Review of Financial Economics, Volume 23, Number 4, November 2014, pp. 155-173.

120.     “Telecommunications Infrastructure and Economic Growth: Comparative Policy Analysis for the G-20 Developed and Developing Countries”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Sahar Bahmani, and Neville Norman, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, Volume 16, Number 5, 2014, pp. 401-423.

119.     “Economic Growth and the Development of Telecommunications Infrastructure in the G-20 Countries:  A Panel-VAR Approach”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Neville Norman, and Sam Bele, Telecommunications Policy, Volume 38, Number 7, 2014, pp. 634-649.

118.     “Broadband Penetration and Economic Growth Nexus: Evidence from Cross-Country Panel Data”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Applied Economics, Volume 46, Number 35, December 2014, pp. 4360-4369.

117.     “Does Banking Sector Development Affect Economic Growth and Inflation? A Panel Cointegration and Causality Approach”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Neville Norman, and Yasuyuki Nishigaki, Applied Financial Economics, Volume 24, Number 7, 2014, pp. 465–480.

116.     “Does Income Matter in the Happiness-Corruption Relationship?”, jointly with Byron Lew, Journal of Economic Studies, Volume 41, Number 3, 2014, pp. 469-490.

115.     “Foreign Investment and Economic Growth Interactions in Eurasia: 1960 to 2011”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan and Neville Norman, International Journal of Diplomacy and Economy, Volume 2, Numbers 1/2, 2014, pp. 139-164.

114.     “The Dynamics of Banking Sector and Stock Market Maturity and the Performance of Asian Economies: Time Series Evidence”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Neville Norman, and John Hall, Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Volume 30, Number 1, 2014, pp. 16-44.

113.     “Military Expenditure and Economic Growth: Using Causality, Cointegration, and Missing Variables”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Neville Norman, and Harpreet Bhinder, International Journal of Computational Economics and Econometrics, Volume 3, Number  3, 2013, pp. 164-186.

112.     “The Impact of Stock Market Development on Inflation and Economic Growth of 16 Asian Countries: A Panel VAR Approach”, jointly with Rudra Pradhan, Bele Samadan, and Shilpa Taneja, Applied Econometrics and International Development, Volume 13, Number 1, 2013, pp. 203-220. 

111.     “Happiness and Air Pollution: Evidence from 14 European Countries”, jointly with Byron Lew, International Journal of Green Economics, Volume  6,  Number 4,  2012,  pp.  331-345.

110.     “Editorial”, International Journal of Happiness and Development, Volume 1, Number 1, 2012, pp. 1-4.

109.     “Development Aid, Corruption, and the Happiness of Nations: Analysis of 118 countries over the Years 1996-2009”, jointly with Byron Lew, Applied Econometrics and International Development, Volume 12, Number 2, 2012, pp. 69-78. 

108.     “Life Satisfaction and Environmental Conditions: Issues for Policy”, jointly with Byron Lew, International Journal of Global and Environmental Issues, Volume 12, Number 1, 2012,  pp. 76-90.

107.     “Do Happiness and Foreign Aid Affect Bilateral Migrant Remittances?”, jointly with Byron Lew, Journal of Economic Studies, Volume 39, Number 2, 2012, pp. 212-230.

106.     “Are Foreign Aid and Migrant Remittances Sources of Happiness in Recipient Countries?”, jointly with Byron Lew, International Journal of Public Policy, Volume 7, Number 4,  2011, pp. 282-300.

105.     “Does Democracy Affect Environmental Quality in Developing Countries?”, jointly with Byron Lew, Applied Economics. Electronic version first published 19 August 2009; print version: Volume 43, Number 9, 2011, pp. 1151-1160. 

104.     “Does Happiness Affect the Bilateral Aid Flows Between Donor and Recipient Countries?”, jointly with Byron Lew, European Journal of Development Research, Volume 22, Number 4, 2010, pp. 546-63.

103.     “Aid and Happiness: Untangling the Causal Relationship in Nine European Donor Countries”, jointly with Byron Lew, Global Business and Economics Review, Volume 12, Number 4, 2010, pp. 341-358.

102.     “Modern Business Cycle Theories: An Overview”, International Journal of Management Research and Technology, Volume 4, Number 2, 2010, pp. 525-32.

101.     “Wage Structure in Long-Term Employment Contracts with Imperfect Capital Markets and Asymmetric Information”, International Journal of Statistics and Economics, Volume 4, Number S10, Spring 2010, pp. 91-101.

100.     “Foreign Aid and Child Educational Attainment in Developing Countries”, jointly with Byron Lew, International Journal of Education Economics and Development, Volume 1, Number 2, 2009, pp. 166-178.

99.       “Happiness and Foreign Aid”, jointly with Byron Lew, Atlantic Economic Journal, Volume 37, Number 3, 2009, pp. 325-26.

98.       “Environmental Aid and Economic Development in the Third World”, jointly with Zafar Kayani and Marisa Scigliano, International Journal of Applied Econometrics and Quantitative Studies, Volume 6, Number 1, 2009, pp. 5-16. 

97.       “Donor Motivation of Intertemporal Foreign Assistance to Nepal”, jointly with Zafar Kayani, Review of Applied Economics, Volume 5, Number 1, 2009, pp. 1-10.

96.       “China’s Position in Africa: A Political Anatomy”, jointly with Ismail Shariff, World Affairs, Volume 13, Number 1, 2009, pp. 32-42.

95.       “Foreign Aid and Ecological Outcomes in Poorer Countries: An Empirical Analysis”, jointly with Byron Lew, Applied Economics Letters.  Electronic version first published 17 January 2008; print version: Volume 16, Number 3, 2009, pp. 295-299. 

94.       “China and Africa: A Symbiotic Relationship?”, jointly with Ismail Shariff, International Journal of Business Policy and Economics, Volume 2, Number 1, 2009, pp. 95-105.

93.       “Editorial”, jointly with Ravinder Rena, International Journal of Education Economics and Development, Volume 1, Number 1, 2009, pp.1-2.

92.       “China in a Global Economy: A Threat to the United States?”, jointly with Ismail Shariff, International Journal of Applied Economics and Econometrics, Volume XVI, Number 1, 2008, pp. 96-107.

91.       “Can Foreign Assistance Bring Better Air Quality to Developing Countries?”, jointly with Byron Lew, International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research, Volume 5, Number 1, 2007, pp. 31-37.

90.       “Does Foreign Aid Affect the Environment in Developing Economies?”, jointly with Parviz Dabir-Alai and Byron Lew, Journal of Economic Development, Volume 31, Number 1, 2006, pp. 63-87.

89.       “Hedonic Prices in Art and Returns to Art Investment: Evidence from the Group of Seven at Auction”, jointly with Marisa Scigliano,  Économie Appliquée, Volume LVII, Number 1, 2004, pp. 137- 162.

88.       “Does Foreign Aid Have a Lingering Impact on Donor Exports?”, jointly with Anna Piretti, International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research, Volume 2, Number 1, 2004, pp. 47- 52.

87.       “Foreign Aid and Export Expansion: Testing for Causality and Cointegration”, jointly with Anna Piretti and Byron Lew, Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, Volume CXI, Number 4, 2003, pp. 459-492.

86.       “Biases in the Allocation of Foreign Aid: The Case of Italy”, jointly with Anna Piretti and Byron Lew, Review of Economic Conditions in Italy, Volume 55, Number 2, 2002, pp. 305-312.

85.       “Introduction”, in B. Mak Arvin (ed.) New Perspectives on Foreign Aid and Economic Development.  Westport, Connecticut: Praeger, 2002, pp. 1-8.

84.       “Is Democracy a Component of Donors’ Foreign Aid Policies?”, jointly with Francisco Barillas and Byron Lew,  in B. Mak Arvin (ed.) New Perspectives on Foreign Aid and Economic Development.  Westport, Connecticut: Praeger, 2002, pp. 171-198.

83.       “Foreign Aid, Poverty Reduction, and Democracy”, jointly with Francisco Barillas, Applied Economics, Volume 34, Number 17, 2002, pp. 2151-2156.

82.       "Overseas Aid Disbursement: A Multi-Donor Analysis Emphasizing Need and Equity Aspects of Aid Giving", jointly with Saud Choudhry and Robert Morrison, International Journal of Development Planning Literature, Volume 17, Number 3, 2002, pp. 183-192.

81.       “Are There Country Size and Middle-Income Biases in the Provision of EC Multilateral Foreign Aid?”, jointly with Joshua Rice and Bruce Cater, European Journal of Development Research, Volume 13, Number 2, 2001, pp. 49-57.

80.       "Are There Biases in German Bilateral Aid Allocations?", jointly with Torben Drewes, Applied Economics Letters, Volume 8, Number 3, 2001, pp. 173-177.

79.       "Negative Income Taxes and Household Transition Dynamics: Evidence From the Canadian Mincome Experiment", jointly with Saud Choudhry, International Journal of Applied Economics and Econometrics, special issue in honour of Paul A. Samuelson, Volume 9, Number 3, 2001, pp. 255-284.           

78.       “Savings-Foreign Aid Nexus in Developing Countries: A Reexamination”, jointly with Eric Crawford, International Journal of Development Planning Literature, Volume 15, Number 4, 2000, pp. 377-382.

77.       "Maternal Participation in the Labour Market and Child Education Outcome in Developing Countries", jointly with Jennifer Summers, Canadian Journal of Development Studies, Volume XXI, Number 2, 2000, pp. 255-267.

76.       "A Causality Analysis of Untied Foreign Assistance and Export Performance: The Case of Germany", with Bruce Cater and Saud Choudhry, Applied Economics Letters, Volume 7, Number 5, 2000, pp. 315-319.

75.       "Prospects for Foreign Aid in the Twenty-First Century", International Journal of Development Planning Literature, Volume 15, Number 2, 2000, pp. 103-109.

74.       "On the Aid-Growth Nexus in Developing Countries: A Causal Analysis of EU Aid", jointly with Bruce Cater, International Journal of Development Planning Literature, Volume 15, Number 2, 2000, pp. 147-158.

73.       "The Economics of Foreign Aid", International Journal of Development Planning Literature, Volume 14, Number 1, 1999, pp. 51-73.   Reprinted in The Current State of Economic Science, Volume 3,  S.B. Dahiya (ed.), Spellbound Publications, 1999, pp. 1253-1275.

72.       "Maternal Education and Child Educational Attainment in Less-Developed Countries", jointly with Jennifer Summers, Atlantic Economic Journal, Volume 27, Number 2, 1999, p. 236. 

71.       "Herd Instinct and Offsetting Behaviour in the Foreign Aid Contributions of G-7 Countries", jointly with Nancy Savage and Marisa Scigliano, Scandinavian Journal of Development Alternatives and Area Studies, Volume 17, Number 4, 1998, pp. 83-90.

70.       "Biases in the Allocation of Canadian Official Development Assistance", jointly with Torben Drewes, Applied Economics Letters, Volume 5, Number 7, 1998, pp. 773-775.

69.       "The Debt Overhang and Poorer LDCs: Testing for Causality Between Indebtedness and Growth", jointly with Saud Choudhry, Scandinavian Journal of Development Alternatives and Area Studies, Vol. 17, Number 1, 1998, pp. 49-63.

68.       "Tied and Untied Foreign aid: a Theoretical and Empirical Analysis", jointly with Christopher Baum, Keio Economic Studies, Vol. 34, Number 2, 1997, pp. 71-79.

67.       "The Debt-Growth Nexus and Poorer LDCs", jointly with Saud Choudhry, Atlantic Economic Journal, Vol. 25, Number 3, 1997, p. 328.

66.       "Optimal Reputation and Selling Effort in Real Estate Brokerage Under Dynamic Conditions", jointly with Robert Murphy, Kentucky Journal of Economics and Business, Vol. 16, Number 1, 1997, pp. 35-48.

65.       "Ranking Donors in the Allocation of Aid to Developing Countries", jointly with Saud Choudhry and Robert Morrison, Briefing Notes in Economics, Vol. 6, Number 30, 1997, pp. 1-4.

64.       "Testing for Causality Between Untied Aid and Exports: Do Untied Aid Disbursements Create Goodwill for Donor Exports?", jointly with Saud Choudhry, Canadian Journal of Development Studies, Volume XVIII, Number 1, 1997, pp. 9-22.

63.       "A Model of Reputation Acquisition in Real Estate Brokerage", jointly with Robert Murphy, Journal of Housing Economics, Volume 5, Number 2, 1996, pp. 133-142.

62.       "The Lingering Effect of Untied Foreign Aid on Exports", jointly with Torben Drewes and Saud Choudhry, Atlantic Economic Journal, Volume 24, Number 2, 1996, p. 180. 

61.       "An Empirical Investigation of Pension Funding Levels in Canada", jointly with Paul Lanoie, Applied Economics, Volume 26, Number 4, 1994, pp. 297-302.

60.       "Insuring Ontario's Private Pensions", jointly with Paul Lanoie, Policy Options, Vol. 14, Number 5, 1993, pp. 32-34.

59.       "A Model of General Training, Banking, and Labor Turnover", Bulletin of Economic Research, Vol. 45, Number 3, 1993, pp. 197-214.

58.       "Moral Hazard and Pension Insurance in the U.S." jointly with Torben Drewes, Atlantic Economic Journal, Vol. XX, Number 3, 1992, p. 101.

57.       "Wage Profiles and Imperfect Capital Markets:  A Positive Analysis", jointly with Richard Arnott, Canadian Journal of Economics, Vol. XXV, Number 3, 1992, pp. 521-537. 

Full Abstract of the above paper published in the Journal of Economic Literature, Volume XXXI, Number 1, 1993, p. 590.

56.       "A Dynamic Theory of Employment Contracts", Conference Proceedings, ACEA Papers, Vol. 20, 1991, pp. 101-105.

55.       "A Continuous Time Theory of Employment Contracts with Pension Funds", Journal of Economics, Vol. XVII, Number 1, 1991, pp. 1-10.

54.       "On the Optimal Consumption Profile", Atlantic Economic Journal, Vol. XIX, Number 1, 1991, p. 90.

53.       "A Role for Private Pensions in Labour Contracts", Oxford Economic Papers, Vol. 43, Number 1, 1991, pp. 99-115.

52.       "The Effect of General and Specific Training on Wage Profiles When Workers Cannot Borrow", Conference Proceedings, ACEA Papers, Vol. 19, 1990, pp. 125-143.

(c)  REFERENCE WORK PUBLISHED (REFEREED)

51.       “Foreign Aid”, in International Encyclopedia of Public Policy: Governance in a Global Age. Volume 1: Global Governance and Development, Phillip O’Hara (ed.), GPERU: Perth, 2009, pp. 96-105.

50.       “Human Development”, in Encyclopedia of World Poverty,  M. Odekon (ed.), Thousand Oaks, California and London: Sage, 2006, pp. 510-511.

49.       “Income Inequality”, in Encyclopedia of World Poverty,  M. Odekon (ed.), Thousand Oaks, California and London: Sage, 2006, pp. 531-532.

48.       “Foreign Aid”, in Encyclopedia of World Poverty,  M. Odekon (ed.), Thousand Oaks, California and London: Sage, 2006, pp. 379-383.

47.       “Cartels”, in Encyclopedia of International Development, Tim Forsyth (ed.), London and New York: Routledge, 2005, p. 62.

46.      “Endogenous Growth Theory”, in Encyclopedia of International Development, Tim Forsyth (ed.), London and New York: Routledge, 2005, p. 201.

45.       “Incentive Structures”, in Encyclopedia of International Development, Tim Forsyth (ed.), London and New York: Routledge, 2005, pp. 338-339.

44.       “Labor Supply”, in Encyclopedia of International Development, Tim Forsyth (ed.), London and New York: Routledge, 2005, p. 395.

43.       "Robert M. Solow: A Founder of Modern Growth Theories and the Laureate of 1987”, jointly with Marisa Scigliano, in Frontiers of Economics: Nobel Laureates of the Twentieth Century, A. N. M. Wahid (ed.), Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002, pp. 213-22.

42.       "Implicit Contracts", in Reader's Guide to the Social Sciences, Jonathan Michie (ed.), London and Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 2000, Volume I, pp. 287-89.

(d)  BOOK REVIEWS PUBLISHED IN REFEREED JOURNALS

41.       Review of Development Aid: A Fresh Look.  By George Mavrotas and Mark McGillivray (eds.).  Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.  In   Journal of Development Studies, Volume 45, Number 7, 2009, pp. 1206-07.

40.       Review of The Politics of Aid: African Strategies for Dealing with Donors.  By Lindsay Whitfield (ed.).  Oxford University Press, 2009.  In   Development Policy Review, Volume 27, Number 5, 2009, pp. 644-45.

39.       Review of Greening Aid? Understanding the Environmental Impact of Development Assistance. By Robert Hicks et al. Oxford University Press, 2008.  In Journal of Development Studies, Volume 44, Number 10, 2008, pp. 1554-1555.

38.       Review of The European Union and International Development: The Politics of Foreign Aid.  By Maurizio Carbone. Routledge, 2007.  In Development Policy Review, Volume 26, Number 6, 2008, pp. 745-746.  

37.       Review of The White Man’s Burden: Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good.  By William Easterly.  The Penguin Press, 2006.  In Briefing Notes in Economics, Volume 16, Number 2, 2008, pp. 7-8.           

36.       Review of Does Foreign Aid Really Work? By Roger C. Riddell.  Oxford University Press, 2007.  In   Journal of Development Studies, Volume 43, Number 6, 2007, pp. 1144-1146.

35.       Review of Foreign Aid: Diplomacy, Development, Domestic Politics.  By Carol Lancaster.  The University of Chicago Press, 2007.  In Development Policy Review, Volume 25,  Number 6, 2007, pp. 751-752.

34.       Review of Aid Impact and Poverty Reduction.  By Steen Folke and Henrik Nielsen (eds.).  Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.  In  Journal of Development Studies, Volume 43, Number 2, 2007, pp. 385-386.

33.       Review of Trade, Aid and Development: Essays in Honour of Helen O’Neill.  By Majda Bne Saad and Maura Leen (ed.).  University College Dublin Press, 2006.   In   Development Policy Review, Volume 25, Number 1, 2007, pp. 139-140.

32.       Review of The Millennium Development Goals and Migration. By Erica Usher.  International Organisation for Migration, 2005.   In  Development Policy Review, Volume 24,  Number 1, 2006, pp. 116-117.

31.       Review of Globalisation, Poverty and Inequality: Between a Rock and a Hard Place. By Raphael Kaplinsky.  Polity Press, 2005.  In  Development Policy Review, Volume 24, Number 1, 2006, pp. 120-121.

30.       Review of Knowledge for Development? Comparing British, Japanese, Swedish and World Bank Aid.  By Kenneth King and Simon McGrath. Zed Books, 2004.  In Journal of Development Studies, Volume 40, Number 6, 2004, pp. 169-170.     

29.       Review of Improving Adult Literacy Outcomes: Lessons from Cognitive Research for Developing Countries.  By Helen Abadzi. World Bank, 2003.  In Development Policy Review, Volume 22, Number 5, 2004, pp. 607-608.

28.       Review of Globalization and its Discontents.  By Joseph E. Stiglitz.  Penguin Books, 2002.          In Briefing Notes in Economics, Volume 12, Number 2, 2004, pp. 8-9.

27.       Review of Aid: Understanding International Development Cooperation.  By John Degnblo-Martinussen and Poul Engberg-Pederson.  Zed Books, 2003.  In  Development Policy Review, Volume 22, Number 1, 2004, pp. 126-27.

26.       Review of The Other War: Global Poverty and the Millennium Challenge Account.  By Lael Brainard et al.  Brookings Institution Press, 2003.  In Journal of Development Studies, Volume 40, Number 1, 2003, pp. 185-87.

25.       Review of Globalization, the Third World State and Poverty-Alleviation in the Twenty-First Century.  By B. Ikubolajeh Logan (ed.).  Ashgate, 2002.  In Development Policy Review, Volume 21, Number 5-6, 2003, pp. 722-23.

24.       Review of Give and Take: What’s the Matter with Foreign Aid?  By David Sogge.  Zed Books, 2002.  In  Journal of Development Studies, Volume 39, Number 6, 2003, pp. 186-87.

23.       Review of Changing the Conditions for Development Aid: A New Paradigm? By Niels     Hermes and Robert Lensink (eds.).  Frank Cass, 2001.  In Development Policy Review,             Volume 20, Number 3, 2002, pp. 354-55.

22.       Review of The Economics of Savings and Growth: Theory, Evidence, and Implications.  By Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel and Luis Serven (eds.).  Cambridge University Press, 1999.  In Briefing Notes in Economics, Volume 11, Number 5, 2001, pp.10-11.

21.       Review of Responding to Emergencies and Fostering Development: The Dilemmas of Humanitarian Aid. By Claire Pirotte et al. (ed.). Zed Books, 2000. In Development Policy Review, Volume 18, Number 4, 2000, pp. 435-36.

20.       Review of Aid to Africa: So Much to Do, So Little Done. By Carol Lancaster. University of Chicago Press, 1999. In  Journal of Development Studies, Volume 36, Number 5, 2000, pp. 176-77.

19.       Review of Japan's System of Official Development Assistance. By Micheline Beaudry-Somcynsky and Chris Cook. IDRC, 1999. In Development Policy Review, Volume 18, Number 2, 2000, pp. 223-24.

18.       Review of Beyond Aid: From Patronage to Partnership. By Stephen Browne. Ashgate, 1999. In Canadian Journal of Development Studies, Volume XXI, Number 2, 2000, pp. 376-78.

17.       Review of Nation Building and Development Assistance in Africa. By Kaoru Ishikawa. St. Martin's Press, 1999. In Briefing Notes in Economics, Volume 8, Number 4, 2000, pp. 6-7.

16.       Review of Agencies in Foreign Aid: Comparing China, Sweden and the United States in Tanzania. By Goran Hyden and Rwekaza Mukandala. St. Martin's Press, 1999.  In  Journal of Development Studies, Volume 36, Number 3, 2000, pp. 168-69.

15.       Review of Interventionist Paradigms and the Ills of Aid. By Eberhard Reusse. Olzog, 1999. In Development Policy Review, Volume 17, Number 4, 1999, pp. 447-48.

14.       Review of Principles of Economic Growth. By Thorvaldur Gylfason. Oxford University Press, 1999. In Development Policy Review, Volume 17, Number 4, 1999, pp. 441-42.

13.       Review of Foreign Aid and Economic Growth: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation. By Janine Bowen. Ashgate, 1998. In Canadian Journal of Development Studies, Volume XX, Number 3, 1999, pp. 627-29.

12.       Review of Aid and the Political Economy of Policy Change. By Tony Killick. Routledge, 1998. In Journal of Development Studies, Volume 35, Number 6, 1999, pp. 168-70.

11.       Review of Assessing Aid: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why. By World Bank. Oxford University Press, 1998. In   Journal of Development Studies, Volume 35, Number 6, 1999, pp. 162-63.

10.       Review of The Reality of Aid 1998-1999: An Independent Review of Poverty Reduction and Development Assistance. By Judith Randel and Tony German (ed.). Earthscan, 1998. In Development Policy Review, Volume 17, Number 2, 1999, pp. 231-32.

9.         Review of Aid and Macroeconomic Performance: Theory, Empirical Evidence and Four Country Cases. By Howard White (ed.). Macmillan, 1998. In Development Policy Review, Volume 17, Number 2, 1999, pp. 229-30.

8.         Review of Parents as Partners in Schooling. By Caroline St. John-Brooks and Kathleen Kelley-Laine. OECD, 1997. In Scandinavian Journal of Development Alternatives and Area Studies, Volume 18, Number 1, 1999, p. 94.

7.         Review of The Global Crisis in Foreign Aid. By Richard Grant and Jan Nijman. Syracuse University Press, 1998. In Development Policy Review, Volume 17, Number 1, 1999, pp. 99-100.

6.         Review of Understanding European Community Aid: Aid Policies, Management and Distribution Explained. By Aidan Cox and Antonique Koning. ODI/European Commission, 1997. In Development Policy Review, Volume 16, Number 4, 1998, pp. 445-46.

5.         Review of Population and Development: A Critical Introduction. By Frank Furedi. St. Martin's Press, 1997. In Canadian Journal of Development Studies, Volume XIX, Number 3, 1998, pp. 401-403.

4.         Review of A Half Penny on the Federal Dollar: The Future of Foreign Aid. By Michael O'Hanlon and Carol Graham. Brookings Institution Press, 1997. In   Journal of Development Studies. Volume 34, Number 5, 1998, pp. 169-70.

3.         Review of Foreign Aid in a Changing World. By Peter Burnell. Open University Press, 1997. In Development Policy Review, Volume 16, Number 2, 1998, pp. 221-23.

2.         Review of Foreign Aid Toward the Millennium. By Steven Hook. Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1996. In Development Policy Review, Volume 15, Number 2, 1997, pp. 211-13.

1.         Review of Overseas Aid Motivation: The Economics of Australia's Bilateral Aid. By Rukmani Gounder. Avebury, 1995. In Development Policy Review, Volume 14, Number 4, 1996, pp. 441-42.

CONSULTATIVE REPORTS

2.         Invited participant of the Delphi Study on Ways to Greater Happiness.  Submitted reports to the principal investigator Professor Ruut Veenhoven, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Erasmus Happiness Economics Research Organization.  Part of a 19-member international panel (two from Canada) on this major study entailing a National Geographic consensus on happiness.  Early results from this study are published in Dan Buettner’s  The Blue Zones of Happiness: Lessons From the World’s Happiest People, published by the National Geographic in November 2017. The Delphi Study was undertaken over 2016-17. I am acknowledged in the above monograph as one of the experts who contributed to the project.

1.         Technical Report of a commissioned study on "The Relationship between German Untied Aid and German Exports to LDCs" prepared for the IFO Institute for Economic Research, Munich, Germany – as part of IFO’s submission to the Government of Germany, March 1998 (with Bruce Cater and Saud Choudhry).  I was the Project Director. 

 

ASSOCIATION WTH  PROFESSIONAL REFEREED JOURNALS

(a)  EDITORSHIP OF JOURNALS

7.         Editor-in-Chief, December 2016 – December 2019, the International Journal of Education Economics and Development, a peer-reviewed journal published by In der Science Publishers, Switzerland.  www.inderscience.com/ijeed  (I was the journal’s Associate Editor 2009-2016).

6.         Editor-in-Chief, January 2012 – January 2020, the International Journal of Happiness and Development, a peer-reviewed journal published by In der Science Publishers, Switzerland, a peer-reviewed journal that I conceived, developed, and brought to fruition. www.inderscience.com/ijhd    I am currently the journal’s Honorary Editor.

5.         Editor-in-Chief, May 2011 – May 2015, the International Journal of Social and Economic Research, a peer-reviewed online journal.  http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ijser&type=eboard 

4.         Associate Editor, June 2012 – June 2015, the Journal of Administrative and Economic Sciences, a peer-reviewed journal published by Emerald Group Publishing Limited, United Kingdom. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=jeas

3.         Associate Editor, September 2009 – September 2014, the International Journal of Public Policy, a peer-reviewed journal published by In der Science Publishers, Switzerland.  www.inderscience.com/ijpp 

2.         Guest Editor, special issue on “Foreign Aid: Perspectives on the Past, Blue Prints for the New Millennium.”  International Journal of Development Planning Literature (Volume 15, Number 2, 2000) - a publication of the Jan Tinbergen Institute of Development Planning.

1.         Book Review Editor International Journal of Development Planning Literature (January 2000 – January 2004).

(b) SERVING ON THE EDITORIAL BOARDS OF OTHER JOURNALS

10.       Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Public Policy (since September 2014; formerly the journal’s Associate Editor).  www.inderscience.com/ijpp 

9.         Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Diplomacy and Economy (since 2012).  http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijdipe

7.         Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Statistics & Economics (since 2007). http://www.ceser.in/ceserp/index.php/bse/pages/view/eb-ijse

8.         Member of the Editorial Board of Applied Econometrics and International Development (2009-2020). 

6.         Member of the Editorial Board of Review of Applied Economics (2007-2019). 

5.         Member of the Editorial Board of Briefing Notes in Economics (1995-2017).

4.         Member of the Editorial Board of Review of Development and Cooperation (2006-14).

3.         Member of the Editorial Board of Investment Management and Financial Innovations (2004- 2015).                                                                                                                

2.         Member of the Editorial Board of International Journal of Applied Business and     Economic Research (2003-2013).

1.         Member of the Editorial Board of International Journal of Development Planning Literature (1998-2004). 

 

EXTERNAL EXAMINATION OF PH.D. DISSERTATIONS AT OTHER UNIVERSITIES

4.   The External Examiner of Ph.D. dissertation (by Luciano Lopez) entitled: “The Impact of Official Development Assistance on the Donor’s Economy: The Case of Switzerland”.  Institut de recherches économiques, Université de Neuchâtel, September 2018.  (8-page thesis report submitted to the Dean of the Institute at Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland.) 

3.   The External Examiner of Ph.D. dissertation (by Marc Curran) entitled: “Towards Better Multidimensional Well-Being Measurement”.  Faculty of Graduate Studies, Department of Economics, Deakin University, July 2016.  (10-page thesis report submitted to the Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Deakin University, Australia.) 

2.   The External Examiner of Ph.D. dissertation (by Ana Julia Yanes Faya) entitled: “Government, Not-For-Profit, and For-Profit Sectors in Canadian International Aid”.  Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, Department of Economics, Carleton University, May 2006.  (9-page thesis report submitted to the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at Carleton University, Canada.) 

1.   The External Examiner of  Ph.D. dissertation (by Alan Gunderson) entitled: “Essays in Firm Behaviour: Cooperative R&D and Competitive Bidding”. Faculty of Graduate Studies, Department of Economics, Queen's University, April 1997. (13-page thesis report submitted to the Dean of Graduate Studies at Queen's University, Canada.)

 

EXTERNAL ACADEMIC REFEREE FOR PROMOTION CASES TO FULL PROFESSOR AT OTHER UNIVERSITIES

2. The External Reviewer for a promotion case to Full Professor at Carleton University, Canada, January 2016.

1. The External Reviewer for a promotion case to Full Professor at  Richmond - The American University in London, United Kingdom, April 2014.

 

CONFERENCES PAPERS AND EXTERNAL LECTURES

41.       Presented a paper and acted as a panelist at the Westminster Development Studies Symposium, University of Westminster, London, UK, May 2019.  Title of paper given: “Is Economic Growth in Developing Countries Impacted by Financial Market Structure, Financial Market Openness, and Innovation?”

40.       Assisted coauthor in preparing the presentation of our joint paper at the 12^th World Congress of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) in the special session on “Innovation and Entrepreneurship”, Goa, India, May 2018. 

39.       Assisted coauthor in preparing the presentation of our joint paper at the 7^th RMUTP International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development, Bangkok, Thailand, June 2016.

38.       Assisted coauthor in preparing the presentation of our joint paper at the 21^st International Conference on Computing in Economics and Finance (CEF), Taipei, Taiwan, June 2015. 

37.       Paper presented on “Happiness and Corruption” at the Canadian Economics Association Conference in Montreal, Quebec, June 2013.

36.       Discussant of a paper at the session on “Status and Well Being” at the Canadian Economics Association Conference in Montreal, Quebec, June 2013.

35.       Paper presented at the session on “General Development – Remittances” at the Canadian Economics Association Conference in Quebec City, Quebec, May 2010.

34.       Paper presented at the session on “Aid, Development, and Happiness” at the Canadian Economics Association Conference in Toronto, Ontario, June 2009.

33.       Discussant of a paper at the session on "Preferences of Donors and Aid Recipients" at the Canadian Economics Association Conference in Toronto, Ontario, June 2009.

32.       Chair of the session organized by the Canadian Development Studies Group on “Development” at the Canadian Economics Association Conference in Montreal, Quebec, May 2006.

31.       Paper presented at the session on “Development in an International Setting” at the Canadian Economics Association Conference in Montreal, Quebec, May 2006.

30.       Chair of the session on “The Economics of Art and Art Collecting” at the Canadian Economics Association Conference in Montreal, Quebec, May 2006.

29.       Presented a paper "Some Economic Impacts of Foreign Aid to Developing Countries", at the Fifth Annual Social Science Research Day on March 17, 2000, held at Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario.

28.       Paper presented at the session on "The Political Economy of Foreign Aid" at the Canadian Economics Association Conference in Toronto, Ontario, June 1999.

27.       Paper presented at the session on "Political Economy: National and International Issues" at the Canadian Economics Association Conference in Ottawa, Ontario, June 1998.

26.       Discussant of a paper at the session on "The Behaviour of Prices in Open Economies" at the Canadian Economics Association Conference in Ottawa, Ontario, June 1998.

25.       Chair of the session on "Behaviour of Markets with Differentiated Products" at the Canadian Economics Association Conference in Ottawa, Ontario, June 1998.

24.       Paper presented at the session on "Development Economics" at the Canadian Economics Association Conference in St. John's, Newfoundland, June 1997.

23.       Chair of session on "Human Capital" at the Canadian Economics Association Conference in St. John's, Newfoundland, June 1997.

22.       Gave a talk on "The Theory and Scientific Applications of Optimal Control Theory in Economics and Management Science" to the faculty and graduate students of the M.Sc. Program in Modeling at Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, on April 18, 1997.

21.       Paper presented at the session on "Foreign Aid" at the Canadian Economics Association Conference in Montreal, Quebec, June 1995.

20.       Paper presented in the Visiting Speakers Series at the Department of Economics, Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts, March 1994.