Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Stochastic Stability In A Double Auction
Published 2003-05-01In a k-double auction, a buyer and a seller must simultaneously announce a bid and an ask price respectively. Exchange of the indivisible good takes place if and only if the bid is at least as high as the ask, the trading ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Real Interest Rate Equalisation: Some Evidence from East Asian Economies
Published 2003-11-01There has been on-going interest in testing the real interest rate equalisation (RIE) proposition in the International Finance literature. Previous studies produce mixed results for the RIE proposition. This paper examines ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
The Determinants of Schooling in Egypt: The Role of Gender and Rural-Urban Residence
Published 2004-05-01This paper examines the role of gender and rural-urban residence, and the interaction between them in influencing schooling outcomes, using household level cross-section data from Egypt. Our empirical analysis finds strong ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Re-examining Economic Growth-Environment Relationship: Evidence from High-, Medium- And Low-Income Countries
Published 2003-02-01There is said to be an inverted U shaped relationship between economic growth and the environment, named environmental Kuznets curve (EKC). But why such relationship exists and what are the mechanisms by which economic ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Gender Differences in Schooling Attainment: The Role of Sibling Characteristics and Birth Order Effects
Published 2004-07-01This paper uses a using a nationally representative dataset to show that gender, birth order and sibling characteristics have significant effects on the schooling attainment of Egyptian children. Our analysis finds that ...Open AccessWorking Paper