scholarly journals A Cross-Country Comparison of Factors Affecting Foreign Portfolio Investment in Emerging Economies: In the Case of Bangladesh, China, India, and Pakistan

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Muhammad Afaq Haider
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Portfolio Investment ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Foreign Portfolio Investment ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
Similar Factor ◽  
Political Differences

<p>Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) plays vital role in prosperity of any economy. The importance of FPI becomes even more crucial when, the subject country is in its developing phase, and in the process of exhausting its resources which are not utilized yet. Moreover, do these factors have similar effect on FPI across counties or not? We have used Multiple Linear Regression Models for China, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, being emerging economies within the same region to examine FPI’s determinants. The study found that GDP growth, External Debt, Population growth, and Inflation are the main factors that affect FPI. Moreover, it is also found that there is different relation of similar factor across the countries, which is due the socio-economic, geographic, and geo-political differences among the subject countries.<strong></strong></p>

Resilience in the context of Italian micro and small wineries: an empirical study

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abel Duarte Alonso ◽  
Alessandro Bressan
Keyword(s):  
Vital Role ◽  
Small Enterprises ◽  
Knowledge Gap ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Entrepreneurial Culture ◽  
Trust In Institutions ◽  
The Subject ◽  
European Sector

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study resilience among micro and small wineries. While the subject of organisational resilience has drawn the attention or numerous researchers, there is an argument that limited empirical evidence exist to support different theoretical constructs in regards to resilience. Thus, the paper addresses a knowledge gap. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire was designed to investigate strategies that can help businesses to become more resilient to contemporary challenges. A total of 273 owners and managers of Italian wineries participated in the study. Findings – Increasing costs, institutional barriers and the effects of the economic crisis on consumers’ wine purchases are perceived as most serious challenges. One fundamental impact is respondents’ loss of trust in institutions. Alternatives such as diversifying, knowledge of foreign languages and educational activities emerged as crucial to improve wineries’ performance, and therefore build their resilience. Practical implications – These findings highlight the vital role of institutions in developing supporting strategies to nurture an entrepreneurial culture among owners and managers of a very important group of businesses. Originality/value – By empirically investigating ways to achieve resilience among businesses of a traditional European sector, the study addresses a knowledge gap identified in contemporary research. The study also contributes to the development of the theory of resilience, for instance, by considering the literature on the theory of resilience, considering and adopting factors affecting micro and small enterprises’ resilience and identifying some of these factors in the context of micro and small wine enterprises.

scholarly journals Determinantes do Investimento Estrangeiro em Carteira e Total para Economias Emergentes de 2007 a 2014

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 605
Author(s):  
Richard Schnorrenberger ◽  
Roberto Meurer
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Real Exchange Rates ◽  
Generalized Method Of Moments ◽  
Current Account Balance ◽  
Portfolio Investment ◽  
Domestic Investment ◽  
Sovereign Risk ◽  
Foreign Portfolio Investment ◽  
Fiscal Performance ◽  
Total Investment

Foreign portfolio investment has been growing since the beginning of the 1990's and the fall in portfolio investment stock due to the global financial crisis in 2008 was reverted after two years. The determinants of foreign portfolio investment and foreign total investment are estimated for dynamic panels of emerging economies from 2007 to 2014 using the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM). With respect to movements in portfolio investment, predictors of sovereign risk, U.S. stock market performance, domestic investment and fiscal performance are statistically significant. In regard to foreign total investment, predictors of sovereign risk, Fed Funds rate, domestic investment, current account balance, fiscal performance and real exchange rates are statistically significant. Domestic and foreign variables are both important to explain capital flows. Hence, in general results show that emerging economies might coordinate economic policy with the adopted external funding strategy.

The determinants of tax evasion: a literature review

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 486-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hichem khlif ◽  
Imen Achek
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Tax Evasion ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Historical Record ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Cross Country

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to make a clear-cut distinction between tax evasion and neighbouring notions, present the theoretical justifications for the determinants of tax evasion, discuss some methodological issues related to the measurement of tax evasion and, finally, review the main results related to this topic and provide suggestions for future research. Tax evasion empirical research has been the subject of numerous studies during the past decade in developed and emerging economies. Design/methodology/approach – This paper focuses specifically on cross-country empirical studies. Findings – This paper shows that evidence is still limited, several approaches to measure tax evasion remain unexplored, results are mixed and four categories of variables have been identified in tax evasion literature, including demographic, cultural and behavioural, legal and institutional, and economic variables. Originality/value – This literature review represents a historical record and an introduction for researchers who aim to examine this topic in the future.

RESTRICTIONS OF EXTENSIVE PRODUCTION TO ENSURE FOOD SECURITY IN CHINA

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Li ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Food Insufficiency ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Agricultural Mechanization

Being over-dependent on imports, China has been faced with the problem of food insufficiency in recent years.This paper, with the adoption of the indicators of agricultural development and relevant models, aims to explore factors affecting food security in China, in particular, technological elements. The findings demonstrate that technology plays a vital role in improving food production. It is recommended to increase the input of science and technology and improve agricultural mechanization.

Divergent Principles of Politeness in Verbal and Non-Verbal Directive Speech Act

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Lindayana ◽  
Arifuddin ◽  
Halus Mandala
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Data Source ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Directive Speech ◽  
Bahasa Indonesia

This study was conducted aiming at examining: (1) the divergent principles of politeness in students’ directive speech act (2) factors affecting politeness and impoliteness in verbal and non-verbal directive speech act produced by students at grade X in Senior High School 1 Mataram in the learning process. The subject of this study are teachers teaching Bahasa Indonesia, English, Economy, History, Math, Religion, Civic, and Science, and all students at Grade X of Science 1, Science 3 and Social 2 in Senior High School 1 Mataram. This study is a descriptive qualitative research. The data source in this study is the number of utterances produced by students and teachers in the learning process. The data were collected through observation. This study revealed that: (1) there were divergent principles of politeness in participants’ directive speech act namely single and multiple divergent principles of politeness affected by speaker intentionally accused addressees, intentionally uttered by neglecting the context, was protective to other arguments, showed emotional feeling, given critiques in impolite words and mocked at other; and (2) there were factors affecting politeness and impoliteness in verbal and non-verbal directive speech act produced by students in learning process namely linguistic factor and non-linguistic factor.

Essential Dental Public Health

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blánaid Daly ◽  
Paul Batchelor ◽  
Elizabeth Treasure ◽  
Richard Watt
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Dental Public Health ◽  
Oral Health Promotion ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Based Medicine

Public health is a key concern of modern dental practitioners as they continue to play a vital role in the health of populations across the world. The second edition of Essential Dental Public Health identifies the links between clinical practice and public health with a strong emphasis on evidence-based medicine. Fully revised and updated for a second edition, this textbook is split into four parts covering all the need-to-know aspects of the subject: the principles of dental public health, oral epidemiology, prevention and oral health promotion, and the governance and organization of health services. Essential Dental Public Health is an ideal introduction to the field for dentistry undergraduates, as well as being a helpful reference for postgraduates and practitioners.

scholarly journals Disentangling general achievement levels and subject-specific strengths and weaknesses in mathematics, reading, and science

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olesya Gladushyna ◽  
Rolf Strietholt ◽  
Isa Steinmann
Keyword(s):  
Reading Literacy ◽  
Performance Levels ◽  
Fourth Grade Students ◽  
Subject Specific ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Mathematics And Science ◽  
Achievement Levels

AbstractThe paper uses data from the combined TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) and PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) assessment in 2011 to explore the subject-specific strengths and weaknesses among fourth grade students worldwide. Previous research came to the conclusion that students only differed in overall achievement levels and did not exhibit subject-specific strengths and weaknesses. This research did, however, not control for differences in overall performance levels when searching for profile differences. Therefore, the present study uses factor mixture analysis to study qualitatively different performance profiles in mathematics, reading, and science while controlling for differences in performance levels. Our findings suggest that the majority of students do not show pronounced strengths and weaknesses and differ mainly in performance levels across mathematics, reading, and science. At the same time, a smaller share of students does indeed show pronounced subject-specific strengths and weaknesses. This result does not represent an artefact, but we find clear and theory-conforming associations between the identified profiles and covariates. We find evidence for cross-country differences in the frequency of subject-specific strengths and weaknesses and gender differences, as well as differences between students who do not or only sometimes speak the language of test at home.

scholarly journals Role of Selenium and Selenoproteins in Male Reproductive Function: A Review of Past and Present Evidences

Antioxidants ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izhar Hyder Qazi ◽  
Christiana Angel ◽  
Haoxuan Yang ◽  
Evangelos Zoidis ◽  
Bo Pan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Male Fertility ◽  
Defense Mechanisms ◽  
Antioxidant Defense ◽  
Biological Effects ◽  
Reproductive Function ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Biologically Relevant ◽  
Male Reproductive Function ◽  
The Subject

Selenium (Se) is an important trace mineral having many essential roles at the cellular and organismal levels in animal and human health. The biological effects of Se are mainly carried out by selenoproteins (encoded by 25 genes in humans and 24 in mice). As an essential component of selenoproteins, Se performs structural and enzymic roles; in the latter context it is well known for its catalytic and antioxidative functions. Studies involving different animal models have added great value to our understanding regarding the potential implications of Se and selenoproteins in mammalian fertility and reproduction. In this review, we highlight the implications of selenoproteins in male fertility and reproduction followed by the characteristic biological functions of Se and selenoproteins associated with overall male reproductive function. It is evident from observations of past studies (both animal and human) that Se is essentially required for spermatogenesis and male fertility, presumably because of its vital role in modulation of antioxidant defense mechanisms and other essential biological pathways and redox sensitive transcription factors. However, bearing in mind the evidences from mainstream literature, it is also advisable to perform more studies focusing on the elucidation of additional roles played by the peculiar and canonical selenoproteins i.e., glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and selenoprotein P (SELENOP) in the male reproductive functions. Nevertheless, search for the elucidation of additional putative mechanisms potentially modulated by other biologically relevant selenoproteins should also be included in the scope of future studies. However, as for the implication of Se in fertility and reproduction in men, though a few clinical trials explore the effects of Se supplementation on male fertility, due to inconsistencies in the recruitment of subjects and heterogeneity of designs, the comparison of such studies is still complicated and less clear. Therefore, further research focused on the roles of Se and selenoproteins is awaited for validating the evidences at hand and outlining any therapeutic schemes intended for improving male fertility. As such, new dimensions could be added to the subject of male fertility and Se supplementation.

Sex of Subject, Sex of Opponent, and Opponent Ability as Factors Affecting Self-confidence in a competitive situation

1981 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles B. Corbin
Keyword(s):  
Performance Assessments ◽  
Performance Expectations ◽  
Competitive Situation ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Confidence Levels ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Mixed Factorial Design ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Sex Orientation

Male and female subjects (N = 80), ranging in age from 17 to 25 years, participated in a study designed to determine if the sex of the sex of the subject, the sex of the subject's opponent, or the perceived ability of the subject's opponent, (good vs. poor ability) affected subjects' self confidence after competing at a task (TV Pong Game) of “neutral” sex orientation. a 2 x 2 x 2 mixed factorial design, with 10 subjects assigned to each cell, was used. All subjects competed in five games against a confederate and in all cases subjects lost all but the second of the five games. Data were treated using an ANCOVA, with preperformance confidence being used as the covariate. Ragardless of sex of the opponent, females expressed postperformance confidence levels equal to males after performing against an opponent thought to be poor in ability, but they were significantly less cofident after performing against opponents perceived to be good in ability. These findings are consistent with those of Argote, Fisher, McDonald, and O'Neal (1976), who note that the performance expectations of females tend to be unstable and change with single encounters, whereas males are less likely to allow one failure to affect performance assessments.

Factors Affecting the Achievement of Students in Economic Subject

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1330-1336
Author(s):  
Siti Hadijah Che Mat Et.al
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
General Interest ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Techniques ◽  
Economic Program ◽  
The Subject ◽  
High Level

There are various factors influencing a student’s academic achievement at any level, either primary, secondary or tertiary. These factors include attitudes, learning techniques, general interest in the subject matter, factors related to teacher, family or friends, previous achievements, teaching and learning environment and facilities, infrastructure, and teaching methods. This article explores factors affecting the achievement of student of a course offered in the economic program of universitiutaramalaysia. For this article, a total of 220 students who registered for macroeconomics course at universitiutaramalaysia were randomly selected to be the study sample. of the 220 responses, only 211 were analysed because some questionnaire forms was returned with incomplete information. these students consist of second, third and fourth year students. The study found that among the items in the lecturer preparation factor which came with high mean scores is the item "lecturer shows dedication in teaching". There is no denying that teaching and learning methods incorporating the latest technology and trends are desirable but the study shows that teaching using longstanding approach like using whiteboards is still preferable among students and gives the highest mean value of 7.44, which is a high level score. In terms of learning techniques, the study found that students are not consistent between the goals to achieve excellence with the appropriate effort taken by them. although they want to achieve high excellence in this subject but their efforts and actions are not inclined to that desire

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