International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences

Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2018

  • A Longitudinal Categorization of US Airline Industry via Dynamic Stock Return Method

    Seong-Ho Cho

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2018
    Pages: 35-42
    Received: 20 February 2018
    Accepted: 11 March 2018
    Published: 02 April 2018
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    Abstract: In this exploratory paper, the dynamic stock return method (DSRM) initially proposed as an effective and replicable method by [14], [4], [5], [6] is deliberately applied to the US airline industry over the period from 1979 to 1992 (14 years). The longitudinal categorization or strategic group (SG) results from the DSRM show good face validity. They... Show More
  • Analysis of the Influence of Local Government’s Behavior and Preference on Industrial Agglomeration Under Chinese Promotion Game

    Chuan Yan

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2018
    Pages: 43-53
    Received: 07 March 2018
    Accepted: 21 March 2018
    Published: 13 April 2018
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    Abstract: Research content: Based on the framework of Chinese-style promotion game, a theoretical model to describe how local government behavior and preference affect agglomeration is made up, and empirical evidence is provided based on the samples from 282 cities in China. Innovation: Taking industrial connections as the grasp of the hand, different effect... Show More
  • An Artificial Stock Market Based on Soft Control Theory

    Pan Fuchen, Li Lin

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2018
    Pages: 54-59
    Received: 26 April 2018
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    Published: 27 April 2018
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    Abstract: In this study, we consider the simple but typical artificial stock market model proposed by LeBaron, B. et al.: each trader makes decision by maximizing the same utility function. We constructed a multi-agents artificial market model and investigated the effect of control traders among traders on price shock transfer from one asset to the whole mar... Show More
  • Effect of Internet Banking on Operational Performance of Commercial Banks in Nakuru County, Kenya

    Hussein Mohamed Abdullai, Elyjoy Muthoni Micheni

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2018
    Pages: 60-65
    Received: 10 January 2018
    Accepted: 27 March 2018
    Published: 05 May 2018
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    Abstract: The purpose of this paper was to investigate the effect of internet banking on operational performance of commercial banks in Nakuru County, Kenya. The study was guided by the research objective: to investigate the effect of internet banking on operational performance of commercial banks in Nakuru County. The study employed the following theories n... Show More
  • Export and Import Demand Functions of Bangladesh: A Disaggregated Approach

    Mohammad Monirul Islam Sarker

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2018
    Pages: 66-74
    Received: 22 March 2018
    Accepted: 08 April 2018
    Published: 18 May 2018
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    Abstract: This study attempts to estimate the export and import demand functions of Bangladesh on a bilateral basis by using annual data from 1995-2015, Johansen cointegration test approach and vector error correction mechanism. The estimated results identify income as an influential determinant of both export and import demand of Bangladesh, while the influ... Show More