Journal of World Economic Research

Volume 3, Issue 1, February 2014

  • Economic Performance and Inflation Targeting in Developing Economies

    Olfa Manai Daboussi

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1, February 2014
    Pages: 1-7
    Received: 17 January 2014
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    Published: 20 February 2014
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    Abstract: This paper investigates the effect of inflation targeting (IT) on inflation, output growth and interest rates. Based on panel data of 53 developing countries, of which 20 that have adopted IT by the end of 2007. In this study we use the differences-in-differences approach of Ball and Sheridan (2005) to analyze the relationship between IT and econom... Show More
  • Econometric Assessment of a European and Indian Free Trade Agreement

    Bodo Herzog, Preeta George

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1, February 2014
    Pages: 8-14
    Received: 27 March 2014
    Accepted: 11 April 2014
    Published: 20 April 2014
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    Abstract: This article focuses on potential economic implications of a free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and the Indian Federation. The economic implications are evaluated by estimating an extended gravity model for all existing FTAs with the Indian Federation. Moreover, we control for the trade contribution of EU member countries in... Show More