Journal of Asian Business and Economic Studies: Volume 26 Issue 1 , Open Access

Incorporating risk into technical efficiency for Vietnam’s and ASEAN banks

Tra Thanh Ngo, Minh Quang Le, Thanh Phu Ngo

The purpose of this paper is to incorporate risk in technical efficiency of ASEAN banks in a panel data framework for the period 2000 to 2015.

The impact of GST implementation on the Malaysian stock market index volatility: An empirical approach

Razali Haron, Salami Mansurat Ayojimi

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of the Goods and Service Tax (GST) implementation on Malaysian stock market index.

Empirical study on the effective factors of social responsibility disclosure of Iranian companies

Mahdi Salehi, Hossein Tarighi, Malihe Rezanezhad

The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to investigate the relationship between some characteristics of corporations including firm size, financial leverage, profitability…

Analysis of the determinants of foreign direct investment in Ghana

Michael Asiamah, Daniel Ofori, Jacob Afful

The factors that determine foreign direct investment (FDI) are important to policy-makers, investors, the banking industry and the public at large. FDI in Ghana has received…

Asymmetric targeting of corporate cash holdings and financial constraints in Pakistani firms

Ghulam Ayehsa Siddiqua, Ajid ur Rehman, Shahzad Hussain

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the asymmetric adjustment of cash holdings in Pakistani firms for above and below target firms.

The contingent roles of perceived budget fairness, budget goal commitment and vertical information sharing in driving work performance

Nguyen Phong Nguyen, Felicitas Evangelista, Tai Anh Kieu

Drawing on equity theory, social exchange theory and goal setting theory, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the contingencies on the link between employees’ budgetary…

Explaining India’s current account deficit: a time series perspective

Harendra Kumar Behera, Inder Sekhar Yadav

The purpose of this paper is to examine the issue of high current account deficit (CAD) from various perspectives focussing its behaviour, financing pattern and sustainability for…

Using the ARDL-ECM approach to investigate the nexus between support price and wheat production: An empirical evidence from Pakistan

Abbas Ali Chandio, Yuansheng Jiang, Abdul Rehman

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of support price on wheat production in Pakistan during the period 1971–2016.

The efficiency of Jordan insurance companies and its determinants using DEA, slacks, and logit models

Mutasem Mahmoud Jaloudi

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the technical efficiency in the Jordan insurance market and examine the internal and external determinants that appear to affect the…