Declaration In accordance with the Regulations for Higher Degrees by Research, I hereby declare that the whole thesis now submitted for the candidature of Doctor of Philosophy is a result of my own research and independent work except where reference is made to published literature. I also hereby certify that the work embodied in this thesis has not already been submitted in any substance for a...

The main purpose of the study is to examine the causal relationship between government revenues and expenditures of the Jordan government over the period from 1990 to 2011 using Granger causality and VECM tests methodology. Which provides channels of causation between government revenues (GR) and government expenditures (GE).The empirical results show that bidirectional causality running betwee...

The Navajo are the largest Indian tribe in the continental U.S. with a population in 1986 estimated at 171,097. The Navajo Nation (Reservation) is located along the borders where Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah meet. Social and economic changes have accrued among the Navajo at a rapid rate during this century. At present, revenues are derived from oil, coal and uranium and from federal g...

In this paper, the link between capital inflows and real exchange rate movements in LDCs is revisited theoretically and empirically. On the theoretical side we present a simple model to show that the real exchange rate depends mainly on “real fundamentals” such as terms of trade or productivity differentials. Empirically, we take into account the heterogeneity of the sample, the dynamics of the...

In this paper, the link between capital inflows and real exchange rate movements in LDCs is revisited theoretically and empirically. On the theoretical side we present a simple model to show that the real exchange rate depends mainly on “real fundamentals” such as terms of trade or productivity differentials. Empirically, we take into account the heterogeneity of the sample, the dynamics of the...

Ethanol could suddenly become the gasoline additive of choice in America. As policymakers debate the future path of U.S. energy policy, they face added concerns for public safety and America’s growing dependence on foreign oil. The outcome of these debates could spell the end for MTBE (methyl tert i a ry butyl ether) as a fuel additive—and have important implications for the future of the ethan...

This paper examines the tensioned nature of curriculum intent and reform or re-energization with a particular focus on English language teaching and learning. The paper presents recent examples of referenced examples of English language curriculum reform projects in South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries which the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia can draw upon in its...

We compare the advertising intensity and content of programming in a market with competing media platforms. With pay-tv media platforms have two sources of revenues, advertising revenues and revenues from viewers. With free-to-air media platforms receive all revenues from advertising. We show that if viewers strongly dislike advertising, the advertising intensity is greater under free-to-air te...

Purpose — The main goal of this study is to determine the relationship between job security and entrepreneurial activities.Method This used quantitative method secondary data in investigation. questionnaire was collected from 96 entrepreneurs for sample size, where Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) project database Oman. Smart-PLS technique’s simple regression employed analyze data.Result e...