Influences on the gender wage gap of Trinidad and Tobago: An economic concept or a social construct? Dr. Reshma Mahabir and Dindial Ramrattan
Dr. Reshma Mahabir, Dindial Ramrattan Department of Research and Policy Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain Trinidad and Tobago Email: dramrattan@central-bank.org.tt DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-06-2014-0014 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the presence of a gender wage gap in Trinidad and Tobago and its possible influences. Design/methodology/approach: Investigation of the issue utilised data […]
The impact of financial ratios on the financial performance of a chemical company : The case of LyondellBasell Industries, Dr. Halimahton Borhan, Dr. Rozita Mohamed and Nurnafisah Azmi
Dr. Halimahton Borhan, Dr. Rozita Naina Mohamed, Nurnafisah Azmi Faculty of Business Management Universiti Teknologi Mara, Shah Alam, Selangor Malaysia Email: hali@bdrmelaka.uitm.edu.my DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-07-2013-0041 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of financial ratios on the financial performance of a chemical company: LyondellBasell Industries (LYB). Some selected ratios: current ratio (CR) […]
The determinants of ASEAN-5 real effective exchange rate vis-a´-vis the UK pound, Dr. Abdalrahman AbuDalu and Prof. Elsadig Ahmed
Dr. Abdalrahman AbuDalu College of Business Universiti Utara Malaysia, Kedah Malaysia Prof. Elsadig Musa Ahmed Faculty of Business and Law Multimedia University, Melaka Malaysia Email: elsadigmusa@yahoo.com DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-07-2013-0038 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present an empirical analysis of long-run and short-run forcing variables of purchasing power parity (PPP) for ASEAN-5 currencies vis-à-vis the UK pound, […]
Corruption and firm-level productivity: greasing or sanding effect?, Edward Bbaale and Ibrahim Okumu
Edward Bbaale, Ibrahim Mike Okumu School of Economics Makerere University, Kampala Uganda Email: eddybbaale@gmail.com DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-10-2017-0067 Purpose: Corruption was ranked among the top five biggest obstacles affecting the operation of enterprises in Africa and was rated as a severe obstacle by close to 40 percent of firms in the sample. Consequently, the purpose of this paper is to […]
Household demand for basic foodstuffs in a recessed economy: a case study of Southwest Nigeria, Dr. Fatai Sowunmi, Oladunni Daramola and Ishaq Tijani
Dr. Fatai Abiola Sowunmi, Oladunni Akinwande Daramola, Ishaq Adewale Tijani Department of Agricultural Economics University of Ibadan, Ibadan Nigeria Email: fasowunmi@live.co.uk DOI: 10.1108/WJSTSD-06-2019-0029 Purpose: The economic recession that Nigeria recently passed through caused distortions in economic and well-being of Nigerians. The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of the economic recession on households’ demand for basic foodstuffs […]