Promoting Economic Growth in Sri

The Role Of Infrastructure In Promoting Economic Growth In Iran

The costs of compliance? Views of Sri Lankan apparel manufacturers in times of global economic crisis

Complementing the rise of ethical trading initiatives there has been a parallel growth in the number of academic studies tracking their origins and evolution, and assessing the implementation and success of social auditing practices. Despite this, the consequences and responses to the implementation of codes of conduct relating to labour standards at sites of production remains an understudied ...

Exports and Economic Growth in Asian Developing Countries: Cointegration and Error-Correction Models

This paper uses cointegration and error-correction models to analyze the causal relationship between export growth and economic growth in eight Asian developing countries using annual data from 1960 to 1997. While conventional wisdom suggests that export growth contribute positively to economic growth, this study also provides strong evidence supporting the export-led growth hypothesis. The emp...

Tourism as a Contributor to Development in Sri Lanka : An Overview and a Case Study by Clem Tisdell and Ranjith Bandara January 2004 ECONOMICS , ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND

General background is provided on the potential of tourism growth to contribute to economic development, paying particular attention to the experience of Sri Lanka. An overview of trends in inbound tourism to Sri Lanka is presented with particular consideration being given to its number of inbound tourist arrivals. Sri Lanka’s comparative position in international tourism markets, the compositi...

Foreign Aid vs. Economic Development: Exploring the Empirical Linkage for India, Sri Lanka and Maldives

This study empirically examines the causal relationships between foreign aid (ODA) and economic development for India and Sri Lanka using the annual data 1960-61 to 2010-11. Both India and Sri Lanka need to maintain high growth to create more employment opportunity and to reduce poverty. Considering the long run causal linkage among foreign aid, trade performance, financial sector development, ...