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Original Article
Open Access
Fiscal Decentralization and the Efficiency of Public Service Delivery
Nosakhare Liberty Arodoye, Success Osamede Abusomwan
· pp. 8–23
DOI: 10.17010/aijer/2022/v11i1/169676
This study analyzed the impact of fiscal decentralization on the efficiency of public service delivery across 37 countries for the periods ranging from 2008 to 2018. The study employed a stochastic frontier approach to estimate time-varying efficiency coefficients and investigated …
Keywords:
decentralization, efficiency, institutions, stochastic frontier analysis, panel data model
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Original Article
Open Access
Services Trade : India’s Contribution to Regional Trading Arrangements Amidst COVID-19
Shirley D’silva
· pp. 24–36
DOI: 10.17010/aijer/2022/v11i1/169677
The services trade has gained momentum in the recent past. Previously considered non-tradable, with the implementation of trade policies that cater to the liberalization of services, this sector has evolved to be one of the most dynamic sectors in the …
Keywords:
services trade, regional trading arrangements, economic integration, India, COVID-19
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Original Article
Open Access
Exploring the Interconnectedness of Changes in Income Level on Savings Habit : A Case of Sample Low-Income Households
Gitanjali Mohanty
· pp. 37–45
DOI: 10.17010/aijer/2022/v11i1/169678
This paper is based on a primary survey that explored if changes in income have any interconnection with regular and disciplined savings behavior. A review of the existing literature on the subject enables an understanding of the definition of low-income …
Keywords:
consistency in behavior, dummy variable regression, financial decision making, regularity of savings
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Original Article
Open Access
Exploring India’s Export Opportunities to Surpass China’s Position in the Global Arena in the Pandemic Era : A Policy Based Case Study of the Leather Industry
Namrata Anand
· pp. 46–55
DOI: 10.17010/aijer/2022/v11i1/169679
The coronavirus outbreak has badly hit the global economy, especially China’s position in world exports. As the number one exporter of leather items, China held 32.5% export share of the world, and against it, India held only 2.7% export share …
Keywords:
COVID - 19 prospects, India’s exports, India’s leather industry, India’s leather export prospects, revealed comparative advantage analysis
