Volume 4, Issue 3 (2012) | American Journal of Economics and Business Administration

Current Status and Policy Implications for Fostering Social Entrepreneur

Yoon-Doo Kim — 2012-07-09

American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Published online: 9 July 2012; doi:10.3844/ajebasp.2012.155.165

In this study, problems in current status of social entrepreneurs in Korea were examined and further policy issues for them were suggested as well. For the methodology, the study analyzed the drawback...

Contract Broiler Farming

Todsadee Areerat — 2012-07-19

American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Published online: 19 July 2012; doi:10.3844/ajebasp.2012.166.171

In Thailand, poultry sector is the main economic growth of livestock sector, especially broiler production. The rapid expansion in broiler production has been made possible by the increase in the numb...

The Impact of a Letter of Map Amendment on Floodplain Property Value

James E. Larsen — 2012-08-14

American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Published online: 14 August 2012; doi:10.3844/ajebasp.2012.172.179

Substantial empirical evidence indicates properties across the United States that are located within a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) sell at a discount compared to similar properties otherwise loca...

Estimation and Analysis of Output Gap: An Application of Structural Vector Autoregression and Hodrick-Prescott-Fmethods

Saeed Dehghan Khavari — 2012-08-27

American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Published online: 27 August 2012; doi:10.3844/ajebasp.2012.180.189

In this study we examined output gap in the Iranian economy. The main question of the study is that how much is seasonal output gap in Iranian Economy and which factor affects gap variation. The other...

Smart Strategy: Intelligence, Gaming and Agility

Simon Huston — 2012-09-11

American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Published online: 11 September 2012; doi:10.3844/ajebasp.2012.190.196

Generals, entrepreneurs and planners aim to dislocate enemies, outsmart competitors or build iconic cities. All advocate ‘smart strategy’ but what are its constituents? I seek some cross-disciplin...