Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleAggregate Import Demand and Expenditure Components in GhanaOteng-Abayie Eric Fosu, Frimpong Joseph MagnusThe behaviour of Ghana’s imports during the period 1970-2002 was studied using disaggregated expenditure components of total national income. We used newly developed bounds testing approach to cointegration and estimated an error correction model to separate the short- and long-run elements of the import demand relationship. The study revealed inelastic import demand for all the expenditure components and relative price. … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2008 · 7,766 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRising Food Insecurity: Dimensions in Farm HouseholdsOkezie Chukwukere Austin, Aloysius Chidi Nwosu, Amir Hussin BaharuddinProblem statement: Nigeria runs the risk of slowing further progress toward the achievement of MDG-1 to eradicate extreme hunger and poverty; the fourth goal, to reduce child mortality since over 30% of child deaths are attributable to malnutrition and the fifth goal relating to reduction in maternal mortality. This study evaluated the manifestation of food insecurity in households in Abia … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 16 Aug 2011 · 8,089 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractModeling Malaysia's Energy System: Some Preliminary ResultsAhmad Mohd. YusofProblem statement: The current dynamic and fragile world energy environment necessitates the development of new energy model that solely caters to analyze Malaysia’s energy scenarios. Approach: The model is a network flow model that traces the flow of energy carriers from its sources (import and mining) through some conversion and transformation processes for the production of energy products to final … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 9 · 13 Aug 2011 · 7,250 accessesView PDFCite