One of the central research questions emerging from the favorable and critical views on
eGovernance is how such a new mode of governance has impacted on service delivery in the …

This paper assesses the relevance of the Mincerian Equation in Mauritius. Using CMPHS
data, the basic equation is augmented to cater for wage responsiveness to changes across …

Among the economic theories of intergenerational transfers, the most prominent is that bequest
behavior is motivated by altruism. Intergenerational altruism implies that donor parents …

This paper investigates into the major macroeconomic variables influencing food security at
national level in three Indian Ocean Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Maldives, …

This paper tests the effect of the Basel Risk Based Capital Requirements (Basel Accord 1)
on Mauritian banks’ behaviour, using a sample of 9 commercial banks. In the absence of any …

Trade Liberalisation is believed to have major implications for factor markets through re-allocation
of inputs across sectors. Current empiricism reveals a paucity of research and …

Climate change impacts as well as coastal development affect the livelihoods of the coastal
communities mainly the fishermen, agriculturalist and farmers who are highly dependent on …

Structural transformation is hypothesized by growth accounting to be at the core of the process
of economic development and a crucial source of labour productivity growth. Despite the …

Poverty has a spatial component. There are not only impoverished people, but also impoverished
places, such as slums and marginalised farming areas. According to Dreze and Sen (…

The problem of the incidence of corporate income tax (CIT) is one of the most neglected, as
it is one of the most complicated subjects in economics science. This paper empirically …