IOSR-JEF   Volume-10 ~ Issue-6 ~ Nov. – Dec 2019

Abstract: This research was an investigation to prove empirically the existence in the NSE of the lowest level of efficiency (weak-form). Monthly data on the (ASI) retrieved from NSE that spanned from January 1985 to December 2018 was utilized in the analysis. The revelation of dependence on changes in stock prices show that past information on prices could be utilized in estimating future prices, and this violates what constitutes a weak-form efficient market. Evidence from significant Z-statistics shows the series is non-random and the returns reveal serial dependence. The foregoing lead to the conclusion that the NSE does not exhibit randomness neither is weak-efficient. Where the price of stocks showed a correlation that is positive and very significant is a reflection of the scenario that points to the fact that these stock prices only have a partial impact as regards effect on the deterministic value of stocks that is fair. There is risk mispricing and the wrong allocation of investment capital. There is an implication that investment funds are not channelled into areas where they are most needed and.....

Keywords: Nigeria Stock Exchange, All Shares Index, Efficient Market Hypothesis, Random Walk Hypothesis JEL Classification E 44, G00, G14

Abstract: Naively diversifying across the geographic region created by political or historical events has often been found not to be efficient and this has been the common practice by most real estate investors in South East Nigeria. The study was carried out to analyse the performances of real estate investment portfolios in South East, Nigeria when diversified across the economic specialization of the cities with a view to determine whether the strategy offers diversification benefits. Survey research method was used in the study. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data on the annual rents and capital values of residential and commercial properties from thirty one registered estate surveying firms in the study areas. Returns of the different classes of properties were estimated from the collected field data; Karl Pearson correlation analysis and mean-variance analysis were used to determine.

Keywords: real estate, portfolio diversification, economic specialization, residential and commercial real estate

Abstract: Education plays an important role in achieving sustainable development for both of developing and developed countries. The purpose of this study is to assess this role in accordance to sustainable development goals and analyze how can the educational policies be more oriented to support the main dimensions of sus-tainable development. This paper goes beyond a study focusing solely on the importance of education in achiev-ing sustainable development as it seeks to explore the links and the connections between education system and sustainable development dimensions and it provides findings may serve as a main support for decision makers at the national level in formulating appropriate educational policies to maximise the contribution of educational institutions to sustainable development all over the world and specifically in developing countries.

Keywords: Sustainable Development (SD), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (UNDESD).

Abstract: Corporate risk taking is important for the firms for maximization of value. However, excessive risk may lead towards crisis. The primary objective of this study is to explore the relationship of board characteristics, ownership structure and growth opportunity with corporate risk-taking behavior in listed firms of Pakistan. This study uses data of 90 non-financial firms listed in PSX-100 index for the period of 2013 to 2017. In this study, quantitative methods such as, Pooled OLS, Fixed Effect and Random Effectpanel regression method are used to examine the relationship between variables. Overall results suggest that firm size,Board diligence, Family ownership, ownership concentration, the presence of the independent director in board composition and total number of the independent directors in board is negatively associated with risk taking. No relationship is found between CEO duality and risk taking. Whereas profitability has significant relationship with risk taking, it means that profitability......

Keywords: Board characteristics, Ownership structure, growth opportunity and risk-taking behavior

Abstract: The study examines the relationship between total government expenditure and the effects of specific sectoral expenditures on the level of poverty in Nigeria using time series data from 1965 to 2014. The relationships between poverty and specific sectoral expenditures such as education, health, agriculture and transportation and communications in the presence of control variables such as population and gdp growth rate are also identified by the time series data from 1965 to 2014. The data are analyzed using (OLS) multiple regression technique, after using Wilhlems and Fiestas model and ADF Co-integration test to ensure stationarity and cogency of the data. The result also reveals that there is an existing significant negative relationship between poverty....

Keywords: government expenditure, poverty, corruption, budget implementation, gross domestic product

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine and analyze the effect of return on equity, dividend policy, liquidity and capital structure on stock prices in registered consumption goods companies in Indonesia Stock Exchange, 2013-2017 period. This research uses a quantitative research approach. The population of this study was 41 in registered consumption goods companies in Indonesia Stock Exchange, 2013-2017 period. The research sample of 18 consumer goods companies in Indonesia Stock Exchange, 2013-2017 period with observational samples as many as 90 financial statements of consumer goods companies in Indonesia Stock Exchange, 2013-2017 period. This study uses multiple linear regression analysis. The results of the study are conclusions return on equity is influential and significant effect on stock prices in consumer goods companies in Indonesia Stock Exchange, 2013-2017 period. Dividend......

Keywords: Return on Equity, Dividend Policy, Liquidity, Capital Structure, Stock Prices

Abstract: Cet article analyse les différences d'efficacité technique entre les sexes des petits exploitants de riz dans le département de Divo en Côte d'Ivoire. Un échantillon à choix raisonné de 82 individus a été sélectionné dans 3 villages de Divo en fonction du type de riz pratiqué. La méthode Data EnvelopmentAnalysis (DEA) a été employée pour déterminer l'efficacité technique des producteurs de riz. L'étude a montré que les femmes productrices sont plus efficaces que les hommes et que l'expérience dans la riziculture, la nationalité des producteurs et la pluriactivité sont les principaux déterminants des niveaux d'efficacité

Abstract: This study bridges a gap in the literature by examining the relationship between long working hours and the risk of having diabetes among older workers in the United States. We have applied the Cox regression method, a frequently used approach in survival analysis, to panel data from the Health and Retirement Survey (HRS). We have not found a statistically significant relationship between working hours and the possibility of diabetes. This study's findings may raise questions about the need for initiatives in the European Union and other countries that regulate the length of work schedules.

Keywords: diabetes; working hours; the United States