International Research Journal of Finance and Economics
 Issue 52
 October, 2010
 
Impact of Economic Freedom on Economic Growth: The Case of Some Selected SAARC Member Countries
7-16
Khalid Mahmood, Toseef Azid, Imran Sharif Chaudhry and Muhammad Zahir Faridi
A Nexus between Foreign Direct Investment & Pakistan's Economy
17-27
(Co-Integration & Error Correction Approach) Muhammad Zahid Awan, Bakhtiar Khan and Khair uz Zaman
 
 
The Contracting Firm's Failure and Financial Related Factors: A Case Study of Malaysian Contracting Firms
28-39
Mohd. Suberi Ab Halim, Mastura Jaafar, Omar Osman and Sher Akbar
 
 
Measuring the Impact of Changing Oil Prices and other Macro Economic Variables on GDP in the Context of Pakistan's Economy
40-49
Naveed Iqbal Syed
 
Is the Put Option in U.S. Structured Bonds Good News for Both Bondholders and Stockholders?
50-59
Manish Tewari and Pradipkumar Ramanlal
 
 
Efficient or Inefficient Portfolio Optimization? A Size-based Analysis
60-70
Yung-Ho Chang and Chia-Chung Chan
 
Firm-specific Stock Information and Stock Repurchases
71-79
Chia-Chung Chan and Chia-Yi Lin
 
 
Determinant of Corporate Financial Distress in an Emerging Market Economy: Empirical Evidence from the Indonesian Stock Exchange 2004-2008
80-88
Koes Pranowo, Noer Azam Achsani, Adler H.Manurung and Nunung Nuryartono
 
 
 
Economy of Non-Profit Organizations, Charities and Donations
89-101
José Rigoberto Parada Daza
 
 
 
Momentum Effect of High- and Low-performing Stocks in Taiwan: A Quantile Regression Analysis
102-110
Chi-Lu Peng, Jen-Sin Lee , Kam C. Chan and David S. Shyu
 
 
Brokerage Firms: Tigers and Underdogs
111-121
Önder Kaymaz, Özgür Kaymaz, Ece Erdener Acar
 
 
 
Impact of the Per Pupil Expenditures on Academic Achievement of Students at the Secondary Stage in Punjab (Pakistan)
122-133
Muhammad Arshad Dahar, Rashida Ahmad Dahar, Muhammad Zafar Iqbal and Fayyaz Ahmad Faize
 
 
 
Does Education Alleviate Poverty? Empirical Evidence from Pakistan
134-141
Imran Sharif Chaudhry, Shahnawaz Malik, Abo ul Hassan and Muhammad Zahir Faridi
 
 
 
The Initial Public Offerings of Chinese State-Owned Enterprises in Hong Kong Stock Exchange
142-148
William Cheng
 
 
 
Fiscal Revenue Consideration for Potential Tax Treaties in AFTA: Theoretical Exercise and Application on Thailand's Data
149-159
Euamporn Phijaisanit