... and of the short- and long-run relationships between economic growth and employment growth in South Asia. Findings The exercise shows that agriculture still employs the majority of the working-age population across the region and, except in Sri Lanka, more than half of the employment is self-employment...

... increased its trade integration with the world albeit having lowest levels of intra-regional trade integration. Originality/value This is a first of a kind of studies to examine the banking sector linkages in South Asia. Post the 1980s, South Asian countries have increasingly acknowledged...

... This study augments the twin deficit literature on South Asian countries by providing insights into the transmission mechanism connecting the BB and CAB. Moreover, the study provides robust evidences on the TDH by using both time series and panel data techniques. Panel Data South Asia ARDL Transmission...

... at: Vegard.Iversen@manchester.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Social networks Discipline Labour market Developing countries South Asia In studying poverty, development economists have paid considerable attention to rural labour markets, rural institutions and certain aspects...