{"id":367,"date":"2020-10-27T17:45:40","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T17:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/?page_id=367"},"modified":"2026-03-13T07:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T07:14:07","slug":"ijefs-vol-9-issue-1-2-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/ijefs-vol-9-issue-1-2-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"IJEFS, Vol 9, Issue 1-2, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our Archive contains the full text of all articles published in the International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies.<br>All articles published in the IJEFS are available as Portable Document Format (PDF) documents. Free Adobe Reader software is needed for reading [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/acrobat\/readstep2.html\">download<\/a>]<br><br><strong>Vol 9&nbsp; No 1 , 2017<\/strong><br><strong>Content<\/strong><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEFS2017-1\/ali_Kilic.pdf\">FACTORS AFFECTING PATENT AND UTILITY MODEL ACQUISITION TENDENCY<\/a><br>Ali KILI\u00c7- Hakan EREN -Fatih UYSAL<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEFS2017-1\/dimitris-Kallioras.pdf\">DETECTING TRENDS OF CONVERGENCE AMONG THE EUROZONE COUNTRIES IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM<\/a><br>Dimitris Kallioras &#8211; Georgia Gkotinakou- Markos Fardas<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEFS2017-1\/erika-Barbarona.pdf\">CURRENT POLITICS OF FORESHORE RECLAMATION IN TAGBILARAN CITY: THE EMERGING PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES<\/a><br>Erika Barbarona- Frederico B. Ticong- Maeveen Marie R. Durban<br>Minette Almedilla- Elne Galon<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEFS2017-1\/demir-khan.pdf\">ESTIMATING THE EFFECTS OF TRAVEL DISTANCE AND COSTS ON EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) UTILIZATION: LEARNINGS FROM INDIVIDUAL LEVEL DATA<\/a><br>Ibrahim Demir &#8211; M. Mahmud Khan<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEFS2017-1\/Putun.pdf\">THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT CASE IN EU COUNTRIES: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS<\/a><br>Murat PUTUN- Ali Samet KARATAS -\u0130brahim Ethem AKYILDIZ<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEFS2017-1\/s-yaprak.pdf\">MICRO CREDIT SYSTEM FOR INCREASING FEMALE EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN TURKEY<\/a><br>\u015eenol Yaprak<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEFS2017-1\/m-putun.pdf\">INVESTIGATION OF THE LINKAGES CONNECTED TO CHRONIC LEVEL OF YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT: INEFFICIENCIES IN EUROPEAN LABOUR MARKETS (AND) INSTITUTIONS<\/a><br>Murat PUTUN<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEFS2017-1\/a-yo.pdf\">A TECHNO-ECONOMIC POLICY FRAMEWORK TO ENHANCE THE CONTRIBUTION OF MARGINAL OIL AND GAS FIELD TO NIGERIA\u2019S ECONOMIC GROWTH: A PETROLEUM INNOVATION SYSTEM APPROACH<\/a><br>Akinwale, Y.O.&nbsp; &#8211; Surujlal, J.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEF_2017_1\/c-aktan.pdf\">WHY DOES GOVERNMENT GROW? THE SOURCES OF GOVERNMENT GROWTH FROM PUBLIC CHOICE PERSPECTIVE<\/a><br>Coskun Can Aktan<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEF_2017_1\/c-ogbokor.pdf\">AN ASSESSMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FOREIGN TRADE AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM SOUTH AFRICA<\/a><br>CA Ogbokor &#8211; DF Meyer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEF_2017_1\/d-francois.pdf\">AN ANALYSIS OF THE SHORT AND LONG-RUN EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH ON EMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA<\/a><br>Daniel Francois Meyer<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEF_2017_1\/l-jacobs.pdf\">COMPARING THE TREND BETWEEN SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT SPENDING AND THE INCREASE IN TAX REVENUE FOR THE COUNTRY\u2019S TAXPAYERS<\/a><br>Lerike Jacobs&nbsp;-Anneke Mar\u00e9 Moolman<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEF_2017_1\/l-tutov.pdf\">ECONOMIC THEORY IN THE SEARCH FOR PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS<\/a><br>Leonid Tutov<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEFS2017-1\/m-mahlophe.pdf\">TESTING FOR MARKET ANOMALIES IN DIFFERENT SECTORS OF THE JOHANNESBURG STOCK EXCHANGE<\/a><br>Mpho I. Mahlophe &#8211; Paul-Francois Muzindutsi<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEF_2017_1\/m-vandeventer.pdf\">FINANCIAL LITERACY AMONGST AFRICAN GENERATION Y STUDENTS: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF SELECTED DEMOGRAPIC FACTORS<\/a><br>Marko van Deventer &#8211; Natasha de Klerk<br><br><strong>Vol 9&nbsp; No 2 , 2017<\/strong><br><strong>Content<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEF_2017_2\/a-kithatu.pdf\">FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION IN THE DRC: EVIDENCE OF REVENUE ASSIGNMENT<\/a><br>Angelita Kithatu-Kiwekete<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEF_2017_2\/c-aktan.pdf\">WHY LIMIT GOVERNMENT? AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF GOVERNMENT FAILURE FROM PUBLIC CHOICE PERSPECTIVE<\/a><br>Coskun Can Aktan<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEF_2017_2\/e-habtemichael.pdf\">ANALYSIS OF FEASIBILITY OF MONETARY UNION IN THE SADC AND EAC: EVIDENCE FROM ANALYSIS OF TRADE OPENNESS<\/a><br>Ephrem Habtemichael Redda &#8211; Paul-Francois Muzindutsi &#8211;\u00a0Wynand Grobler<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEF_2017_2\/g-ramavhea.pdf\">FINANCIAL LITERACY OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS \u2013 A CASE STUDY OF A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IN SOUTH AFRICA<\/a><br>Gumani Ramavhea &#8211; Jaco Fouch\u00e9 &#8211; Freda van der Walt<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEF_2017_2\/h-thomas.pdf\">AN ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE PURCHASING MANAGERS\u2019 INDEX (PMI), ECONOMIC GROWTH AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN SOUTH AFRICA<\/a><br>Thomas Habanabakize &#8211; Daniel Francois Meyer<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEF_2017_2\/j-dahms.pdf\">EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SUGAR TAX TO COMBAT SOUTH AFRICAN\u2019S SWEET TOOTH<\/a><br>Joani Dams<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEF_2017_2\/j-halwoodi.pdf\">A RECONSIDERATION OF THE EXPORT-LED GROWTH PARADIGM IN NAMIBIA DURING 1990:Q1-2016:Q4<\/a><br>Joseph Halwoodi &#8211;\u00a0Cyril A. Ogboko<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEF_2017_2\/n-mncayi.pdf\">DETERMINANTS OF HOUSING INSECURITY IN A LOW INCOME SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIP<\/a><br>N.P Mncayi &#8211; S.H Dunga<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEF_2017_2\/n-moleko.pdf\">PENSION FUNDS EVOLUTION, REFORMS AND TRENDS IN SOUTH AFRICA<\/a><br>Nthabiseng Moleko &#8211; Sylvanus Ikhide<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEF_2017_2\/p-muzindutsi.pdf\">EFFECT OF DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF COUNTRY RISK ON CREDIT EXTENSION IN SOUTH AFRICA<\/a><br>Paul-Francois Muzindutsi &#8211; Rethabile Nhlapho<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEF_2017_2\/s-doorgapersad.pdf\">GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES: A SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE<\/a><br>Shikha Vyas-Doorgapersad<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/archieves\/IJEF_2017_2\/s-ferreira.pdf\">SPILL OVER EFFECTS OF OPERATIONAL LOSS EVENTS WITHIN THE SOUTH AFRICAN BANKING SECTOR<\/a><br>Sun\u00e9 Ferreira &#8211; Paul-Francois Muzindutsi<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sobiad.org\/eJOURNALS\/journal_IJEF\/index.html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/v-rogozhnikova.pdf\">THE PROBLEM OF TRUTH IN ECONOMICS AND MATHEMATICS<\/a><br>Varvara N. 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