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<div>1.&nbsp;An Analysis of the Trade Relationship of Sri Lanka with Singapore based on Trade Liberalization.- 2.&nbsp;Pattern of Carbon Dioxide Emission, Economic Growth and Energy Consumption in South-Asian Countries – An empirical Analysis.- 3.&nbsp;Natural Disasters and Income Inequality in South Asia: An FGLS Panel Analysis.- 4.&nbsp;Factors Influencing for Inflationary Condition in Sri Lanka: Orthodox Streamlining of Influential Factors.- 5.&nbsp;Economies of Scale and Organizational Efficiency of Water and Sanitation Services in Brazil.- 6.&nbsp;Information, Policy and Market Disorder under Democracy – Evidences from the United States.- 7.&nbsp;Eliciting Time, Risk and Social preferences: Experimental Evidence from India.- 8.&nbsp;Inflation Targeting and Exchange Rate Pass-Through in India: An Empirical Investigation.- 9.&nbsp;Indoor Fuel Choice and Women Empowerment: A Demand-side Analysis.- 10.&nbsp;Smart City & Urban Poor: Can They Co-exist?</div>

<p><b>Aswini Kumar Mishra </b>is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Economics at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani-K K Birla Goa Campus, Goa (India). His current areas of research include applied development economics, industrial organization, behavioral economics, and financial economics. His publications have appeared in many international journals.<b></b></p>

<p><b>Vairam Arunachalam </b>is Director and PricewaterhouseCoopers/ Joseph A. Silvoso Distinguished Professor of Accountancy at the Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. School of Business, University of Missouri (USA). His research and teaching interests are in the areas of fraud examination, forensic accounting and information systems.</p>

<p><b>Debasis Patnaik </b>is Associate Professor of the Department of Economics at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani-K K Birla Goa Campus, Goa (India). His current research interests include productivity economics, dispersal economics, agricultural economics, traditional finance, behavioral finance, environmental economics, regional studies, philosophy, policy science, artificial intelligence and social science.</p>

<p>This volume offers fresh insights into economic development and growth in emerging economies.&nbsp;It includes contributions covering topics such as natural disasters and income inequalities, the environmental impact of economic growth, social preferences, information and market disorder under democracy, inflation targeting and its covariates, economic empowerment.</p>

This book is intended for scholars in the field of economics, and those interested in furthering economic development.<br>

Offers empirical research findings on critical socio-economic issues in emerging economies Examines the economic impact of globalization on happiness in lower-middle income Asian countries Elicits time, risk and social preferences using experimental design in an emerging economy Features major economic issues such as inequality, foreign direct investment (FDI), trade, inflation targeting, and exchange rates, among others