Arusha has research interests in applied macroeconomics, specifically - development macroeconomics, macro finance and open economy macroeconomics and development economics.
Articles
Does health capital have differential effects on economic growth?, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2013)
Investigating the impact of health capital disaggregated by gender on economic growth in a sample...
Financial development, political rights, civil liberties and economic growth: evidence from South Asia (with Sajid Anwar), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2012)
A number of existing studies have examined the theoretical link between financial development and economic...
How Useful is Growth Literature for Policies in the Developing Countries? (with B Bhaskara Rao), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2012)
Growth literature has focused mainly on the long-term growth outcomes, but policy makers of the...
Migrant remittances, financial sector development and the government ownership of banks: evidence from a group of non-OECD economies, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2012)
This study investigates the influence of migrant remittances on two dimensions of the financial sector,...
Suffrage, democracy and gender equality in education, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2012)
Contributions to Books
An Examination of Poverty in South Asia with Special Reference to Sri Lanka, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2007)
South Asia comprises India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, the Maldives, Bhutan and Afghanistan. With...
Presentations
The effect of female and male health on economic growth: cross-country evidence within a production function framework (with Gazi Hassan), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2012)
It is widely believed by development economists that the role of human capital is one...
Does democracy explain gender differentials in education?, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2009)
This study shows that despite a strong empirical association between gender differentials in enrolment ratios...
The role of education in economic growth, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2009)
This study examines the effect of the quantity and quality of education on economic growth....
An Overview of Real Interest Rate Interdependence Among the G7 Nations (with B. Felmingham), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2005)
We examine the interdependence of G7 90 day treasury bills on monthly data over the...
The Cyclical and Trend Behaviour of Australian Investment and Savings (with B. Felmingham), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2005)
A spectral analysis of the Australian time series for the investment and savings ratios on...