Journal of Investment and Management

Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2015

  • Efficiency of Macedonian Insurance Companies: A DEA Approach

    Vesna Micajkova

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2015
    Pages: 61-67
    Received: 9 July 2015
    Accepted: 23 July 2015
    Published: 11 August 2015
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    Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to estimate the efficiency of the insurance sector of Republic of Macedonia for the period 2009-2013. Technical, pure technical and scale efficiency of 11 Macedonian insurance companies have been measured using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), both CCR and BCC output-oriented model. The results from the analysis indicat... Show More
  • Factors Influencing Real Estate Agents Selection: A Survey of Real Estate Customers in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana

    Owusu Alfred, Anthony Kofi Badu, Nicholas Oppong Mensah

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2015
    Pages: 68-72
    Received: 15 July 2015
    Accepted: 24 July 2015
    Published: 11 August 2015
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    Abstract: Real estate is a special type of asset that almost everyone desire to own. It is a complex and highly differentiated asset, with no two units precisely identical in all respects. Real estate investment involves huge sum of money often beyond the reach of a single individual. For most estate owners, real estate is probably their single largest chann... Show More