We have been publishing this series of papers, ISSN 1024-6282, every year since 1994. Most of these papers are available for download. Access further information on paper submission for inclusion in this series here.

2023

1. Proposed strategic directions for the promotion of sustainable tourism in Malta - Marie Avellino, Lino Briguglio, George Cassar, Charles Galdies, Dominik Kalweit, Marie Louise Mangion

2022

1. Debt and Domination: Malta’s Usurious Economy - Mary Grace Vella and Yana Mintoff
2. Rent-seeking elites versus the disempowered : a case study on the impact of divergent interests on foreign policy in São Tomé and Príncipe - José Francisco Pavia
3. Small states and the vulnerability resilience framework: withstanding exposure to adverse external shocks - Lino Briguglio and Stefano Moncada

2021

1. The Participation of Small States at the Summer Olympic Games - Kevin Joseph Azzopardi
2. The State of Play in Maltese Sport - Andy Grech, Dave Collins and Pippa Chapman

 

2020

1. The Islands and Small States Institute: Thirty years on - Lino Briguglio

2019

1. Has Overtourism Reached the Maltese Islands? - Lino Briguglio & Marie Avellino
2. Trade openness, volatility and governance - Lino Briguglio & Melchior Vella
3. The Impact of International Tourism on the EU Small States - Michal Jasinski
4. Toolkit for the development and implementation of epidemiological surveys in small populations - Sarah Cuschieri, Neville Calleja and Julian Mamo

  

2018

1. Tourism policy in the Canary Islands – Past experiences, current trends and future plans - Alberto Javier Báez-García, Francisco Flores-Muñoz and Josue Gutiérrez-Barroso
   
2. Factors affecting the price level ratio across countries with a focus on small states - Nora Bianco
3. A note on optimal tourism control - Lino Briguglio
   
4. Foreign exchange pressure in Barbados: monetary approach or monetary dependence? - Darrin Downes and Tarron Khemraj

 

 2017

1. Assessing the Vulnerability of Small Island Developing States to Sea-Level Rise - S. Formosa, L.Briguglio,& S. Moncada
2. Constructing a Financial Riskiness Index Across Countries - L. Briguglio
3. From Mass Tourism to Ecotourism: The Case of the Balearic Islands, The Maltese Islands and the Republic of Cyprus - N. Said
4. Post-2008 Economic Growth in Caribbean Small Island States - M. Zammit

 

 2016

1. Natural disasters and tourism-led economic growth. A case study of Fiji 1980-2014 - T.K. Jayarman, Chee-Keong Choong, Cheong Fatt Ng & M. Bhatt
2. The impacts of Tourism on Small Island States - M. Schembri
3. Assessing the factors influencing the job satisfaction of Public Service employees in Malta - A Binary Logit Model - C. Sacco
4. Governance the Philippines in a Global context - Evidence from Global Governance indicators - L. Briguglio, C. Saliba & M. Vella
5. The Environmental Impacts of Shipping in Malta M. Abdilla

 

 2015

1. Perceptions of Workers of the Role of Maltese Trade Unions in Health and Safety Issues - S. Rizzo & M. Micallef
2. Governance and Growth in the Caribbean small states - Evidence from Global indicators - L. Briguglio, C. Saliba & M. Vella
   
3. Islands of the World and the European Touch - G. Baldacchino
   
4. Competition Law and Policy in Small States - L. Briguglio
   
5. Political Governance Indicators and Small States - R.H. Bugeja

 

 2014

1. Service Quality and Internet Banking: Perceptions of Maltese Retail Bank Customers - S.J. Camilleri, J. Cortis & MD Fenech
2. Factors Influencing External Audit Fees in Malta - P.J. Baldacchino, M. Attard & F. Cassar
3. Small States and the Resilience/Competitiveness Nexus - L. Briguglio
4. The Effect of Minimum Wage on Employment in Malta - M. Vella
5. Socio-Economic Implications of Population Ageing in Malta: Risks and Opportunities - M. Formosa
6. Giving an Impression of Central Government Accounting Reform: Evidence of Malta - J. Caruana

 

2013

1. Purchasing Power Parity Theory and its Validity in Pacific Island Countries - T.K. Jayaraman & Chee-Keong Choong
2. The Role of Monetary Policy in the Economic Recovery Following the 2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis with Special Reference to Small States - C. Saliba
3. Tourism Impact on Water Consumption in Malta - E. Mangion
4. Small Country Participation in the EU Research Programmes - A. Fabri 
5. Lifestyle trends for Heating and Cooling in Maltese Households - A. Grech & C. Yousif
6. Competition Law and Policy in the European Union: some lessons from Southeast Asia - L. Briguglio

2012

1. Global Financial Crisis and Economic Downturn: Challenges and Opportunities for the Small Islands Countries in the Pacific - T.K. Jayaraman
2. The Implications of the Extension in Maternity Leave on Micro Enterprises: The Views of Employers - S. Borg
3. The Labour Market Participation of Women in Small European Union Member States - L. Said
4. Small Islands Economies: Caribbean Versus Pacific - J. L McElroy & Kimberley J Medek
5. The Impact of Emerging Markets (BRIC's) on Caricom - R. Hosein & J. Khadan
6. Diaspora Remittances and Investment: A Derivation and Measurement - C.K. Hunte

 

2011

1. Emigrant and Immigrant Small-Island Profiles - S.A. Mitchell & J.L. Mc Elroy
2. Measuring the Sustainability of Island Tourism - B. Ballet & P. Groote
3. Making the Case for Marine Spatial Planning in the Maltese Islands - A. Deidun, S. Borg & A. Micallef
4. SMEs and Economic Resilience Building - S. Vella
5. Growth and Resilience in East Asia - L. Briguglio & S. Piccinino
6. The Nexus between Economic Resilience and Corruption - P. Osei

 

 2010

1. Defining and Assessing the Risk of being Harmed by Climate Change - L. Briguglio
2. Directing EU Development Aid towards Resilience Building - L. Briguglio
3. The Environment and Development Planning Bill: Proposals for Improvement - K. Aquilina
4. The Eco-Gozo Concept: From a Sustainable Energy Perspective - R.N. Farrugia, M. Fsadni, L. Mule Stagno, M. Weissenbacher & C. Yousif
5. Access to Data in a Small Island States: The Case for Malta - S. Formosa
6. Valuation of the Salini National Park - L. Pace Parascandolo

 

 2009

1. Islands at the Periphery: Integrating the Challenges of Island Sustainability into European Policy - S. Moncada, M. Camilleri, S. Formosa & R. Galea
2. The Global Financial Turmoil and Small States - A. Antoniou
3. Vulnerability and Resilience: Concepts and Indicators for Economies with a High Agricultural Import Content - N. Farrugia
4. Governance and Small States - L. Curmi
5. Small States and Economic Resilience: Lessons for Larger Developing Countries - L. Briguglio
6. The Price Competitiveness of Small Island States as Tourist Destinations - I. Vella

 

 2008

1. Profiling Economic Vulnerability and Resilience in Small States: Conceptual Underpinnings - L. Briguglio, G. Cordina, N. Farrugia & S. Vella
2. Skilled Migration and Brain Drain - S. Chand
3. Are Low Cost Airlines the way forward for Maltese Tourism Development and Travelling? - C. Micallef
4. The Implementation of Standards for Securities Markets as a Source of Competitiveness - Silvio J. Camilleri
5. Sustainable Tourism on the Small Island of Gozo - L. Briguglio
6. Gozo Discovery Bus - Caroline Camilleri Rose

 

2007

1. Economic Resilience and Market Efficiency in Small States - G. Cordina
2. Conceptual Issues in Consturcting Composite Indices - N. Farrugia
3. Private Sector Development and SME's - S. Vella
4. Climate Change and Small Islands Developing States - L. Briguglio, K. Koshy, L. Nurse, P.P. Wong
5. Divergent Views regarding the Economic and the Environmental Dimensions of Sustainable Development of Small Island States? - L. Briguglio
6. Regulating the Policies of Medicines in Small States with Special Reference to the Maltese Islands - C. Galea

 

 2006

1. Why is the Maltese Archipelago so Small in its Physical Size? - G. Said
2. Factors Affecting the Size of the Female Labour Force in Malta - K. Caruana
3. Resilience Building through Better Environmental Management in the AIMS Small States - J.L. Roberts
4. Climate Change on Small Island States - M. Vella
5. Taxation Structures in Small States with Special Reference to Revenue Implications following Trade Liberalisation - M. Borg
6. The Peripherality of EU Regions: A Quantitative Evaluation Based on Economic Concepts - N. Farrugia

 

 2005

1. A Composite Index of Competition - L. Briguglio & G. Buhagiar
2. 'How Far Can We Tolerate?' Multinational Mining and Petroleum Companies in PNG - Ben Y. Imbun
3. Towards the Development of the Concept and Measurement of Economic Resilience - L. Briguglio, G. Cordina, S. Bugeja & N. Farrugia
4. Measuring Vulnerability: A Methodological Review and a Refinement Based on Partner Country and Price Volatility Issues - G. Cordon & N. Farrugia 
5. Exchange Rate Strategies for Small States - S. Vella
6. The Propensity for Dependence in Small Carribbean and Pacific Islands - J.L. McElroy & K. Sanborn

 

 2004

1. Innovation as an Engine of Economic Growth - M. Xuereb
2. Cultural and Heritage Tourism in Singapore: a Learning Experience for an Island City State - P.P. Wong & P. Teo
3. Competition Constraints in Small Jurisdictions - L. Briguglio & E. Buttigieg
4. Malta's Industrial Policy as a Vehicle Towards Securing Enhanced Competitiveness - P. Beattie
5. The Human Development Index and Small Island States - E. Gatt
6. The Debt Problem and Self-made Vulnerabilities: The Case of Jamaica - P. Osei

 

 2003

1. Agriculture in Malta - L. Briguglio & Gordon Cordina
2. Island Insularity: Where Will it End? A Case of 'Multiple Insularity' with reference to Bangladesh - P. Schoen
3. Republic of Mauritius: Overview of its Banking and Financial Sector - N. Kowlessur
4. Updating the Economic Vulnerability Index - L. Briguglio & W. Galea
5. The Economic Vulnerability Index: Some Conceptual and Methodological Issues - L. Briguglio
6. The Impact of Global Financial Integration on Mauritius and Seychelles - P. Larose

 

 2002

1. Competition Policy in Small Jurisdictions - L. Briguglio & E. Buttigieg
2. Sustainability Indicators for Malta - L. Briguglio & R. Portelli
3. Obstacles Global Financial Integration Faced by the Small States in the Indian Ocean - P. Larose
4. The Cayman Islands: An Overview - A. Miller
5. The New Capital Accord and its possible Impact on Small States and Islands - K. Gabarretta
6. Legitimacy: A Growing Necessity for the Future of Europe - C. Cordina

2001

1. Politico-Administrative Relationships in Small States - Z. Sevic
2. Monetary Policies in the South Pacific Island Countries - T.K. Jayaraman
3. Competition Law and Policy in Papua New Guinea - L.K. Kalinoe
4. Creating a Stable Financial Environment in Small Island States - O. Bonello
5. Deregulation of the Financial Markets: A Review of Past Outcomes and Current Trends - S. Camilleri
6. The Impact of EU social Policy Acquis on Malta: Some Considerations - G. Baldacchino

 

 2000

1. Central Bank Independence in the South Pacific Island Countries: A Case Study of Vanuatu - T.K. Jayaraman
2. Development Typologies, Strategies and Priorities for Small Island States and Territories - Calbert H. Douglas
3. Insularity and Governance: The Case of French Polynesia - B. Poirrine
4. The Micro State with a Hinterland or Greenland's Special problems as a Microstate - Jens K. Nielsen
5. The Governance of Small Jurisdictions: The Case of Cyprus - C. Marvis
6. Machinery of Government in Small States: Issues, Challenges and Innovative Capacity - R. Wettenhall

 

 1999

1. Belize and the Globalisation Process: The Political Economy of Globalisation - J. Iyo
2. The Maltese Competition Act of 1994:Administrative Aspects - M. Pizzuto
3. Competition and Market Structure in Small States: The Role of Contestability - H.W. Armstrong & R. Read
4. The Definition of Dominant Position in Monopolization Provisions in Small Economies - M. Gal
5. Regulation of Parallel Behaviour in an Oligopolistic Market: Myth or Reality? - B. Muscat
6. The Notion of Dominance and the Control of Abusive Pricing  Under Maltese Competition Law - E. Buttigieg

 

 1998

1. Dairy Farming in the Maltese Islands - F. Fenech
2. Sustainable Water Resources Management in Mediterranean Countries - A. Hamdy & C. Lacirignola
3. Cultural Heritage in Islands and Small States - P. Saddul
4. Cultural Tourism in Small States: Sustainability or Degradation - R. Ayres
5. Ambition and Reality - Developing Cultural Heritage Tourism in Scotland's Islands - N. Fojut
6. Lacemaking in the Maltese Islands - C. Azzopardi

 

 1997

1. Monetary Policy in Singapore - D.G. Luckett
2. Uneven Regional Development and Internal Labour Migration in Fiji - M. Soler
3. The Potential Contribution of the Agricultural Sector to the Development of Mediterranean Islands - M.S. Llinas
4. Small States and Even Smaller States: Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip - D. Newman
5. Population Policy and Sustainable Development in Dominica - E. Douglas
6. A Housing Project in Barbados: A Project Management Experience - J. Khan

 

 1996

1. Challenges for the Northern Ireland Tourist Board in Marketing in Northern Ireland - R. Lennon & A. Titterington
2. The Impact of Tourism on Small Island Economics - J. Ebejer
3. The Balearic Isles: From the Unsustainable Success to the Sustainable Tourism - E. Bardolet
4. Foreign Residents in Majorca: The Impact on the Islands of Majorca - P. Duhamel
5. Environmental Awareness and Tourism in the Caparica Coast and Setubal Peninsula, Portugal - W.L. Filho
6. Tourism as the Main Change Factor in the Balearic Islands - A.S. Alberti

 

 1995

1. The Growth of Second Homes and Time Sharing in Small Islands - M. Navarro-Ibanez & M. Becerra-Dominguez
2. Measuring the Effects of Political Unrest on the Tourist Industry: The Case of Cyprus - J.S. Kaminaredes, C. Marvis & M. Tsiritakis
3. A Tourism Development Model Based on Sustainable Tourism: The Seychelles - A Unique Archipelago in the Tropics - P. De Groole & I. Molderez
4. Littoral Land Use Competition at Xemxija: A Touristic Area in the Maltese Islands - J.A. Schembri & O. Magri
5. Ecotourism and Tourism Development in Hungary - C. Jandala & P. Guban
6. Pacific Island Economies: Some Observations on the Economic Consequences of Natural Disasters - Te'o I.J. Fairbairn
7. The Island of Gozo in Classical Texts - H.C.R. Vella 

 

 1994

1. Some Characteristics of Small Economies - L. Briguglio
2. The Economy of Okinawa: Performance Problems and Prospects - L. Briguglio
3. Development of Tourism in Papua New Guinea: A Challenging Task Ahead - H.G. Mannur
4. Current Trends in the Socio-Economic Development of Small Island Developing Countries - J. Karunasekera
5. The Development of the Japanese Remote Islands - L. Briguglio
6. Wales as a Test-Bed for Sustainable Tourism Practice - A. Jones

 
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