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Terrorism, innovation and venture capital
Moshfique Uddin, Ashraful Alam, Hassan Yazdifar, Moade ShubitaThis paper aims to examine the relationship between terrorism and innovation and the moderating role of venture capital.
Stock markets' reaction to COVID-19: evidence from the six WHO regions
Anas Ali Al-Qudah, Asma HoucineThis study investigates the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on daily stock returns for the six major affected WHO Regions, namely: Africa, Americas, Eastern…
A new method to solve fuzzy stochastic finance problem
Jayanta Kumar Dash, Sumitra Panda, Golak Bihari PandaThe authors discuss the value of portfolio and Black–Scholes (B–S)-option pricing model in fuzzy environment.
Measuring contagion during COVID-19 through volatility spillovers of BRIC countries using diagonal BEKK approach
Kunjana Malik, Sakshi Sharma, Manmeet KaurThe outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an unprecedented shock to the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) economy and their…
Stock market implications of Fed's balance sheet size
Asif M. RumanConsidering the relationship between the central bank balance sheet and unconventional monetary policy after the 2008 financial crisis, it is crucial to see how the…
Self-employment and economic growth in developing countries: is more self-employment better?
Sridevi YerrabatiThe study aims to examine the non-linear relationship between self-employment and economic growth (growth) in the context of developing countries.
The wage premium and market structure: theory and empirical evidence from Chilean manufacturers
Ruohan Wu, Mario Javier Miranda, Meng-Fen YenThis paper aims to examine how the “wage premium,” the percentage by which wages earned by skilled workers exceed those of unskilled workers, varies across industries…
Inefficiency patterns in family-owned banks in Bangladesh
Mette Asmild, Dorte Kronborg, Tasmina Mahbub, Kent MatthewsMulti-directional efficiency analysis (MEA) is an alternative methodology to data envelopment analysis (DEA) that investigates the improvement potentials in each input and…
Evaluating survey-based forecasts of interest rates and macroeconomic variables
Athanasios Fassas, Stephanos Papadamou, Dimitrios KenourgiosThis study examines the forecasting performance of the professional analysts participating in the Blue Chip Economic Indicators Survey using an alternative methodological…
Output hysteresis in the US: new evidence from a time-varying Verdoorn's law
Pedro Clavijo-CortesThis study aims to contribute to the current and well-documented phenomenon of hysteresis in the US economy after the Great Financial Recession. Compelling reasons lead me…
The complex relationship between inflation and equity returns
Jinan Liu, Apostolos SerletisTo investigate the complex relationship between inflation, inflation uncertainty and equity returns.
Culture and income across countries: evidence from family ties
Sokchea Lim, Simran K. Kahai, Channary KhunThe purpose of the paper is to examine how much difference in income can be explained by familial culture that persists in different societies.
Was trade openness with China an initial driver of cross-country human coronavirus infections?
Gregory N. Price, Doreen P. AduThis paper aims to consider if an initial driver of the cross-country global coronavirus pandemic was trade openness with China.
Income inequality and financialization: a not so straightforward relationship
Constantinos Alexiou, Emmanouil Trachanas, Sofoklis VogiazasThe authors explore the impact of financialization on income inequality for a panel of 19 OECD countries over the period 2000–2017. The authors control for the effect of…
Assessing the 2010–2018 financial crisis in Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Spain, and Cyprus
Kjell Hausken, Jonathan W. WelburnThe article develops a model to interpret the 2010–2018 financial crisis in Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Spain and Cyprus, and the loan programs from the IL (International…
Imperatives of functioning of the financial market of Ukraine in the global space of debt loading
Natalia V. Trusova, Inna Ye. Yakusheva, Yuliia M. Zavoloka, Alina H. Yefremenko, Yuliia A. Malashenko, Maryna V. SidnenkoThe article deals with the imperatives of functioning of the financial market of Ukraine in the global space of debt loading.
Corporate governance and financial performance: evidence from Romania
Mirela Oana Pintea, Andreea Mădălina Pop, Marius Dan Gavriletea, Ioana Cristina SechelThe purpose of this research is to evaluate the impact of adopting the principles of corporate governance on the financial performance of companies listed on the Bucharest…
The link between financial stress index and economic activity: prominent Granger causalities across frequencies in Luxembourg
Pejman Bahramian, Andisheh Saliminezhad, Şule AkerIn spite of the certain risk imposed by financial stress on the real economy, the relationship between financial stress and economic activity is complicated and…
The impact of economic freedom on the gender pay gap: evidence from a survey of UK households
Nicholas Apergis, Nicola LynchUsing survey datasets, the purpose of this work explores the impact of economic freedom on the gender pay gap in the UK.
Are stable cryptocurrencies exempted from impossible trinity?
Dimitrios KoutsoupakisWhile monetary autonomy is self-explanatory for cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin with predetermined supply path, it is of great interest to probe into the monetary…
Impact of institutional and cultural distances on ASEAN's trade efficiency
Nguyen Khanh Doanh, Linh Tuan Truong, Yoon HeoThis paper aims at assessing the impact of institutional and cultural distances and trade barriers on ASEAN's trade efficiency using a panel data set of 65 countries for…
Industrial growth in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from machine learning with insights from nightlight satellite images
Christian Otchia, Simplice AsonguThis study uses machine machine learning techniques to assess industrial development in Africa.
Is there a nonlinear relationship between financial development and poverty in Africa?
Segun Thompson Bolarinwa, Abiodun Adewale Adegboye, Xuan Vinh VoThe paper examines whether there is a threshold between financial development and poverty in African economies.
Crisis determination and financial contagion: an analysis of the Hong Kong and Tokyo stock markets using an MSBVAR approach
Haytem Troug, Matt MurrayThe purpose of this paper then, is to add to the existing literature on financial contagion. While a vast amount of the debate has been made using data from the late…
The colonial exports pattern, institutions and current economic performance
Tania El Kallab, Cristina TerraThis paper explores the role of colonial heritage on long-term economic development from a resource-curse perspective. The authors investigate the impact of colonial…
International capital flows with safe assets accumulation
Ly Dai HungThe author studies the role of safe assets accumulation in shaping the pattern of international capital flows.
A panel path analysis approach to the determinants of coronavirus disease 2019 transmission: does testing matter for confirmed cases?
Gour Gobinda Goswami, ARM Mehrab Ali, Sharose IslamThe main purpose of this study is to examine the role of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test on transmission data globally to reveal the fact that the actual…
Determinants of bank profitability: evidence from 47 Asian countries
Abdulazeez Y.H. Saif-AlyousfiThe paper examines the effect of bank-specific, financial structure and macroeconomic factors on the profitability of banks in Asian economies during 1995–2017.
The commons problem in the presence of negative externalities
Nahid Masoudi, Donique BowieWhile the commons problem and the issues related to the negative externalities of harvesting have been studied extensively, there remains a need to bridge these two…
Distributional effects of distinct aid types on local economic development in Malawi: new evidence
Nixon Shingai Chekenya, Canicio DzingiraiThe anecdote of this paper is to bring the aid effectiveness debate to the sub-national level using the change in night lights as an alternative measure of economic…
International capital flows in club of convergence
Ly Dai Hung, Hoan Nguyen Thi ThuyThe paper analyzes the pattern of international capital flows, accounting for the convergence on economic growth.
Factors affecting profitability of pharmaceutical company: an Indonesian evidence
Harianto Lim, Rofikoh RokhimThe purpose of this paper is to examine the factors affecting profitability of pharmaceutical company in Indonesia. While research and development has been the main…
Internal audit as an antecedent of economic growth
Abdulaziz AlzebanThis paper reports a study that examines the role of the internal audit function as a cornerstone of corporate governance, on economic growth.
Transboundary air pollution and respiratory disease mortality: evidence from European countries
Jonathan Spiteri, Philip von BrockdorffThe aim of this paper is to quantify the impact of transboundary air pollutants, particularly those related to urban traffic, on health outcomes. The importance of…
Parametric estimation of a gauge function and a measure of technical efficiency
Yongseung Han, Thomas Littlefield, Myeong Hwan KimThis paper proposes the use of a gauge function as a measure of technical efficiency. The measure of technical inefficiency from a gauge function is desirable as the…
Does terrorism hamper FDI inflows? A pre and post 9/11 analysis
Imtiaz Arif, Amna Sohail Rawat, Lubna KhanThis research intends to determine the role of terrorism in defying foreign direct investment (FDI) in top terror effected economies.
What is the effect of banking concentration and competition on financial development? An international assessment
Claudio Oliveira De Moraes, José Americo Pereira Antunes, Márcio Silva CoutinhoThis paper analyzes the effect of the banking market (concentration and competition) on financial development.
Evaluation of changes in alcohol consumption: evidence from Russia
Tatiana Kossova, Elena Kossova, Arina Sitnikova, Maria SheluntcovaThe paper investigates changes in consumption of pure alcohol, vodka, beer, wine and fortified wine by neighboring age classes of Russians.
Intellectual capital and value: testing new IC measures in Russia
Danila Ovechkin, Natalia Boldyreva, Vladimir DavydenkoThe aim of this paper is to propose extended intellectual capital (IC) indicators. The study shows that the essence of IC in the context of value is residual income, its…
Prioritizing intentions behind investment in cryptocurrency: a fuzzy analytical framework
Swati Gupta, Sanjay Gupta, Manoj Mathew, Hanumantha Rao SamaThe primary objective of this study is to prioritize the main intentions behind investment in cryptocurrency, in spite of its volatile nature and no regulatory framework.
Does infrastructure promote exports and foreign direct investment in selected Southeast Asian economies? An application of global infrastructure index
Faheem Ur Rehman, Abul Ala NomanInfrastructure deficiency in Southeast Asian countries is ever growing and touched to a level where it harms the local economy as well as the international sector of the…
Analysis of the effects of (de)regulation on housing prices in Spain 1977–2019
Virginia De Jorge-Huertas, Justo De Jorge-MorenoThis paper analyzes the regulatory effects on homeownership and rental prices in Spain in the years between 1977m1 and 2019m5, taking into account the economic crisis. It…
Market structure and knowledge acquisition by firms
Pedro Hemsley, Rafael Morais, Karinna Di IulioRecent models in firm theory assume that problems have to be solved for production to take place and that knowledge is the main input for problem-solving. This paper…
Inbound Australian tourism demand from Asia: a panel gravity model
Sudeshna GhoshThis study attempts to explore the determinants of tourism demand that impact tourist arrivals in Australia from Asia using an augmented panel gravity model.
Monetary policy shock and industrial production: industry-level evidence from the US
Nazneen Ahmad, Sandeep Kumar RangarajuThis paper investigates the impact of a monetary policy shock on the production of a sample of 312 industries in manufacturing, mining and utilities in the United States…
Asymmetric transport costs and welfare implications through a firm-delocation effect
Dionysios KaravidasWith the use of a two-region monopolistically competitive model, the paper primarly studies how unilateral changes in a country's intra-regional and/or inter-national…
Globalization and female economic participation in MINT and BRICS countries
Tolulope Osinubi, Simplice AsonguThis study examines the effect of globalization on female economic participation (FEP) in MINT (Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey) and BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India…
Further attempt to explain the oil curse mechanism using a debt overhang concept
Mahieddine Adnan GhechamThis study aims at increasing the authors’ understanding how and why the oil curse takes place.
International trade, non-tariff measures and climate change: insights from Port wine exports
Anthony Macedo, Sofia Gouveia, João Rebelo, João Santos, Helder FragaThe purpose of this study is to investigate international trade determinants, paying special attention to variables related to climate change and non-tariff measures…
The Spanish paradox: demand growth with productivity stagnation
Luis Cárdenas del Rey, Rafael Fernandez-SanchezThis paper studies one of the most paradoxical facts of the Spanish economic growth during the period 1982–2007: high growth of investment and aggregate demand accompanied…
The Vietnamese business cycle in an estimated small open economy New Keynesian DSGE model
Phuong V. NguyenThe primary purpose of this paper is to investigate the sources of the business cycle fluctuations in Vietnam. To this end, the author develops a small open economy New…
The impact of ethnic diversity on the quality of exports: evidence from China
Tuan Anh LuongThe quality of exports is an important indicator of the economic development of a country. It is, therefore, important to understand its determinants. Existing literature…
The dynamic relationships between the female labour force and the economic growth
Durmuş Çağrı Yıldırım, Hilal AkinciIn this study, the relationship between female labour force participation rate and economic growth is investigated in middle-income countries. The study covers the period…
Corporate real estate ownership, cash and credit ratings
Stoyu I. Ivanov, Matthew FaulknerRecently, multiple examples of large firms acquiring real estate have polarized investors. Who are the firms investing in real estate and what are their characteristics…
Sovereign credit news and disagreement in expectations about the exchange rate: evidence from Brazil
Diego Silveira Pacheco de Oliveira, Gabriel Caldas MontesCredit rating agencies (CRAs) are perceived as highly influential in the financial system since their announcements can affect several players in the financial markets…
Impact of the institutional quality on NAFTA's international trade: a system GMM approach
Yoon Heo, Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen, Nguyen Khanh DoanhThis paper aims to analyze the impacts of institutional quality on trade flows of NAFTA with a panel data set of 105 countries spanning the period 2006–2017.
The threshold effect of firm size on technological innovation: examination of panel data from China
Xiaoxue Zhou, Yu Li, Yao ZhangThe purpose of this paper is to explore the threshold effect of firm size on technological innovation using panel data from 2007 to 2012 for listed enterprises in China's…
Permanent and transitory effect of public debt on economic growth
Attahir Babaji Abubakar, Suleiman O. MammanThis study examines the effect of public debt on the economic growth of OECD countries by disentangling the effect into permanent and transitory components. The study…
Asymmetries in the euro area and TFP growth: evidence from three major European economies
Alessandro Bellocchi, Edgar Sanchez Carrera, Giuseppe TravagliniIn this paper, the authors study the long-run determinants of total factor productivity (TFP) in three major European economies over the period 1983–2017, namely Germany…
Airbnb and hotel revenues in popular Greek destinations
Nicholas Apergis, Tasawar Hayat, Tareq SaeedThis paper explores the role of Airbnb listings on hotel revenues in certain popular Greek tourist destinations.
How do the financial and oil sanctions affect the Iran's economy: a DSGE framework
Seyyed Reza Nakhli, Monireh Rafat, Rasul Bakhshi Dastjerdi, Meysam RafeiThe purpose of the current paper is to analyze the simultaneous effects of oil sanctions and financial sanctions on Iran's macroeconomic variables in a small open economy…
The difference in the FDI – private investment relationship between developed and developing countries: does it stem from governance environment?
Van Bon NguyenThe paper attempts to empirically examine the difference in the foreign direct investment (FDI) – private investment relationship between developed and developing…
How heterogeneity of recipients influences the income equalising impact of migrants’ remittances
Azizun NessaThis research develops a dynamic theoretical framework to study the interaction between migrants' remittances and entrepreneurship, together with the effect of these…
Time-varying monetary policy reaction function under asymmetric preferences: revisiting the Brazilian inflation targeting experience
Diego Ferreira, Andreza Aparecida Palma, Marcos Minoru HasegawaThis paper analyzes the potential presence of time-varying asymmetries in the preference parameters of the Central Bank of Brazil during the inflation targeting regime.
Sibship size and educational attainment of Canadian baby boomers
Maryam DilmaghaniThe present study assesses how sibship size affects child quality as measured by educational attainment.
Foreign direct investment, natural resources and economic growth: a threshold model approach
Arshad Hayat, Muhammad TahirThe aim of this paper is to investigate the contingency effect of natural resource abundance on the foreign direct investment (FDI)–growth relationship in a nonlinear…
Determinants of FDI in producer services: evidence from Chinese aggregate and sub-sectoral data
Runda Gao, Glauco De Vita, Yun Luo, Jason BegleyThe purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) in producer services in China using both country aggregate and provincial…
Fiscal management performance and local economic development: evidence from a large emerging economy
Helder Ferreira de Mendonça, Matheus Souza PeçanhaThis paper provides empirical evidence regarding the effect of fiscal management performance on local economic development in an emerging economy.
Consumer default and optimal consumption decisions
Alexandros P. Bechlioulis, Sophocles N. BrissimisThe authors examine the optimal consumption decisions of households in a micro-founded framework that introduces endogenous default. They study default in the context of a…
Variations in economic growth across states in Malaysia: an exploratory analysis
Yusniliyana Yusof, Kaliappa KalirajanThe study contributes to the aim of regional development policy in reducing regional disparities, by examining the spatial balance in socioeconomic development across the…
The impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on stock market performance: evidence from Vietnam
Dao Le Trang Anh, Christopher GanThis study explores the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak and its following lockdown on daily stock returns in Vietnam, a fast-growing emerging market that successfully…
Insecurity versus immaturity: estimating the link between organizational age and indirect risks
Ummad MazharThis study explores the role of firm age as a mediating variable in the link between performance and the risk of terrorism. Theoretically, there can be vulnerabilities…
Does video games’ popularity affect unemployment rate? Evidence from macro-level analysis
Petr Parshakov, Sofiia Paklina, Dennis Coates, Aleksei ChadovVideo games are considered as a leisure activity that makes being unemployed more attractive than before. In this study, the authors use eSports prizes as a proxy for the…
The asymmetric Brazilian input–output network
Jennifer Gonçalves, Raul Matsushita, Sergio Da SilvaThe authors observed few sectors with many connections and many sectors with few connections, “in the Brazilian input-output network,” which meant that sectoral…
Rental market and macroeconomics: evidence for the US
Vinicius Phillipe de Albuquerquemello, Cássio BesarriaThe aim of this paper is to assess whether the inclusion of the rental housing market affect the dynamics of the real business cycles (RBCs).
The 2008–2009 global financial crisis and the cost of debt capital among SMEs: Swedish evidence
Darush Yazdanfar, Peter ÖhmanThe main purpose of this study is to describe and analyse the relationship between the 2008–2009 global financial crisis and small and medium-sized enterprises' cost of…
Explaining the informal economy in Western Europe: beyond a rational economic actor perspective
Colin Williams, Gamze Oz-YalamanThe dominant theorisation of the informal economy views participants as rational economic actors operating in the informal economy when the expected benefits exceed the…
The impact of the reform of PIS/COFINS on the Brazilian industry
Pedro Gomes Vasconcelos, Nelson Leitão PaesIn an attempt to reduce tax distortions and increase economic efficiency, in 2002 and 2003 Brazil promoted changes in the PIS/COFINS tax, the main federal tax on…
Personality traits as an engine of knowledge: a quantile regression analysis
Michael PolemisWe use disaggregated survey data set to investigate the impact of personality traits on the level of education in the USA. We attempt to shed light on the contribution of…
Macroeconomic and macro-financial factors as leading indicators of non-performing loans: Evidence from the EU countries
Karsten Staehr, Lenno UuskülaLarge or increasing stocks of non-performing loans in the banking sector constitute threats to financial stability. This paper considers to which extent various…
Role of demographic factors in economic growth of South Asian countries
Kashif Munir, Faqeer Syed Umaid ShahidThis study examines the long-run and short-run impact of demographic factors, i.e. life expectancy, fertility rate and young dependency ratio in determining the economic…
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