Journal of Economic Studies: Volume 46 Issue 4

Inflation and financial sector development in Sub-Saharan African countries

John Kagochi

The purpose of this paper is to examine the link between inflation and the financial sector performance in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries.

The effect of governance on public debt: an empirical investigation for the Arabian Gulf countries

Tarek Ben Ali, Bandar Ben Abdul Aziz Al Yahya

The question of public debt management for both developed and developing economies has created an enormous amount of political as well as academic interest. The purpose of this…

Strategy, tax planning and liquidity constraints in investment funds

Rodrigo Fernandes Malaquias, Dermeval Martins Borges Junior

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effect of the interaction between liquidity constraints and tax planning on the performance of Brazilian investment funds, since…

Does debt convergence hold in case of India?

Vaseem Akram, Badri Narayan Rath

The purpose of this paper is to examine the convergence analysis of public debt among Indian states using annual data from 1990‒1991 to 2014‒2015.

Gender wage gap and its effect on test scores of immigrant students

Eiji Yamamura

The purpose of this paper is to examine how gender equality influences difference in cognitive skills between genders. For the closer examination of Guiso et al. (2008)…

Economic growth and the concept of diminishing marginal governance effect

Lino Pascal Briguglio, Melchior Vella, Stefano Moncada

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether good governance across countries, utilising the Rule of Law indicator of the Worldwide Governance Indicators, is associated with…

An inquiry into exchange rate misalignments as a cause of major global trade imbalances

Muhammad Ali Nasir, Karen Jackson

In the context of debate on competitive devaluation and trade imbalances, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of exchange rate misalignment as a determinant of…

Financial crisis and SME capital structure: Swedish empirical evidence

Darush Yazdanfar, Peter Öhman, Saeid Homayoun

The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine capital structure determinants of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) during and after the global financial crisis.

Health expenditures and inequality: a political economy perspective

Sharmila Gamlath, Radhika Lahiri

The purpose of this paper is to explore the manner in which the degree of substitutability between public and private health expenditures contributes towards the distribution of…

Economic exposure to exchange rate risk and financial hedging: Influence of ownership as a governance mechanism

Ekta Sikarwar, Roopak Gupta

The purpose of this paper is to examine the potential non-linear relationship between family ownership as a governance mechanism and exchange rate exposure of firms that use…

Economic freedom and trade flows: A moderated mediation model of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) and government stability

Belay Seyoum, Juan Ramirez

Economic freedom is the fundamental right of every person in a free society to control his/her own labor and property without government intervention beyond what is necessary to…