Journal of Financial Economic Policy: Volume 8 Issue 1

Financial market determinants of the real cost of funds to public corporations in the US: 2SLS and GMM findings

Richard J. Cebula, Fabrizio Rossi, Fiorentina Dajci, Maggie Foley

The purpose of this study is to provide new empirical evidence on the impact of a variety of financial market forces on the ex post real cost of funds to corporations, namely, the…

Nexus between financial inclusion and economic growth: Evidence from the emerging Indian economy

Dipasha Sharma

The purpose of this study is to assess the nexus between the vast dimensions of financial inclusion and economic development of the emerging Indian economy.

Do real estate loans reflect regional banking and economic conditions?

Amit Ghosh

Using state-level data, the purpose of this paper is to examine state banking-industry specific as well as region economic determinants of real estate lending of commercial banks…

Oil price uncertainty and equity returns: Evidence from oil importing and exporting countries in the MENA region

Aktham Maghyereh, Basel Awartani

This paper aims to examine the impact of oil price uncertainty on the stock market returns of ten oil importing and exporting countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA…

IAS 39, income smoothing, and pro-cyclicality: evidence from Hong Kong banks

Azira Abdul Adzis, David W.L. Tripe, Paul Dunmore

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of International Accounting Standard 39 (IAS 39) on income-smoothing activities and pro-cyclical behavior through loan loss…

The relationship between competition and risk-taking behaviour of Indian banks

Sanjukta Sarkar, Rudra Sensarma

Under the traditional franchise value paradigm, competition in banking markets is considered to be risk enhancing because of its tendency to raise interest rates on deposits…

The impact of financial reforms on bank’s interest margins: a panel data analysis

Syed Faizan Iftikhar

The purpose of this paper is investigate the impact of financial reforms, financial liberalization and banking regulation and supervision policies on net interest margins by using…