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The non-linear effects of fixed broadband on economic growth in Africa
Jean C. Kouam, Simplice AsonguThe study assesses the non-linear nexus between fixed broadband and economic growth. The study focuses on data from 33 African countries for the period 2010 to 2020.
COVID lessons: was there any way to reduce the negative effect of COVID-19 on the United States economy?
Mohammadreza MahmoudiThis paper aims to assess the economic impact of uniform COVID-controlling policies that were implemented by the US government in 2020 and compare it with hypothetical targeted…
Asymmetric and threshold effects of FinTech on poverty in SSA countries
Noha EmaraThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the dynamic asymmetric relationship between financial technology (FinTech) adoption and poverty alleviation on annual data for the…
The relevance of national culture to policy uncertainty and firm performance: European evidence
Tanveer Ahsan, Muhammad Azeem Qureshi, Ammar Ali Gull, Fazal MuhammadThe purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of policy uncertainty on firm performance and to examine how the different cultural societies deal with the policy-induced…
Trade effects of a negative export shock on direct exporters and wholesalers
Mathias JuustThis paper aims to investigate the effects of a multifaceted negative Russian export shock of 2014 on the exports Estonian firms that exported non-embargoed goods to Russia.
Time-varying predictability of financial stress on inequality in United Kingdom
Edmond Berisha, David Gabauer, Rangan Gupta, Jacobus NelExisting empirical evidence suggests that episodes of financial stress (crises) can act as driver of growth of inequality. Consequently, in this study, the authors explore the…
COVID-19, lockdown measures and their impact on food and healthcare prices: empirical evidence using a dynamic ARDL model
Bisharat Hussain Chang, Raheel Gohar, Omer Faruk Derindag, Emmanuel UcheThis research examines the impact of lockdown stringency measures and COVID-19 cases on food and healthcare prices in six Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and Turkey…
When should central banks engage in private sector securities purchases?
Bryane Michael, Viktoria DalkoThe authors aim to look at the conditions under which central bank easing – and specifically the purchase of private sector securities – can/should contribute to growth, rather…
Dynamics of national development and regional disparity: evidence from 184 countries
Vivek JadhavThe existence of the regional Kuznets curve, i.e. an inverted U-shaped relationship between regional disparity and economic development is widely debated and discussed. The…
Abnormal returns and anti-leverage effect in the time of Russo-Ukrainian War 2022: evidence from oil, wheat and natural gas markets
Evangelos VasileiouThis study examines the impact of the Russo-Ukrainian War on the commodity markets of oil, wheat, and natural gas, in which these two countries play/have a dominant role. The…
Revisiting the finance-growth nexus in Hong Kong: fresh insights from nonparametric analysis
Hamza Almassri, Huseyin Ozdeser, Andisheh SaliminezhadSince financial sector plays a critical economic role in Hong Kong, the current research aims to comprehensively analyze the association between financial development and economic…
Fat tails and network interlinkages of crude oil and cryptocurrency during the COVID-19 health crisis
Le Thanh HaThe authors attempt to explore fat tails and network interlinkages of oil prices and the six largest cryptocurrencies from 1st January 2018 and 1st August 2021. The authors also…
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