Journal of Economic Studies: Volume 48 Issue 8

International capital flows in club of convergence

Ly Dai Hung, Hoan Nguyen Thi Thuy

The paper analyzes the pattern of international capital flows, accounting for the convergence on economic growth.

Industrial growth in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from machine learning with insights from nightlight satellite images

Christian Otchia, Simplice Asongu

This study uses machine machine learning techniques to assess industrial development in Africa.

Prioritizing intentions behind investment in cryptocurrency: a fuzzy analytical framework

Swati Gupta, Sanjay Gupta, Manoj Mathew, Hanumantha Rao Sama

The 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.

Corporate real estate ownership, cash and credit ratings

Stoyu I. Ivanov, Matthew Faulkner

Recently, multiple examples of large firms acquiring real estate have polarized investors. Who are the firms investing in real estate and what are their characteristics? How does…

Are stable cryptocurrencies exempted from impossible trinity?

Dimitrios Koutsoupakis

While monetary autonomy is self-explanatory for cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin with predetermined supply path, it is of great interest to probe into the monetary structures of…

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. Sidnenko

The article deals with the imperatives of functioning of the financial market of Ukraine in the global space of debt loading.

The dynamic relationships between the female labour force and the economic growth

Durmuş Çağrı Yıldırım, Hilal Akinci

In this study, the relationship between female labour force participation rate and economic growth is investigated in middle-income countries. The study covers the period of…

The commons problem in the presence of negative externalities

Nahid Masoudi, Donique Bowie

While 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 streams of…

Crisis determination and financial contagion: an analysis of the Hong Kong and Tokyo stock markets using an MSBVAR approach

Haytem Troug, Matt Murray

The 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 1990s, this…

Corporate governance and financial performance: evidence from Romania

Mirela Oana Pintea, Andreea Mădălina Pop, Marius Dan Gavriletea, Ioana Cristina Sechel

The 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 Stock…

The colonial exports pattern, institutions and current economic performance

Tania El Kallab, Cristina Terra

This paper explores the role of colonial heritage on long-term economic development from a resource-curse perspective. The authors investigate the impact of colonial exports on…

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 Islam

The 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 picture of…