Journal of Economic Studies: Volume 51 Issue 1

Performance evaluation of commercial bank branches in dynamic competitive conditions: a network DEA model with serial and cross-shared resources

Pejman Shabani, Mohsen Akbarpour Shirazi

This paper aims to evaluate commercial bank branches' performance in dynamic and competitive conditions where decision-making units (DMUs) seek a greater proportion of shared…

Blockchain, sport and fan tokens

David Vidal-Tomás

This paper provides a thorough examination of Socios.com, a blockchain platform that integrates token sales with the fan experience in the sports industry. The study focuses on…

Monetary policy in a small open economy with non-separable government spending

Haytem Troug, Ernil Sabaj

Despite being a flexible tool that can address several macroeconomic issues, Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) models have been rarely used to analyse the interaction…

Asymmetry in the prices of crude oil and diesel and gasoline prices in Brazil

Gerrio Barbosa, Daniel Sousa, Cássio da Nóbrega Besarria, Robson Lima, Diego Pitta de Jesus

The aim of this study was to determine if there are asymmetries in the pass-through of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices to its derivatives (diesel and gasoline) in…

Homeownership in the equilibrium unemployment theory

Gaetano Lisi

This theoretical study aims to clarify the (a priori) ambiguous effect of homeownership on unemployment. In general, in fact, homeownership discourages job mobility, but…

The impact of anti-COVID-19 restrictions and transitory unemployment insurance policies on unemployment in Russia

Elena Kotyrlo

During the COVID-19 pandemic, transitory unemployment insurance (UI) policies substantially increased unemployment benefits (UBs) and the number of eligible groups in Russia. The…

Global impacts of oil price shocks: the trade effect

Saeed Moshiri, Elham Kheirandish

Oil price shocks greatly impact the global economy, but the effects vary among countries. While higher oil prices benefit oil-exporting countries, they harm the economic…

Macroeconomic impact of the supply shock during COVID-19 pandemic in India

Apica Sharma, Paras Sachdeva

The study focuses on examining the impact of the supply shock on the Indian macroeconomic variables during the COVID-19 period.

Can market risk explain the systemic risk? Evidence from the US banking industry

Panagiotis Tzouvanas

This paper sheds light on the impact of market risk measures on systemic risk. Market risk, which is captured by the volatility of stock market returns, is also decomposed into…

The nonlinear nexus between renewable energy consumption and economic growth in OECD countries: evidence from PTR and PSTR estimates

Afifa Ferhi, Helali Kamel

Today, the increasing use of fossil fuels, energy security, concerns and the great importance of achieving sustainable economic growth underscore the urgent need to transition to…

The impacts of reforming agricultural policy support on cereal prices: a CGE modeling approach

Harold Glenn A. Valera, Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan, Sumathi Chakravarthy, Sindhu Bharathi, Jean Balié, Valerien Olivier Pede

This paper investigates the effects of the total abolition of all forms of agricultural subsidies to producers and border tariffs on the prices of staple cereals.

Inflation and energy poverty: threshold effect of governance quality in Africa

John Kweku Mensah Mawutor, Freeman Christian Gborse, Richard Agbanyo, Ernest Sogah

The purpose of this study is to test the modulating role and threshold of governance quality in the cost of living–energy poverty nexus.

Measuring the economic performance of transition economies: DEA-bootstrapping approach

Milena Jakšić, Ana Krstić Srejović, Marina Milanović, Predrag Mimović

The paper analyzes the relative technical efficiency of the transition economies of the Western Balkans in the period 2007–2021, in comparison with the former countries with a…