Studies in Economics and Finance: Volume 28 Issue 2

Does infrequent trading make a difference on stock market efficiency?: Evidence from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries

Osamah AlKhazali

After adjusting for thin trading, this study seeks to examine the market efficiency for six emerging stock markets in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries: Bahrain…

Contra Eichengreen and Mitchener on ABCT

Walter Block, William Barnett

Austrian Business Cycle Theory (ABCT) is a rare and precious flower. As adherents of this perspective, the present authors wish to share it with as many scholars as possible. They…

Do emerging market firms follow different dividend policies?: Empirical investigation on the pre‐ and post‐reform dividend policy and behaviour of Dhaka Stock Exchange listed firms

Sabur Mollah

This study aims to investigate the behaviour of pay‐out policy of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) listed firms preceding and following financial crisis to see whether dividend policy…

Saving and investment in Saudi Arabia: an empirical analysis

Reetu Verma, Ali Salman Saleh

This paper examines the long‐term relationship between saving and investment as a criterion for assessing international capital mobility for the case of Saudi Arabia, the largest…

The Kuznets curve: determinants of its shape and the role of finance

Tobias F. Rötheli

This paper aims to study the importance of initial resource endowments, the savings rate, and financing opportunities for growth and the distribution of income.