Journal of Financial Economic Policy: Volume 11 Issue 4

Basel III: where should we go from here?

Quang Thi Thieu Nguyen

This paper aims to propose the directions for potential reforms for the capital regulation. The focus is on the simplicity and comparability of the regulation, in addition to its…

Unexpected inflation and cyclic impacts of policy tools on key economic variables – revealed by the assessment ratio

Ling T. He

The purpose of this paper is twofold, first, to develop an effective tool to assess the performance of the overall economy by creating an assessment ratio that reflects the two…

The role of downward assets volatility in assessing the book-value distance to default

Paolo Coccorese, Laura Santucci

The purpose of this paper is to test the different definitions of “book-value distance to default” (BVDD) to assess whether using downward assets volatility provides some…

Capital flows and domestic investment: new evidence from OPEC countries

Oyakhilome Ibhagui, Kolawole Olawole

In the past few decades, there have been phenomenal increases in capital flows to developing and emerging markets. However, a key question that has largely remained unanswered is…

Corporate performance volatility and adverse macroeconomic conditions: A causal interaction perspective

Rexford Abaidoo

The purpose of this study is to empirically examine the extent to which volatility associated with corporate performance could be attributed to specific adverse macroeconomic…

Banking regulation - burden or blessing?

Kim Abildgren

The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of regulation on previously unregulated banks’ balance-sheet growth using the 1880 Danish Savings Bank Act as a natural…