Journal of Financial Economic Policy: Volume 15 Issue 1

The macroeconomic impacts of the mobile money: empirical evidence from EVC plus in Somalia

Abdinur Ali Mohamed, Mohamed Ibrahim Nor

The purpose of this study was to examine the macroeconomic impact of mobile money in Somalia using quarterly data from 2010 to 2020.

COVID-19 related stringencies and financial market volatility: sectoral evidence from India

Pragati Priya, Chandan Sharma

This study aims to examine the impact of the stringency of COVID-19 protocols on the volatility of sectoral indices during the period 03:2020–05:2021. Specifically, this study…

The regional economic impact of the 2020 COVID-19 recession in the USA

John E. Connaughton, Richard J. Cebula, Louis H. Amato

This paper to identify those states that suffered the largest job losses, largest GDP declines and the highest unemployment rates and those states whose employment levels…

Unpleasant surprises? Debt relief and risk of sovereign default

Johnson Worlanyo Ahiadorme

The Covid-19 pandemic has rekindled interest in sovereign debt crises amidst calls for debt relief for developing and emerging countries. But has debt relief lessened the debt…