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Macroeconomic determinants of fiscal policy in east Africa: a panel causality analysis

Mawejje, Joseph (2022-12)

This study investigates the dynamic causality linkages between fiscal deficits and selected macroeconomic indicators in a panel of five East African countries. The research design is based on panel cointegration tests, ...
The determinants and cyclicality of fiscal policy: empirical evidence from east Africa

Mawejje, Joseph (2022-12)

As part of the regional integration process, East African Community (EAC) member countries agreed upon macroeconomic convergence criteria that include, among others, harmonizing and restricting the level of fiscal deficits. ...
Nonlinear effects of bank regulation stringency on bank lending in selected sub-Saharan African countries

Thamae, Retselisitsoe I (2022-12)

This paper investigates the nonlinear effects of bank regulation stringency on bank lending in 23 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries over the period 1997-2017. It employs the dynamic panel threshold regression (PTR) model, ...
Bank regulation, supervision and lending: empirical evidence from selected sub-Saharan African countries

Thamae, Retselisitsoe I (2022-12)

This study investigates the impact of bank regulation and supervision on bank credit in 23 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries and their low- and middle-income groups from 1995 to 2017. The long-run results indicated that ...
The impact of bank regulation on bank lending: A review of international literature

Thamae, Retselisitsoe I (2022-12)

This paper reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on the impact of bank regulation on bank lending. It also structures the empirical evidence according to the impact of various bank regulatory measures on bank ...
Bank regulation in the selected sub-Saharan African countries: Dynamics and trends

Thamae, Retselisitsoe I (2022-12)

This paper discusses the dynamics of bank regulation in the Sub-Saharan African (SSA) region during the period before the 1990s and post 1990s and describes the trends in bank regulatory measures between 1995 and 2017 using ...
Capital flows to low-income sub-Saharan Africa: An exploratory review

Braiton, Nombulelo (2022-12)

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to examine macroeconomic and institutional factors that influence capital flows to low-income sub-Saharan African (SSAn) countries. It analyzes capital flows in a disaggregated manner: ...
The impact of foreign aid on economic growth in Africa: Empirical evidence from low-income countries

Tefera, Mamo G (2022-12)

This paper aims to shed some insights on the ongoing debate on the aid-growth nexus by examining whether sources of aid matters for explaining aid effectiveness. In doing so, we consider three main proxies for bilateral ...
The dynamics of public debt in Malawi: A review

Saungweme, Talknice (2022-12)

This study provides an exploratory review of Malawi's government debt, how it has impeded development and suggests potential solutions. The study examines the size, composition, and structure of Malawi's public debt stock ...
External debt, domestic debt and inflation in Nigeria: A multivariate granger-causality test

Aimola, Akingbade U (2022-12)

Most recent studies have established a significant link between public debt and inflation in developed and developing countries. However, limited studies dealt with the direction of causality between these variables. Since ...
Is the effect of public debt on inflation symmetric or asymmetric? Evidence from the Gambia

Aimola, Akingbade U (2022-12)

Several studies have identified the impact of total public debt on inflation. These studies are based on the assumption of a symmetric relationship between these variables. However, because different governments react to ...
Tourism and financial development in South Africa: A trivariate approach

Musakwa, Mercy T (2022-12)

In this study, we examine the causal relationship between tourism and financial development in South Africa using data from 1995 to 2017. The study attempts to establish if financial development Granger-cause tourism in ...
Remittance inflows, poverty and economic growth in Tanzania: A multivariate causality model

Musakwa, Mercy T (2022-12)

The study examined the causal flow between economic growth, poverty, and remittances in Tanzania, using annual data from 1990 to 2020. Tanzania is working to achieve the policy targets set in its Vision 2025, and the ...
Remittance inflows and poverty nexus in Botswana: A multivariate approach

Musakwa, Mercy T (2022-12)

This study investigates the causal relationship between remittances (remittance inflows) and poverty in Botswana. Time series data is utilised from 1980-2017. To improve the robustness of the results, two poverty proxies ...
Financial development and economic growth in Botswana: new evidence from disaggregated data

Musakwa, Mercy T (2022-12)

In this study, the causal relationship between financial development and economic growth in Botswana is re-examined using disaggregated data from 1980 to 2020 on financial development. The importance of financial development ...
Does foreign direct investment influence poverty in Zimbabwe? A multivariate approach

Musakwa, Mercy T (2022-12)

This study examined the causal relationship between poverty and foreign direct investment inflows in Zimbabwe using data from 1990 to 2020. The study was motivated by the need to determine which factor influence the other ...
Governance quality and trade performance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice A (2023-01)

In this study, nexuses between governance and trade performance in terms of natural resource rents are assessed in 44 sub-Saharan African countries. The empirical evidence is based on Tobit regressions. The findings show ...
How can different currency regimes affect the willingness to pay tax? Tax morale evidence from Zimbabwe

Nyamapheni, Joseph (2022-12)

The article investigates tax morale during different economic milieus, going hand in hand with the introduction of different currency regimes. It was guided by econometric research and data were collected using questionnaires ...
Information for Banking Efficiency in Africa: Evidence from Income Levels and Legal Origins

Asongu, Simplice (2022-12)

The study assesses how information sharing through mobile phones affects banking system efficiency in Africa with particular emphasis on income levels (middle-income versus low-income countries) and legal origins (English ...
The comparative economics of globalisation and governance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice A (2022-08)

This study investigates the effect of globalisation on governance in 40 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2000-2019, with particular emphasis on income levels (low income versus middle income), legal origins ...

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