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Asymmetric and threshold effects of public debt on economic growth in SADC: a panel smooth transition regression analysis
Bongumusa Prince Makhoba, Irrshad Kaseeram, Lorraine GreylingThis study aims to interrogate dynamic asymmetric relationships between public debt and economic growth in Southern African Developing Communities (SADC), over the period…
Quality financial inclusion and its determinants in South Africa: evidence from survey data
Kudakwashe Joshua Chipunza, Ashenafi FantaThe study measured quality financial inclusion, a more comprehensive measure of financial inclusion, and examined its determinants at a consumer level in South Africa.
Government domestic debt arrears and private investment in Sub-Saharan Africa
Evans Kulu, William Gabriel Brafu-Insaidoo, James Atta Peprah, Eric Amoo BondzieThis study investigates the effect of government domestic payment arrears on private investment. The authors argue that an increase in government domestic arrears can reduce…
Return and volatility spillovers between South African and Nigerian equity markets
Lumengo Bonga-Bonga, Maphelane Palesa PhumeThe paper evaluates the cross-transmission of returns and volatility shocks between Nigeria and South Africa stock markets to infer the extent of interdependence between the two…
A contextual study of co-worker relationship and turnover intentions: the mediating role of employee cynicism
James Baba Abugre, Moses AcquaahThe purpose of the study is to evidently examine how employee cynicism mediates the relationship between co-worker relationship and employee turnover intentions in organizations…
What drives bank lending? A closer look at bank lending types in Africa
Philip Ayagre, Gloria Dzeha, Maryam Kriese, Baah KusiIn this study, the authors present unique evidence on bank lending types by paying particular attention to the factors that drive the different types of bank lending in Africa…
The Egyptian stock market's reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic
Hanan AbdelKhalik Abouelfarag, Rasha QutbThe purpose of this study is to empirically examine the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Egyptian stock market returns and volatility between July 2018 and June 2021.
Alternative business finance: insights from selected informal savings groups in Uganda
Ernest Abaho, Rachel Mindra, Ester Agasha, Aminah BalunywaThe study examined the nature of the operation of informal savings groups. Emphasis was on their composition, the mode of financial transactions and sharing of financial proceeds…
Labour force participation and unemployment rate: does discouraged worker effect hypothesis or unemployment invariance hypothesis hold in Africa?
Isiaka Akande Raifu, Oluwafemi Mathew AdebojeThe purpose of this study is to examine the existence of discouraged worker effect hypothesis and unemployment invariance hypothesis in Africa, including its five regional groups…
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