Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science: Volume 27 Issue 53 , Open Access

Editorial: Past, present and future of a developing journey for 30 years

Nestor U. Salcedo, Jorge Talavera, Jerry Haar

Using single impact metrics to assess research in business and economics: why institutions should use multi-criteria systems for assessing research

Sergio Olavarrieta

Despite the general recommendation of using a combination of multiple criteria for research assessment and faculty promotion decisions, the raise of quantitative indicators is…

Reassessing the feasibility of adopting dollarization in Latin America

León Padilla

This paper analyses the possibility of Latin America's (LA) major economies adopting dollarization, considering that in the last decade macroeconomic instability has once again…

Health expenditures (total, public and private) and per capita income in the BRICS+T: panel bootstrap causality analysis

Şerif Canbay, Mustafa Kırca

The study aims to determine whether there is a bidirectional causality relationship between health expenditures and per capita income in Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa…

Impact of financial stress in advanced and emerging economies

Flavio César Valerio Roncagliolo, Ricardo Norberto Villamonte Blas

The purpose of the paper is to examine the differences in the impact of financial stress in advanced and emerging economies.

Credit rating announcement and bond liquidity: the case of emerging bond markets

Amir Saadaoui, Anis Elammari, Mohamed Kriaa

This study examines the effect of the informational content of local credit rating announcements in emerging markets on the liquidity of their bond markets. This study analyses…

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

Joseph Mawejje, Nicholas M. Odhiambo

This study investigates the dynamic causality linkages between fiscal deficits and selected macroeconomic indicators in a panel of five East African Community countries.

Do public and internal debt cause income inequality? Evidence from Kenya

Wilkista Lore Obiero, Seher Gülşah Topuz

This study aims to determine whether there is an effect of internal and public debt on income inequality in Kenya for the period 1970–2018.

Impact of internal remittance on households' use of bank services: evidence from Vietnam

Thu Thi Hoai Nguyen, Hung Manh Le, Le Quoc Hoi, Hang Thu Pham

This study estimates impact of remittances from internal migration on households' use of bank services in Vietnam.

Benford's law for integrity tests of high-volume databases: a case study of internal audit in a state-owned enterprise

Héctor Rubén Morales, Marcela Porporato, Nicolas Epelbaum

The technical feasibility of using Benford's law to assist internal auditors in reviewing the integrity of high-volume data sets is analysed. This study explores whether Benford's…

Pemex: oil price and financial management in the context of elevated fiscal burden

Angélica Tacuba

The article analyzes how oil price fluctuations are reflected in the management of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) based on its balance sheet (BS) and particularly how oil price…