Search Results - "Iyke, Bernard Njindan"
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Does Trade Openness Matter for Economic Growth in the CEE Countries?
Published in Review of economic perspectives (01-03-2017)“…This paper sets out to answer the question: Is trade openness important for economic growth in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries? The…”
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The Disease Outbreak Channel of Exchange Rate Return Predictability: Evidence from COVID-19
Published in Emerging markets finance & trade (08-08-2020)“…We provide novel evidence that disease outbreaks contain valuable information that can be used to enhance exchange rate return and volatility predictions. Our…”
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The real effect of currency misalignment on productivity growth: evidence from middle-income economies
Published in Empirical economics (01-12-2018)“…There have been interesting perspectives on the role of real currency misalignment in productivity growth. Whereas some studies warn against the destructive…”
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Exchange rate uncertainty and domestic investment in Ghana
Published in Cogent economics & finance (01-01-2017)“…The impact of exchange rate uncertainty on domestic investment remains a topical issue in international finance. The existing studies based on macro- or…”
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Investor attention on COVID-19 and African stock returns
Published in MethodsX (01-01-2021)“…We examine the financial consequences of rising global investor attention or risk attitude related to the COVID-19 pandemic for African stock markets. Using…”
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The Penn Effect revisited: New evidence from Latin America
Published in Review of development economics (01-11-2017)“…In this paper, we examine the role of relative productivity growth in real misalignment of exchange rates in Latin American countries. Specifically, we verify…”
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Assessing the effects of housing market shocks on output: the case of South Africa
Published in Studies in economics and finance (Charlotte, N.C.) (20-06-2018)“…Purpose This paper aims to assess the effects of housing market shocks on real output in South Africa, by focusing on the real private consumption channel…”
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Exchange rate undervaluation and sectoral performance of the South African economy
Published in Journal of economic studies (Bradford) (01-01-2017)“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is to uncover the channels through which real exchange rate undervaluation influences the performance of the South African…”
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A Comparative Analysis of Currency Volatility among BRICS Countries
Published in Journal of African business (02-01-2020)“…In recent years, exchange rates of the BRICS countries have all experienced periods of high volatility. Thus far, no study has simultaneously compared the…”
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Determinants of stock market development: a review of the literature
Published in Studies in economics and finance (Charlotte, N.C.) (01-01-2017)“…Purpose This paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of the literature on the determinants of stock market development. Design/methodology/approach The…”
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Real exchange rate volatility and domestic consumption in Ghana
Published in The journal of risk finance (27-11-2018)“…Purpose This paper aims to examine the effects of exchange rate volatility on consumption by focusing on a small open sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) country, Ghana,…”
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Real exchange rates persistence in the West African monetary zone: a revisit of the PPP puzzle
Published in International journal of emerging markets (01-01-2017)“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the purchasing power parity (PPP) holds for countries in the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ)…”
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An empirical test of the Balassa-Samuelson hypothesis: Evidence from eight middle-income countries in Africa
Published in Economic systems (01-06-2017)“…•We test the validity of the Balassa-Samuelson hypothesis (BSH).•Our sample is based on a panel of eight middle-income African countries for the period…”
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Inflation, Inflation Uncertainty, and Growth: Evidence from Ghana
Published in Contemporary economics (30-06-2019)“…Inflation and inflation uncertainty are critical factors influencing the functioning of markets and thus the efficient flow of economic activities. In this…”
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On the causal links between the stock market and the economy of Hong Kong
Published in Contemporary economics (30-09-2017)“…A bulk of literature has identified the major economic drivers of Hong Kong’s rapid and steady economic performance over the last three decades. Of the major…”
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Climate change, energy security risk, and clean energy investment
Published in Energy economics (01-01-2024)“…We examine the impact of climate change on energy security risk and explore the role of clean energy investment in reducing this impact. By exploiting a…”
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Modelling long-run equilibrium exchange rate in Botswana
Published in Macroeconomics and finance in emerging market economies (02-09-2017)“…The paper estimates the equilibrium real exchange rate for Botswana. It also reviews the country's exchange rate regimes. Botswana operated a fixed exchange -…”
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Electricity consumption and economic growth in Nigeria: A revisit of the energy-growth debate
Published in Energy economics (01-09-2015)“…This paper examines the dynamic causal linkages between electricity consumption and economic growth in Nigeria within a trivariate VECM, for the period…”
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Economic policy uncertainty and financial stability–Is there a relation?
Published in Economic modelling (01-01-2021)“…This paper investigates the impact of economic policy uncertainty on financial stability. Using data for 23 countries over the period of 1996 to 2016, we show…”
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Exchange rate return predictability in times of geopolitical risk
Published in International review of financial analysis (01-05-2022)“…We develop the hypothesis that geopolitical risk predicts exchange rate returns. Using data on 17 countries, we demonstrate that the information content…”
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