Journal of Economic Studies: Volume 45 Issue 2

The impact of dividend announcements on share price and trading volume: Empirical evidence from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries

Razaz Felimban, Christos Floros, Ann-Ngoc Nguyen

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the stock market response to dividend announcements in high growth emerging markets of Gulf countries.

Brexit associated sharp depreciation and implications for UK’s inflation and balance of payments

Muhammad Ali Nasir, Justine Simpson

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the implications of exchange rate depreciation for inflation targeting and trade balance of UK in the context of the Brexit epoch.

Do financial crises erode potential output? A cross-country analysis of industrial and emerging economies

Fernando Nascimento Oliveira, Myrian Petrassi

The purpose of this paper is to analyze empirically if financial crises have decreased potential output for a selected group of economies.

Whither competition in Malaysia’s banking industry ex post a restructuring

Tinfah Chung, Ariff Mohd

The purpose of this paper is to report how banking competition has fared ex post a major consolidation exercise completed during 2002-2004, which led to a complete restructuring…

FDI and economic growth: the role of natural resources?

Arshad Hayat

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the foreign direct investments (FDI)-growth nexus and the impact of natural resource abundance in the host country on the FDI-growth…

Explaining international footballer selection through Poisson modelling

David Butler, Robert Butler, Justin Doran, Sean O’Connor

Growing evidence suggests regional economic factors impact on individual outcomes, such as life expectancy and well-being. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact…

Extracting inflation risk premium from nominal and real bonds using survey information

José Vicente, Daniela Kubudi

The purpose of this paper is to forecast future inflation using a joint model of the nominal and real yield curves estimated with survey data. The model is arbitrage free and…

Not all surges of gross capital inflows are alike

Rogelio V. Mercado

The purpose of this paper is to consider the transition of surge episodes to stop episodes and differentiates between two types of surges, namely, surges that end in stops and…

Determinants of FDI in developed and developing countries: a quantitative analysis using GMM

Neha Saini, Monica Singhania

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential determinants of FDI, in developed and developing countries.

Multiplier effects under a disaggregate economic base model: Evidence from Greek non-metropolitan prefectures

Andreas Gkouzos, Manolis Christofakis

The purpose of this paper is to examine the multiplier effects of economic activities in the local economy of Greek non-metropolitan prefectures at NUTS3 level according to the…

Tax evasion in Brazil: the case of specialists

Felippe Clemente, Viviani Silva Lírio

The purpose of this paper is to use the instrumental game theory to understand the behavior of the front agents tax evasion and tax authority in Brazil.

Gendered geographical inequalities in junior high school enrollment: Do infrastructure, human, and financial resources matter?

David Ansong, Chesworth Brittney Renwick, Moses Okumu, Eric Ansong, Cedrick Joseph Wabwire

The purpose of this paper is to examine the spatial patterns of gender inequality in junior high school enrollment and the educational resource investments associated with the…

Volatility spillover from crude oil and gold to BRICS equity markets

Vikas Pandey, Vipul Vipul

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the volatility spillover from crude oil and gold to the BRICS stock markets, after removing the effect of co-movement of prices of…