International Journal of Emerging Markets: Volume 19 Issue 5

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on international trade in developing countries: evidence from Vietnam

Chung Van Dong, Hoan Quang Truong

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has been negatively affecting international trade between countries; however, there is a lack of empirical studies on developing…

Can exchange rate policies and trade partners' income enhance the trade balance in Algeria? Evidence from the nonlinear ARDL model

Mouyad Alsamara, Karim Mimouni, Karim Barkat, Diana Kayaly

This paper aims to examine the effects of the real exchange rate on trade balance in Algeria and investigates whether it represents a viable tool to sustain and improve trade…

Effect of presidential elections on investor herding behaviour in African stock markets

Godwin Musah, Daniel Domeher, Imhotep Alagidede

The purpose of this paper is to investigate investor herding behaviour and the effect of presidential elections on investor herding behaviour in African stock markets at the…

Impact of spirituality on the conspicuous consumption of fashion consumers of generation Z: moderating role of dispositional positive emotions

Indrila Goswami Varma, Bhawana Chanana, Rambabu Lavuri, Jaspreet Kaur

The unprecedented pandemic of COVID-19 is not a typical crisis. This crisis has irrevocably altered human behavior, most notably consumption behavior. The uncertainty caused due…

Domestic total factor productivity with trade and heterogenous foreign direct investment in developing countries: a case of Vietnamese manufacturing

Pham Thi Bich Ngoc, Huynh Quoc Vu, Pham Dinh Long

This paper aims to examine spillover effects of heterogenous foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises (domestic vs. export-oriented) through horizontal and vertical linkages…

Nonlinear effects of bank regulation stringency on bank lending in selected sub-Saharan African countries

Retselisitsoe I. Thamae, Nicholas M. Odhiambo

This paper aims to investigate the nonlinear effects of bank regulation stringency on bank lending in 23 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries over the period 1997–2017.

Does firms and managerial experience matter for exporting? The case of selected EU member and non-member countries

Andrzej Cieślik, Jan Jakub Michałek, Anna Michałek

The main goal of this paper is to study empirically the importance of experience of top managers and firms for export performance, having controlled for a number of firm…

Role of word-of-mouth communication in consumer brand relationship initiation and maintenance: insights from the bottom of pyramid markets

Shubhomoy Banerjee, S. Sreejesh

The study's primary purpose is to establish the direct and indirect roles of word-of-mouth communication (WOM) in initiating and maintaining consumer loyalty in the bottom of…

A social constructivist perspective on novice entrepreneurial learning in business incubators

Thomas Wing Yan Man, Ron Berger, Matti Rachamim

Using the social constructivist perspective of learning, this study aims to examine the patterns and the key areas of entrepreneurial learning based on a case study of 16…

Investors’ financial aspirations excite investment decisions: current income, future inheritance expectations, and short-term and long-term decisions—The Matthew Effect in Pakistan’s emerging markets

Samra Chaudary, Sohail Zafar, Thomas Li-Ping Tang

Following behavioral finance and monetary wisdom, the authors theorize: Decision-makers (investors) adopt deep-rooted personal values (the love-of-money attitudes/avaricious…

Effects of marketization on the evolution of firms' R&D efficiency: evidence from China

Qingyu Zhang, Xiude Chen, Mei Cao

Previous studies demonstrate that market-oriented reform has contributed significantly to China's economic growth from the efficiency-based economic view. But some argue that…

Do commodities hedge regional stock markets at the same effectiveness level? Evidence from MGARCH models

Rania Zghal, Amel Melki, Ahmed Ghorbel

This present work aims at looking into whether or not introducing commodities in international equity portfolios helps reduce the market risk and if hedging is carried out with…

POLI advantages of state-owned multinationals

Andrei Panibratov, Olga Garanina, Abdul-Kadir Ameyaw, Amit Anand

The authors revisit the traditional OLI paradigm with the objective to allocate politics within the set of internationalization advantages by building on the political strategy…

Internationalization of Turkish business groups: motives and institutional context

Kader Sahin, Ekrem Tatoğlu, Kubra Mert, Tuğba Kaplan, Ismail Golgeci

This paper aims to investigate the internationalization motives behind location choice among emerging country business groups (EBGs) and the way in which institutional factors…

Measuring and assessing international diversification strategies of Indian companies

Aparna Bhatia, Meenu Khurana

The paper aims to measure the nature and extent of international diversification followed by Indian companies over the period 2009–10 to 2017–18. The study also aims to assess the…

Institutional distance and cross-border acquisitions into emerging markets: the moderating effect of context experience

Donatella Depperu, Ilaria Galavotti, Federico Baraldi

This study aims to examine the multidimensional nature of institutional distance as a driver of acquisition decisions in emerging markets. Then, this study aims to offer a nuanced…