Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science: Volume 24 Issue 47 , Open Access

Editorial

Jorge Guillen Uyen

The determinants of conventional banks profitability in developing and underdeveloped OIC countries

Ahmad Al-Harbi

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of internal and external variables on the profitability of conventional banks operating on developing and underdeveloped…

Impact of information and communication technology in Nigerian small-to medium-sized enterprises

Kessington Okundaye, Susan K. Fan, Rocky J. Dwyer

The purpose of this (qualitative, multiple-case) study is to determine how small-to medium-sized enterprise (SME) leaders in Nigeria use information and communication technology…

Should banks be averse to elections? A GMM analysis of recent elections in Ghana

Mohammed Yaw Broni, Mosharrof Hosen, Hardi Nyagsi Mohammed, Ganiyatu Tiamiyu

Actions of incumbent politicians and firms’ managers during election years have been cited as sources of many problems that afflict economies and business entities. Given the…

Return and volatility spillover across equity markets between China and Southeast Asian countries

Ngo Thai Hung

This paper aims to study the daily returns and volatility spillover effects in common stock prices between China and four countries in Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore…

Co-authorship networks of Argentine economists

Juan M.C. Larrosa

This paper aims to provide information about the structure of collaborative work among Argentinian economics. The study provides specific applied research of social network…

Determinants of innovation: A multivariate analysis in Colombian micro, small and medium-sized enterprises

Jorge Aníbal Restrepo-Morales, Osmar Leandro Loaiza, Juan Gabriel Vanegas

This paper aims to study the influence of innovation on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) performance in Colombia through the 403 MSMES survey analysis. In…

Financial development and economic growth: panel evidence from BRICS

Biplab Kumar Guru, Inder Sekhar Yadav

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between financial development and economic growth for five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and…

The relationship between the income and behavioural biases

Renu Isidore R., Christie P.

The purpose of this paper is to test the relationship between the annual income earned by the investors and eight behavioural biases exhibited by the investors such as mental…

Foreign direct investment and institutional stability: who drives whom?

Nihal Mahmood, Mohammad Hassan Shakil, Ishaq Mustapha Akinlaso, Mashiyat Tasnia

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) flows and institutional stability. The focus country is Canada. It is one of the…

Personal bankruptcy prediction using decision tree model

Sharifah Heryati Syed Nor, Shafinar Ismail, Bee Wah Yap

Personal bankruptcy is on the rise in Malaysia. The Insolvency Department of Malaysia reported that personal bankruptcy has increased since 2007, and the total accumulated…