28 articles in this issue
Onur Özdemir
This paper critically examines the validity of orthodox assumptions about the positive effects of financial liberalization on income inequality by employing the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) Bound test by Pesaran et al. (2001) for the yearly data ... see more
Mohamed Moussa Traore,Nahil Ismail Saqfalhait
The study aims to investigate the export performance in Algeria. For this purpose, the researcher used a descriptive approach to examine how trends in exports, export composition, export concentration, market share, and export volatility have changed in A... see more
Ashish Balapur,Mary Jessica
We examine the IPO firm’s acquisition activity influence on the long-run performance of IPO during 1994-2015. We find that the IPO acquiring firms are generating positive abnormal returns for the first two years of going public and in the third, these fir... see more
Pham Thi Ha An,Nguyen Thi Quynh Dung
Study and examines the impact of monetary policy transmission through credit channels in Vietnam based on the research model of Sun et al. (2010). To estimate this model system, the author uses VECM method with secondary data taken from reliable sources o... see more
Grazia Dicuonzo,Graziana Galeone,Erika Zappimbulso,Vittorio Dell'Atti
The need to query large volumes of heterogeneous data in differing formats from multiple sources, both internal and external and its centrality to the process of value creation is revolutionising traditional approaches to business models. Through the adop... see more
Mohamed Buheji
Gamification is still an emerging field in social sciences with a growing interest in its application in public services. Yet, most of the published literature on gamification focus on the utilisation of electronic games and serious games as a methodology... see more
Mary Jane Lenard,E. Anne York,Bing Yu
The board of trustees of a postsecondary educational institution has a similar role to a corporate board of directors. Trustees must represent stakeholder interests, have a role in governance, and are responsible for the continued financial success ... see more
Moses K. Tule,Usman Nuruddeen,Oloruntoba S. Ogundele,Apinran O. Martins
The Paper tests the efficacy of fiscal theory of price level in Nigeria using an Auto Regressive Distributive lag (ARDL) model for the period from 2002Q1 to 2017Q4. The study seeks to test the hypothesis that of Leeper (1991) and Sim (1998) that the price... see more
Sri Kurniawati
This study aims to calculate and analyze whether or not a decline occurs in regional income inequality (sigma convergence). Additionally, it attempts to examine the ability of low-income provinces to catch up the provinces with a high regional income, nei... see more
Luqman Hakim,Martono Martono
This study is intended to analyze the fundamental role of Macro and Micro on profitability which has implications for Stock Return in the banking industry on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Macro and micro fundamentals in this study use Gross Domestic Produ... see more
Benlaria Houcine,Gheraia Zouheyr
This study aims to measure the economic rate of returns for investment in KSA. by using both basic and extended Mincerian Earnings Function. In addition to this, the comparison had been established between the results obtained and those of other rese... see more
Elon Manurung,Effrida Effrida,Andreas James Gondowonto
This study aims to determine the effect of financial performance, good corporate governance, and company size as an independent variable on company value as a dependent variable on food and beverage companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2015... see more
Manar Al-Mohareb,Mahmoud Alkhalaileh
The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between earnings management, measured by the absolute unexpected accruals and the firm’s capital structure. The study sample consists of 44 manufacturing Jordanian firms listed in the Amman Stock... see more
Meskat Ibne Sharif
This paper investigates the influence of relevant factors in determining capital structure with their respective extent. Excluding financial firms, all publicly traded American firms for the period of 1950-2005 are considered as the sample firms. Five fun... see more
Chaido Dritsaki,Pavlos Stamatiou
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Peter Ubi,Bassey Ndem
The study models the dynamics of poverty as they affect health outcomes in Nigeria. Vector autoregressive econometric approach was used to examine whether health outcomes (life expectancy and infant mortality rate) in Nigeria respond to poverty shock... see more
Bahari Bahari,Haji Saediman,Laode Geo,Norma Arif
In general, this study was aimed to reveal the extent of government contributions in encouraging increased productivity of seed breeders in Southeast Sulawesi Indonesia. This study was conducted in Southeast Sulawesi using cross-sectional data from 81 res... see more
Oleh Zubchyk,Denys Kireev
The article deals with the basic concepts and basic tendencies of the digital economy. The state and prospects of the development of the digital economy in Ukraine are analyzed. These processes contain both risks and prospects. Therefore, the development ... see more
Cecilia Lelly Kewo,Nova Ch Mamuaya
Issue that has arisen today in the management of public administration is good governance. Good governance can enhance organizational leadership, management and supervision, produce more effective interventions, and ultimately lead to better outcomes with... see more
Rezgar Mohammed,Olga Murova
Pricing decision is the most important decision made by food manufacturers. Although products are offered at regular prices most of the time, they are periodically offered at discounted prices to boost sales. In a differentiated product market, how brands... see more
Chukwu Agwu Ejem,Udochukwu Godfrey Ogbonna
This study investigated the controversy raging between dividend policy and firms’ value in Nigeria. This study made use of 24 quoted companies selected from 10 sectors of Nigerian economy from firm’s annual reports and accounts for the period of 2012-2017... see more
Wisnu Mawardi,Nenik Woyanti,Lala Iriviana,Darwanto Darwanto
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector in Indonesia plays an important role in developing the economic growth, but it still has some problems. One of the problems faced by MSMEs sector is the preparation of financial reports that are in accord... see more
Noha Emara,Loreto Reyes Rebolledo
In this paper we study the effect of economic freedom on output per worker using a panel least square estimation methodology for a sample of 14 Asia-Pacific (APAC) and 18 OECD countries over the 1980-2014 period. This methodology allows us not only to stu... see more
Neelufer Aslam,Swati Shastri
Nidhi Malhotra,Saumya Gupta
Although, the growth in the cryptocurrency market slowed down after the meteoric rise in late 2017, the market is still enjoying steady capital inflow. This has made the study of market dynamics between the cryptocurrencies and equity market indispensable... see more
Viet Quoc Pham,Dinh Trung Nguyen
This paper studies the effects of the managerial overconfidence on the corporate capital structure in the Vietnamese stock market for the period 2010 - 2016 by estimating generalized least squares (GLS) on a sample of 329 non-financial firms listed on the... see more
Wahiba Sayed Saeed Alawi,Muneer Mohamed Al Mubarak
The purpose of this study is to identify and discuss barriers facing females in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The study looks at three developmental stages; first, school life (childhood) stage between the age of 6... see more
Hadhek Zouhaier,Sakli Hniya,Mosbah Lafi