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What Role Do Finance Ministers Play in Political Business Cycles? Evidence‐Based on a New African Dataset

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how the personal characteristics of finance ministers influence political budget cycles in Africa. Using a new dataset covering 300 finance ministers across 23 countries from 1980 to 2020, we find that political budget cycles primarily take the form of increased government consumption during election years.
Christine Olivia Strong
wiley   +1 more source

A Cognitive Perspective on Information Frictions in Labor Markets. [PDF]

Entropy (Basel)
Zhang Z, Chen R.
europepmc   +1 more source

Climate Change Laws and European Stock Markets: An Event Analysis

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Under the context of the climate change we assess the impact of EU's legislative initiative on European stock markets. Specifically, we focus on its impact on energy and Environmental Social Governance (ESG) sectors for equity returns and volatility for a representative basket of EU countries (participating also in Eurozone) as well as ...
Theodoros Bratis, Georgios P. Kouretas, Evangelos Salachas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Global Economic Burden of Tuberculosis: Regional Disparities and Implications. [PDF]

Open Forum Infect Dis
Wang JC, Zuo QY, Zheng JX, Lv WW, Wang W, Zhang SX.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Financial Literacy, Financial Development and Economic Growth

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While significant progress has been made in exploring the importance of financial literacy, its impact on economic growth and financial development from a macroeconomic point of view remains thinly understood. This paper provides fresh evidence on the relationship between financial literacy, financial development and economic growth.
Spyridon Boikos, Theodore Panagiotidis, Georgios Voucharas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Formulation and validation of a regional household wealth index for sub-Saharan Africa. [PDF]

PLoS One
Razavi M, Gaba C, Crown W, Nandakumar A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Insider Ownership and Investment Efficiency

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between insider ownership and investment efficiency in Indian publicly listed firms, utilising panel data spanning 2001 to 2015. It explores how agency conflicts contribute to suboptimal capital investment decisions. Our analysis reveals that increased insider ownership is associated with reduced investment
Bibek Bhatta
wiley   +1 more source

Estimating the economic burden of diabetes in young adults: A global analysis based on the GBD 2021 and a value of statistical life year framework. [PDF]

Diabet Med
Guo H, Guo Z, Liu Y, Zhang Q.
europepmc   +1 more source

A One Health framework to assess the economic returns on investment in livestock antimicrobial stewardship. [PDF]

One Health
Acosta A, Roland-Holst D, Nicolli F, Tirkaso W, Rocha JS, Song J.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Impact of Geopolitical Risk on Trade Credit

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In light of escalating global geopolitical tensions, understanding how firms respond to external shocks has become a critical issue for policymakers, corporate managers, and investors. This study investigates the impact of geopolitical risk (GPR) on firms' reliance on trade credit (TC)—an essential form of short‐term financing, particularly ...
Wafa'a B. Al‐Yafei, Hamdi Bennasr
wiley   +1 more source