Threshold of the CAPB That Can Be Attributed to Fiscal Consolidation Episodes in South Africa
Economies, 2023 This paper investigates the threshold of the cyclical adjusted primary balance (CAPB) that can be attributed to fiscal consolidation in South Africa. The CAPB framework is used in the threshold autoregressive regime (TAR) from 1979 to 2022.
Eugene Msizi Buthelezi +1 more
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Examining the Equity Premium Puzzle in Iran: A Practical Approach Using a Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model [PDF]
Faslnāmah-i Pizhūhish/Nāmah-i Iqtisādī, 2023 The equity premium is obtained from the difference between the return on the risky stock asset and the return on the risk-free asset; the failure of financial theory to explain high equity premium is known as the equity premium puzzle.
Sahar Zare Joneghani +3 more
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Does revenue diversification lead to greater stability and profitability of banks? Empirical evidence from Bangladesh [PDF]
LBS Journal of Management & ResearchPurposeThe aim of the study is to explore how revenue diversification in the form of noninterest income affects the profitability and stability of banks.Design/methodology/approachTwo-step System Generalized Method of Moments (2-SGMM) model has been ...
Md Ibrahim Molla +4 more
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Opacity in Hedge Funds: Does it Create Value for Investors and Managers?
BBR: Brazilian Business Review, 2020 This paper investigates if opacity (as measured by derivatives usage) creates value for investors and the managers of hedge funds that charge performance fees.
Flávia Januzzi +2 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2011 Background There has been a marked increase in the number of Caesarean sections in many countries during the last decades. In several countries, Caesarean sections are carried out in more than 20 per cent of births.
Hagen Terje P +5 more
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Agronomía Mesoamericana, 2020 Introduction. Palm cultivation allows oil to be obtained for human and industrial consumption. Some of its development has been achieved through associations of agricultural producers, who have had access to financing to build industrial plants for oil ...
Javier Paniagua-Molina +1 more
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Research on the pricing of PPP project ABS products based on the right of income of heating
Frontiers in Energy Research, 2023 Introduction: The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model has the advantages of enhancing the efficiency of social infrastructure construction and reducing the risk of government liabilities, and has been widely used and developed in China. In the current
Zheng Duan, Yifan Zhang
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The potential health and revenue effects of a tax on sugar sweetened beverages in Zambia
BMJ Global Health, 2020 The global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has been rising. A key risk factor for NCDs is obesity, which has been partly linked to consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs).
Kalipso Chalkidou +9 more
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Simulated Dryland Cotton Yield Response to Selected Scenario Factors Associated With Soil Health
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021 In the Texas High Plains (THP), diminishing irrigation well-capacities, and increasing costs of energy and equipment associated with groundwater extraction and application are contributing factors to a transition from irrigated to dryland agriculture ...
Srinivasulu Ale +10 more
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Not Just for Americans: The Case for Expanding Reciprocal Tax Exemptions for Foreign Investments by Pension Funds [PDF]
The School of Public Policy Publications, 2014 From provision of OAS, GIS and CPP to the favourable taxation of Registered Pension Plans and RRSPs , Canada’s government has long focused policy efforts on better ensuring that working Canadians approach retirement with sufficient income supports in ...
Jack M. Mintz, Stephen R. Richardson
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