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Spatial productivity and efficiency spillovers in the presence of transient and persistent efficiency: evidence from China's provinces

Haini, Hazwan - In: Cogent economics & finance 8 (2020) 1, pp. 1-21

This study examines the spatial productivity and efficiency spillovers of Chinese provinces using a spatial Durbin production frontier model that accounts for persistent and transient efficiency using a panel dataset of Chinese provinces from 1985 to 2017. The role of spatial effects is often...

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Economic impacts of infrastructure investment with different funding mechanisms : evidence from Guinea-Bissau

Cateia, Júlio Vicente; Savard, Luc; Freitas, Clailton … - In: Cogent economics & finance 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-16

This study aims to analyze the economic impacts of infrastructure investment in Africa, focusing on the Guinea-Bissau economy. Through a dynamic CGE model, we find that the natural resource revenues (or aid)-funded infrastructure investments generate externalities that increase factor returns....

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Does infrastructural absorptive capacity stimulate FDI-growth nexus in ECOWAS?

Ogundipe, Adeyemi A.; Oye, Queen Esther; Ogundipe, … - In: Cogent economics & finance 8 (2020) 1, pp. 1-19

The study assesses the relevance of infrastructural absorptive capacity in the foreign direct investment (FDI)-growth argument in ECOWAS. Though foreign aid has received a vast attention in the literature, however, an assessment of how the infrastructural readiness of the host economies drives...

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Are structural policies in countries bordering mediterranean appropriate to economic convergence : Panel ARDL application

Bardi, Wajdi; Ayouni, Saif Eddine; Hamdaoui, Mekki - In: Cogent economics & finance 7 (2019) 1, pp. 1-20

economic growth accounting for possible convergence. For this purpose, we are based on a sample of eight countries bordering … the stationary series problem of different orders to monitor possible convergence in the long-run horizon. This method … links between candidate variables and the trend of convergence in terms of per capita GDP. Our empirical results support …

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Convergence in non-performing loans across EU banks : he role of COVID-19

Apergēs, Nikolaos - In: Cogent economics & finance 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-8

Given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the European real economy, European banks are likely expected to be confronted by a wave of non-performing loans. Focusing on a sample of large banks in the EU area over the pre and during the COVID-19 pandemic period, the analysis shows an extended...

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Analysis of fiscal decentralisation, human development, and regional economic growth in indonesia

Sofilda, Eleonora; Hamzah, Muhammad Zilal; Suhal Kusairi - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 1, pp. 1-15

In Indonesia, fiscal decentralisation has been implemented for two decades, and it is expected that the regions will have a sufficient level of independence to increase economic growth and welfare. This study investigates the influence of fiscal decentralisation and human development on regional...

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Regional inequality, human capital, unemployment, and economic growth in Indonesia : Panel regression approach

Suparman, Suparman; Muzakir, Muzakir - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 2, pp. 1-14

The purpose of this study is to estimate the relationship and influence between regional inequality variables, human capital, the open unemployment rate, and economic growth in Indonesia using panel data. The panel data consists of a combination of time series data from the 2010-2020 period,...

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Insurance penetration and economic growth in Africa : dynamic effects analysis using Bayesian TVP-VAR approach

Olayungbo, D. O.; Akinlo, Anthony Enisan - In: Cogent economics & finance 4 (2016) 1, pp. 1-19

This paper examines the dynamic interactions between insurance and economic growth in eight African countries for the period of 1970-2013. Insurance demand is measured by insurance penetration which accounts for income differences across the sample countries. A Bayesian Time Varying Parameter...

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Oil price and the development of financial intermediation in developing oil-exporting countries : evidence from Nigeria

Nwani, Chinazaekpere; Iheanacho, Eugene; Okogbue, Chijioke - In: Cogent economics & finance 4 (2016) 1, pp. 1-15

This study examines the relationship between crude oil price and financial sector intermediary development in Nigeria over the period 1975-2011, using the autoregressive distributed lag approach to cointegration analysis. Four measures of financial intermediary development are used including an...

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Economic growth in oil-exporting countries : do stock market and banking sector development matter? ; evidence from Nigeria

Nwani, Chinazaekpere; Orie, Jacob Bassey - In: Cogent economics & finance 4 (2016) 1, pp. 1-11

This study empirically examines the independent effects of stock market and banking sector development on economic growth in Nigeria over the period 1981-2014 using the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach to co-integration analysis. Controlling for the possible effects of crude oil...

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