Similar Search Results

The impact of banks and stock market development on economic growth in South Africa : an ARDL-bounds testing approach

Nyasha, Sheilla; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - In: Contemporary economics 9 (2015) 1, pp. 93-108

This paper examines the impact of both bank- and market-based financial development on economic growth in South Africa during the period from 1980 to 2012. Unlike some previous studies, the current study employs means-removed average to construct both bank- and market-based financial development...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010520866

Financial systems and economic growth : empirical evidence from Australia

Nyasha, Sheilla; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - In: Contemporary economics 10 (2016) 2, pp. 163-174

concentrate on pro-banking sector policies, at least in the short run, to stimulate growth. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011515870

Financial development and investment dynamics in Mauritius : a trivariate Granger-causality analysis

Muyambiri, Brian; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - In: Spoudai : journal of economics and business 68 (2018) 2/3, pp. 62-73

, recommends that policies in Mauritius should focus mainly on promoting and strengthening banking sector and stock market …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011922312

Financial access, governance and insurance sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019

Purpose - This study investigates the role of financial access in moderating the effect of governance on insurance … insurance indicators are used, notably: life insurance and non-life insurance. Six governance measurements are also used, namely … established from the GMM. First, financial access promotes life insurance through channels of political stability, "voice …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012052983

Financial sector reforms and economic growth in Ghana : a dynamic ARDL model

Owusu, Erasmus L.; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - In: Contemporary economics 9 (2015) 2, pp. 181-192

This paper examines the relationship between financial sector reforms and sustainable economic growth in Ghana. Employing the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) bounds testing approach and using GDP per capita as a growth indicator, this paper establishes a long-run relationship between...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011306016

Sovereign debt and economic growth nexus in Zimbabwe : a dynamic multivariate causality test

Saungweme, Talknice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - In: Economia internazionale 74 (2021) 2, pp. 173-196

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012620891

Health expenditure and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa : an empirical investigation

Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2021

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013198855

Inflation and economic growth : a review of the international literature

Akinsola, Foluso A.; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - In: Comparative economic research : Central and Eastern Europe 20 (2017) 3, pp. 41-56

This paper surveys the existing literature on the relationship between inflation and economic growth in developed and developing countries, highlighting the theoretical and empirical indications. The study finds that the impact of inflation on economic growth varies from country to country and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011875376

The impact of financial liberalization on economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa

Akinsola, Foluso A.; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - In: Cogent economics & finance 5 (2017) 1, pp. 1-11

special role of financial liberalization and banking crises on economic growth in SSA. The linear generalized method of … also show that there is a negative relationship between a banking crisis and economic growth, showing that the period of a … banking crisis can drastically affect economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa. Considering the crucial role played by most …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011882480

Foreign aid, poverty and economic growth in developing countries : a dynamic panel data causality analysis

Mahembe, Edmore; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - In: Cogent economics & finance 7 (2019) 1, pp. 1-17

This article examines the causal relationship between foreign aid, poverty, and economic growth in 82 developing countries for the period 1981–2013. Taking advantage of the recently developed dynamic panel data estimation techniques, the paper tests for both panel unit roots and cointegration...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012149196