This paper provides new evidence on the influence of macroeconomic environment and institutional quality on stock market development, using data from 14 MENA countries over the period of 1990-2007. Using both panel data and instrumental variable techniques, we find that income level, saving...

The study aims to explore the relationship between exchange-rate regimes and output volatility, building on the flaws of the existing, though scarce literature. It discusses the measure of output volatility; explores the endogeneity bias doubted to be present in the literature; tests non-dynamic...

In this paper, we carry out an empirical study for the Tunisian market to shed light on the question whether the observed shift into non-interest income activities improves performance of commercial banks. Our main results can be summarised in three statements: banks diversified across both...

The study analyses the effect of operating and financial risk and other factors such as profitability, liquidity, dividend payout, size and growth on systematic risk for Greek listed firms, after Greece's entrance in the Monetary Union. The study also examines whether the explanatory power of...

The study aims to explore the relationship between exchange-rate regimes and output volatility, building on the flaws of the existing, though scarce literature. It discusses the measure of output volatility; explores the endogeneity bias doubted to be present in the literature; tests non-dynamic...

In this paper, we carry out an empirical study for the Tunisian market to shed light on the question whether the observed shift into non-interest income activities improves performance of commercial banks. Our main results can be summarised in three statements: banks diversified across both...

Abstract This study investigates the role of aligning tariff adjustments and quality incentives in a Price cap regulatory regime. According to theory costs and quality are positively related. If additional resources are needed to improve service quality, a high cost high quality utility could be...

Neyman and Scott (1948) define the incidental parameter problem. In panel data with T observations per individual and unobservable individual-specific effects, the inconsistency of the maximum likelihood estimator of the common parameters is in general of the order 1/T. This paper considers the...