Inflation appears to be the macro-problem in Ghana for which no antidote has been found under the economic recovery programme. It is possible that either a wrong diagnosis has been made of the problem, or that certain factors within the economy are preventing inflation from staying within target...

Once again the economic experts are telling us that the current (October 2008) financial “crisis” will lead to a deep recession or depression. The financial press is even claiming that we are headed for “global meltdown”. Heard it all before? The last time was in 1998 when we were told...

This paper explores the interrelation between the degree of unemployment persistence and the unemployment-productivity trade-off. The analysis suggests that the more effective are structural labour market policies (designed to change labour market institutions and laws, such as job security...

Our panel data analysis ) of a sample of 31 less developed countries) shows that the stock market capitalization as a percentage of GDP - an important indicator of stock market development - has no relationship with the growth rates of gross fixed capital formation. Our time series analysis ) of...

This paper sets out to clarify the pattern of evolution of the local bank model in Italy by systematic study of their distinctive institutional and economic features. From the institutional point of view, local banks have historically adopted three different forms of governance in Italy: the...

The objective of this paper is to point up the link between the effectiveness of the anti-laundering regulations and the characteristics of the relative compliance costs for banks, with particular attention to the bank - customer relationships. The work is organized as follows. The second...

This study provides a theoretical contribution in order to analyze the connection between the legal system and its administration, on the one hand, and the efficiency of the banking system, on the other. The paper explains why inefficient legal systems survive even if they induce a badly...

With official development assistance (ODA) set to rise as countries strive to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), aid effectiveness remains an important area of development policy. An increasing number of studies support the notion that ODA can contribute to growth in a nonlinear...

The paper stresses on the importance of understanding the operational choices, strategies, and performances of stock exchanges as regular operating firms (Arnold et al (1999), and Pirrong (1999)) Using unbalanced panel data on 49 stock exchanges over the period 1989-1998, the paper traces the...