The now market based financial system in Tanzania is characterized by relatively high interest rate spreads. This paper sought to establish relative importance of macroeconomic and regulatory factors in explaining persistence of interest rate spread in Tanzania during the period 1991:I-2009:IV....

The price of money is quot;the goods and servicesquot; it can buy, which means, if money is plenteous will chase fewer or less amount of goods and services than it could actually do. Under normal conditions, money-inflation relationship is not instantaneous and so we should not expect all...

Less developed countries capability to face global economic challenges depends so much on the stage of development of their small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Nevertheless, SMEs competitiveness in Tanzania and other developing countries face a number of encumbrances hindering their success in...

This paper assesses whether the growth of informal construction employment and activities in Tanzania are a boon or bane for informal workers. It examines the importance of employment and income provision, employment conditions, and linkages between formal and informal firms. It also examines...

This study determines causal relationship between financial development and economic performance in Tanzania. The study employs cointegration and vector error correction model techniques. Granger causality test was applied to ascertain causation between financial development and economic...

This paper analyses the determinants of informal employment in Tanzania's construction industry. A Logit regression model is employed in estimating factors that influence the choice of type of employment (formal versus informal) for micro and small entrepreneurs. The results reveal that higher...