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Financial liberalization (FL), environment variables and cost efficiency of Tunisian banking system

Anis, Ochi; Sami, Rezgui - In: Journal of applied finance & banking 2 (2012) 5, pp. 1-25

indicators of Tunisian banking system, and show that there is a reduction in the level of cost-efficiency after introducing the …

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Banking stability, market structure and financial system in emerging countries

Wen, Shiow-ying; Yu, Jean - In: Journal of applied finance & banking 3 (2013) 3, pp. 1-13

relationship between market concentration or competiveness and financial stability in the banking system. In the past two decades …, the structure of banking industry of many emerging countries went through considerable changes and has shifted from … that policies supporting financial deepening or promoting liquidity in the banking industry might not necessarily improve …

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Foreign direct investment and monetary union in ECOWAS sub-region : lessons from abroad

Usman, Abdullateef; Ibrahim, Waheed - In: Journal of applied finance & banking 2 (2012) 4, pp. 185-192

The paper examines the proposed Economic and Monetary Union for ECOWAS sub-region and provide a comprehensive evidence based on European Union experience of what ECOWAS common currency stand to gain in terms of both Intra and Inter flow of FDI. Evidence from the reviewed literature revealed...

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The price discovery of the Malaysian crude palm oil futures markets

Rahman, Nik Muhammad Naziman Ab; Nawi, Abdol Samad; … - In: Journal of applied finance & banking 2 (2012) 4, pp. 25-47

This paper investigates the market efficiency of the Malaysian crude palm oil prices using data for the sample period spanning from 1998:01 – 2010:12. The univariate unit root test confirms that all series are non-stationary in their levels. The Johansen multivariate test provides empirical...

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Seeking the diversification benefits with foreign equities and commocities : the case of Polish investor

Kurach, Radoslaw - In: E-Finanse : finansowy kwartalnik internetowy 8 (2012) 3, pp. 26-36

By estimating the correlation coefficients values we compare in this study the diversification potential of the different foreign equity markets and commodities. We present the findings that reflect the perspective of Polish investor. Our results are following: we identify a significant...

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"Grüne"“ Investitionen in einem europäischen Wachstumspaket

Spencer, Thomas; Bernoth, Kerstin; Chancel, Lucas; … - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 25, pp. 3-9

"Grüne" Investitionen können in einem europäischen Wachstumspaket eine zentrale Rolle einnehmen, da sie kurzfristig spürbare Beschäftigungsimpulse und mittel- bis langfristig positive fiskalische Effekte auslösen können. Die Summe der zusätzlichen "grünen" Investitionen könnte die...

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Globalisation and the unpredictability of crisis episodes : an empirical analysis of country risk indexes

San-Martín-Albizuri, Nerea; Rodríguez-Castellanos, Arturo - In: Investigaciones europeas de Dirección y Economía de … 18 (2012) 2, pp. 148-155

The ongoing globalisation process has not put an end to international financial crises. On the contrary, it seems to have contributed to their appearance and to accentuating their degrees of unpredictability. In this context, the main objective of the present study is to establish whether the...

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The effect of international cross-listings on stock risk

Uzunkaya, Mehmet - In: Journal of applied finance & banking 2 (2012) 6, pp. 201-215

In the context of capital market integration, a sample of 64 US firms is examined for any evidence of changes in stock risk as a result of international listings. Several risk measures are tested. Although we are not able to reject the hypothesis that domestic market betas do not change as a...

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An empirical analysis of the bond market behavior and cointegration in the selected APEC’s countries

Nguyen, Chu V. - In: Journal of applied finance & banking 2 (2012) 6, pp. 31-39

This article examines the behavior of Treasury bond rates in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s countries. Granger causality tests based on the vector error correction model (VECM) suggest bidirectional Granger causalities between changes in (i) the Canadian and Malaysian Treasury bond rates,...

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The forecasting performances of volatility models in emerging stock markets : is a generalization really possible?

Iltuzer, Zeynep; Tas, Oktay - In: Journal of applied finance & banking 3 (2013) 2, pp. 49-73

In almost all stages of forecasting volatility, certain subjective decisions need to be made. Despite of an enormous literature in the area, these subjectivities are hindrances to reaching an overall conclusion on the performances of the models. In order to find out outperforming model in...

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