The global financial crisis that commenced in June 2007 has been described as the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. It resulted in considerable international distress with almost all major banks experiencing capital shortages and some defaulting outright....

In South Africa, there is currently little research available on mortgage defaultand the determinants of default. The purpose of this research was to evaluateand distinguish between mortgage specific factors (including borrower and loancharacteristics), driving mortgage default patterns in South...

In South Africa, there is currently little research available on mortgage defaultand the determinants of default. The purpose of this research was to evaluateand distinguish between mortgage specific factors (including borrower and loancharacteristics), driving mortgage default patterns in South...

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This study is about marketing of Uapaca kirkiana fruit in Zambia, a fruit that has great economicvalue especially among the rural and urban poor. It contributes to general food security. Insouthern Africa, farmers and other stakeholders have identified Uapaca as a priority species...

The main focus of this paper is to analyze whether a country-specific commodity price index and a food production index have strong explanatory power on determining the volume of United States foreign food aid flows to low-income countries. The study uses panel data for seventy-six countries...

This research focuses on urban water policy. The three papers extend the literature through economic application, taking theory in a direction that informs water resource managers on optimal decision-making or a better approach to management. Three primary results are: first, that the optimal...