This study was carried out with the purpose of producing twelve out-of-sample forecast for a univariate exchange rate variable as a way of addressing challenges faced around dollarization issues in the domestic economy. In pursuit of this, the ARIMA model was utilised, with the best model...

In the current age of technology which is supported by flexible (hand-held) devices like iPad, the use of learning platforms such as MOODLE can support virtual learning through synchronization with available technologies like effective [fibre-optic] network system. In addition to it being a good...

This book review article provide a concise summary and appraisal of the Torres’ bold step in introducing the concept of DSGE to the absolute beginner, The book makes it possible for users to develop both theoretical and practical skills in the application of DSGE modelling concept to policy...

The article provides an opportunity for critical discourses geared towards the modernisation of education in Sierra Leone to confront the realities of digital transformation in the 21st century. The purpose of the study is carved towards the achievement of addressing three objectives, which...

The neoclassical growth model has emphasised the importance of technology shocks, which supposedly affect macroeconomic variables’ heterogeneously in a small open economy like Sierra Leone. Using a Bayesian DSGE methodology for a non-linear model, we found that investment-specific...

With reference to a popular quotation from Winston Churchill - "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts" (Langworth, 6th May, 2019). Career development is an important part of every individual’s endeavour(s), which can be pursued through formal or...

This paper was spurred out of the need to explore the causal relationship between economic growth, government expenditure on education and tertiary education in Sierra Leone during 2000 to 2014. In other words, the study aims to explore the value addition that expenditure on education is making...

This paper examines the determinants of inflation in Sierra Leone using monthly time series data from 2010M1 to 2021M12, with the application of the ARDL model. The emphasis of the empirical study as outlined in the objectives is to examine both supply-side and demand-side pressure as observed...

The objective of the paper is to investigate the value-addition that expenditure on education has on economic growth in the Sierra Leone. The vector autoregression methodology is applied to annual dataspanning 2000 – 2021, taking the time series properties of variables into consideration. A...

The study investigated the effectiveness of the interest rate channel of monetary policy transmission to domestic price level in Sierra Leone using data from February 2011 to June 2022. Two VAR models are employed to analyze the relationship between the lending rate and credit to the private...