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The role of foreign direct investment, financial development, democracy and political (in)stability on economic growth in West Africa
Yusuf, Hammed Agboola; Shittu, Waliu Olawale; Akanbi, … - In: International trade, politics and development 4 (2020) 1, pp. 27-46
economic growth in West Africa. Design/methodology/approach - The study uses the dynamic fixed effects technique on the … validity of the supply-leading hypothesis in West Africa. As such, by deepening the financial system, the growth of the … the first to jointly examine these important growth determinants, especially in the context of West Africa. This becomes …
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Do mobile phones, economic growth, bank competition and stability matter for financial inclusion in Africa?
Chinoda, Tough; Kwenda, Farai - In: Cogent economics & finance 7 (2019) 1, pp. 1-20
The lower levels of financial inclusion and severe financial inclusion gaps in Africa motivates the investigation of …
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Industrialisation, finance, and urbanisation in Africa
Adeniyi, Oluwatosin A.; Folarin, Oludele - 2023
This study investigated two key questions: what is the impact of industrialisation on urbanisation in Africa? and to …
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The impact of treasury supply on financial sector lending and stability
Krishnamurthy, Arvind; Vissing-Jørgensen, Annette - 2015
We present a theory in which the key driver of short-term debt issued by the financial sector is the portfolio demand for safe and liquid assets by the nonfinancial sector. This demand drives a premium on safe and liquid assets that the financial sector exploits by owning risky and illiquid...
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Bailout Uncertainty in a Microfounded General Equilibrium Model of the Financial System
Cukierman, Alex - 2011
This paper develops a micro-founded general equilibrium model of the financial system composed of ultimate borrowers, ultimate lenders and financial intermediaries. The model is used to investigate the impact of uncertainty about the likelihood of governmental bailouts on leverage, interest...
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Quantifying the economic benefits of payments modernization: the case of the large-value payment system
Arjani, Neville; Li, Fuchun; Lu, Zhentong - 2021 - Last updated: December 17, 2021
In this paper, we develop a discrete choice framework to quantify the economic benefits of payments modernization in Canada. Focusing on Canada's large-value transfer system (LVTS), we first estimate participants' preferences for liquidity cost, payment safety and the network effect by...
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Transmission of cyber risk through the Canadian wholesale payments system
Kosse, Anneke; Lu, Zhentong - 2022 - Last updated: May 16, 2022
In this paper, we study how the impact of a cyber-attack that paralyzes one or multiple banks' ability to send payments would transmit to other banks through the Canadian wholesale payments system. Based on historical payment data, we simulate a wide range of scenarios and evaluate the total...
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A Survey of the Microstructure of Corporate Bond Markets in Africa
Oluoch, Wycliffe; Ojah, Kalu - 2023
Using a mix of survey and secondary datasets on Africa, we document that banks and non-bank financial institutions … account for more than 85 percent of corporate bonds issued in Africa during 2000—2020, with a market capitalization of over 80 … percent of these bonds. Africa’s markets have modern trading infrastructures such as automated trading systems (ATSs) and …
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Behavioral Drivers of Cashless Payments in Africa
Batiz-Lazo, Bernardo; Maixé-Altés, J. Carles; Peon, David - 2023
We explore the potential of different behavioral drivers for people to use cash when presented with digital payment alternatives in retail transactions. Behavioral finance traits in our study include the otherwise neglected emotional drivers. We conducted an online survey targeting university...
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Impact of COVID-19 on the finance sources of women in the agricultural sector : the case of Kosovo
Shkodra, Jehona; Bajrami, Verlinda - In: Cogent economics & finance 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-10
The aim of this study is to analyse the level and determinants of women farmers’ access to financial resources in agriculture in Kosovo. The study describes the socio-economic characteristics of women farmers and identifies the socio-economic factors that influence access to financial...
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