This paper examines the finance growth link of two low-income Sub-Saharan African economies - Ethiopia and Kenya - which have different financial systems but are located in the same region. Unlike previous studies, we account for the role of non-bank financial intermediaries and formally model...

The main objective of the study has been to provide new insights into ongoing recent studiesexamining the impact of stock market liberalization at both macro and micro (firm) levels. Thestudy focused on a single country, South Africa, whose exchange, the Johannesburg StockExchange (JSE),...

The paper provides empirical analysis on the linkage betweenthe behavior of bank lending and business cycles in South Africa. Consistentwith theory, overall evidence suggesting pro-cyclicality of bank lending isuncovered both at macro and micro levels. At macro level, bank lending andlending...

Background: Several studies on tax compliance costs (TCCs) for small businesses found them to be regressive in nature and, imposing a heavier burden on small businesses compared to larger ones.Objectives: This study predicts the effect of TCCs on performance of small businesses using the...

This paper investigates the factors that determine capital structures of financial firms using two separate samples of banks and insurance companies and draws comparisons therefrom. It utilizes two samples of 16 South African banks and 26 South African insurance companies for the period...