We examine the relationship between trade balance and net export with both, the official and real effective exchange rates on the J-Curve hypothesis and find evidence to support in favor of the hypothesis, coming from a panel data of 49 developing countries from Africa. Countries can improve...

In the current paper we examine the two major hypotheses related with depositor discipline. The first hypothesis is called ‘the interest rest channel'-hypothesis. The second one is called ‘the deposit growth rate channel'- hypothesis. According to the first hypothesis, if depositor...

The findings from the VECM for BBS data reveal that there is a positive and significant relationship between FD and GDPGR, supporting the Keynesian theory, while findings from the VECM for World Bank data indicate that the impact of Fiscal Deficit (FD) on GDPGR is mild but negative and...

In the current project, we want to study the impact of HIV prevalence rates on economic growth in 40 developing countries from Africa over the period of 2005 to 2009. We want to create a panel data set and use a fixed/random effect model to test the impact of HIV prevalence. Most of the studies...

In the present paper we use the daily high and low prices of stocks to compute Corwin's estimator of the bid-ask spread (in this case high-low spread also) for stocks traded in the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). DSE is the primary stock exchange in Bangladesh. We use data for March 28th, 2010 to...

In this paper, we have attempted to conduct a mean-test to determine if the Basel I Accord had any significant effect on bank activities. The mean-test indicates that it had significant impact on bank activities. We find that the Accord was successful in raising the capital ratios and equity of...

The purpose of the current paper is to examine the level (degree) of competition, risk-taking behavior and efficiency with respect to the US commercial banks (large, medium, and small). The Lerner Index is used to measure competition in the US banking sector. In the next step, the Gruben et al...

In the present paper we examine the determinants of net interest margin (NIM) in a handful of South Asian and South East Asian countries. We use the model to find empirical support for two major hypotheses: first, the structure-conduct-performance (SCP-approach); and second, the Efficiency...