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Essays on Income Inequality, Financial Inclusion, and Economic Growth: Evidence from Nigeria (2024)
Thesis
Ossai, L. (2024). Essays on Income Inequality, Financial Inclusion, and Economic Growth: Evidence from Nigeria. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4920478

Studies on the relationship between income inequality and economic growth, especially in low-income nations like Nigeria, have garnered significant interest. Some scholars argue that income inequality stimulate economic growth, while others contend i... Read More about Essays on Income Inequality, Financial Inclusion, and Economic Growth: Evidence from Nigeria.

Impact of Financial Liberalization on Concentration and Competition in the Ghanaian Banking System: A Panzar-Rosse Analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Adu, A., & Bhattarai, K. (2022). Impact of Financial Liberalization on Concentration and Competition in the Ghanaian Banking System: A Panzar-Rosse Analysis. Journal of Development Economics and Finance, 3(2), 253-273. https://doi.org/10.47509/JDEF.2022.v03i02.01

This paper empirically investigated the evolution of market concentration in Ghana. It tests market competitiveness in banking systems post financial sector reforms. Using unbalanced panel data of 24 banks in the period 2003-2012, a period characteri... Read More about Impact of Financial Liberalization on Concentration and Competition in the Ghanaian Banking System: A Panzar-Rosse Analysis.

Economic and Institutional Determinants of Mergers & Acquisitions in BRICS, G7 and G20 Economies (2021)
Journal Article
Bhattarai, K., Prasuna, A., & Kumar, S. N. V. S. (in press). Economic and Institutional Determinants of Mergers & Acquisitions in BRICS, G7 and G20 Economies. Journal of Applied Business and Economics,

Factors contributing towards increasing the number of mergers and acquisitions (M &A) among firms and the volume of business and sales of these firms are assessed empiricallybased on results of the static and dynamic panel data models for BRICS, G7 a... Read More about Economic and Institutional Determinants of Mergers & Acquisitions in BRICS, G7 and G20 Economies.

Does corruption matter for stock markets? The role of heterogeneous institutions (2020)
Journal Article
Lakshmi, G., Saha, S., & Bhattarai, K. (2021). Does corruption matter for stock markets? The role of heterogeneous institutions. Economic modelling, 94, 386-400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2020.10.011

In examining the role of institutions in resisting corruption and its impact on growth, most studies concentrate on the aggregate level and conclude that sound institutions enhance growth. We focus instead on varying dimensions of heterogeneous insti... Read More about Does corruption matter for stock markets? The role of heterogeneous institutions.

Impacts of taxation and financial development in Thailand : CGE and econometric analyses (2019)
Thesis
Chonlakan Benjasak. Impacts of taxation and financial development in Thailand : CGE and econometric analyses. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223691

The primary focus of this thesis is to investigate the impacts of tax reform, energy consumption and financial development on the growth and efficiency of the Thai economy. There are three main objectives, which are (i) to evaluate the impacts of ref... Read More about Impacts of taxation and financial development in Thailand : CGE and econometric analyses.

Macroeconomic impacts of exchange rate misalignments in Libya (2019)
Thesis
Ben-Naser, A. Macroeconomic impacts of exchange rate misalignments in Libya. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221981

This study attempted to shed light on misalignments of real exchange rate in the Libyan economy. This is the first study that focuses on estimating the real exchange rate misalignments for the Libyan currency in my knowledge. The study took into acco... Read More about Macroeconomic impacts of exchange rate misalignments in Libya.

The dynamics of corruption, capital flight and economic growth with panel evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) (2018)
Thesis
Egbulonu, A. J. The dynamics of corruption, capital flight and economic growth with panel evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224493

This PhD thesis represents a contribution to the literature on the dynamics of corruption, capital flight and economic growth. It is made up of three empirical essays on corruption, capital flight and economic growth with a particular focus on sub-Sa... Read More about The dynamics of corruption, capital flight and economic growth with panel evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

An exploration of ex post contract adjustment under public private partnership with special investigation of the transportation industry (2014)
Thesis
Fu, T. An exploration of ex post contract adjustment under public private partnership with special investigation of the transportation industry. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216092

This research focuses on ex post Contract Adjustment (CA) under Public Private Partnership (PPP) program. It includes theoretical exploration and empirical investigation. The former has one model while the latter finishes two sets of regression with... Read More about An exploration of ex post contract adjustment under public private partnership with special investigation of the transportation industry.

Regional macroeconomic dynamics in Britain: Investigating structural heterogeneity in transmission of shocks (2009)
Thesis
Sloan, A. S. Regional macroeconomic dynamics in Britain: Investigating structural heterogeneity in transmission of shocks. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208831

This thesis is a study of the macrodynamics of the British regions. It reports the existence of heterogeneity in British regional macrodynamics and furthermore demonstrates, through three related research programmes, for the first time how difference... Read More about Regional macroeconomic dynamics in Britain: Investigating structural heterogeneity in transmission of shocks.

Free trade and economic growth of Egypt (2008)
Thesis
Negem, S. H. H. Free trade and economic growth of Egypt. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208875

Free trade relations have become an important issue in both trade and development literature since the 1950s. From this period, 1950-1959, until the end of the 1960s, the economy of Egypt was protected as a result of the adoption of import substituti... Read More about Free trade and economic growth of Egypt.

FDI and regulation with particular reference to entry of multinational supermarket firms into Malaysia (2005)
Thesis
Hasan, R. FDI and regulation with particular reference to entry of multinational supermarket firms into Malaysia. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212497

This dissertation has concentrated on a study of a particular class of foreign direct investment (FDI) and multinational firms (MNFs), that of services and supermarket firms. This focus contrasts sharply with most previous works on FDI, which have co... Read More about FDI and regulation with particular reference to entry of multinational supermarket firms into Malaysia.