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AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DETERMINANTS OF BANK PROFITABILITY IN ROMANIA

Danuletiu, Adina Elena - In: Annales Universitatis Apulensis Series Oeconomica 2 (2013) 15, pp. 23-23

Our paper aims to investigate the factors that have an influence upon the profitabilityof Romanian commercial banks, between 2003 and 2011. The results of our study show thatRomanian banks‘ profitability is influenced by both bank-specific factors and changes in theexternal environment. In the...

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Macroeconomic Variables and Stock Market Returns in Ghana: Any Causal Link?

Issahaku, Haruna; Uztarz, Yazidu; Domanban, Paul Bata - In: Asian Economic and Financial Review 3 (2013) 8, pp. 1044-1062

The purpose of the study is to examine the existence of causality between macroeconomic variables and stock returns in …-run relationship between stock performance and macroeconomic variables. In order to determine the existence or otherwise of causality … assess the stability of the relationship between stock returns and macroeconomic variables over time. The study reveals that …

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Health Financing Options for Samoa : Challenges and Opportunities

Anderson, Ian - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013

Samoa currently faces two important public policy challenges in the health sector. One is to stem, and then reverse, the rapid rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The second challenge is to put the country on a health-financing path that is effective, efficient, and financially affordable...

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The short-run nationwide Macroeconomic effects of the Canterbury earthquakes

Doyle, Lisa; Noy, Ilan - School of Economics and Finance, Victoria Business School - 2013

We examine the short-run impact of the Canterbury earthquakes (4/9/2010, and 22/2/2011) on the New Zealand economy using VAR macro-models. Maybe surprisingly, we find little evidence of a pronounced impact on the aggregate economy. Our results suggest that the earthquakes reduced CPI inflation...

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The Determinants of Stock Market Index: VAR Approach to Turkish Stock Market

BASCI, Esref Savas; KARACA, Süleyman Serdar - In: International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues 3 (2013) 1, pp. 163-171

In this paper, we examined the relationship between ISE 100 Index and a set of four macroeconomic variables using …

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The Effect of Macroeconomic & Market Specific Dynamics on Stock Market Development in Global Growth Generator Countries

Al-Mamun, Md. - In: Asian Economic and Financial Review 3 (2013) 9, pp. 1152-1169

As the global financial crisis dethrones the developed world from its economic supremacy, by leading the global economic recovery and growth, the global growth generator (3G) countries are expected to fill the vacuum. Capital market i.e. stock market development can play a crucial role in...

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Real Macroeconomic Variables and Stock Prices: Evidence from Turkey

OKUYAN, H. Aydin - In: Asian Journal of Empirical Research 3 (2013) 6, pp. 654-662

This paper investigates the relationship between reel macroeconomic variables and stock prices in Turkey. Consumption …

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Effects of Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy on the Stock Market in Poland

Hsing, Yu - In: Economies 1 (2013) 3, pp. 19-25

The focus of this paper is to examine potential impacts of fiscal and monetary policies on stock market performance in Poland. Applying the GARCH model and based on a sample during 1999.Q2 to 2012.Q4, this paper finds that Poland’s stock market index is not affected by the ratio of government...

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Relationship between Macroeconomic Variables and KSE-100 Index: Evidence from Pakistan

Iqbal, Nadeem; Khattak, Sajid Rahman; Khattak, Muhammad Arif - In: Knowledge Horizons - Economics 5 (2013) 4, pp. 101-105

The present study aim to investigate the relationship of macroeconomic variables on stock returns in Pakistan. The … study found that there is short as well as long run relationship exists between macroeconomic variables and stock returns …

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Effect of Macroeconomic Factors on Stock Prices in Ghana: A Vector Error Correction Model Approach

Mireku, Kwame; Sarkodie, Kwaku; Poku, Kwasi - In: International Journal of Academic Research in … 3 (2013) 2, pp. 32-43

This study examines the effect of macroeconomic variables on stock prices in Ghana. Analysis was done using monthly … both long-run and short-run dynamic relationships between the stock market index and the macroeconomic variables … cointegration between macroeconomic variables and Stock prices in Ghana indicating long run relationship. The above long term …

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