Purpose - The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the threshold impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on Ghana's trade balance. Design/methodology/approach - The study used annual time-series data, spanning 1980-2022. The study employed the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) models,...

We examine the effects of debt distribution characteristics, specifically skewness and maturity concentration, on sovereign yields across OECD countries over the period 1995Q1 to 2020Q4. After computing specific Lorenz curves and Gini coefficients, we find that positive skewness generally exerts...

This study investigates the fiscal sustainability hypothesis for a panel of 88 countries from 2000-2020. We applied the cross-sectional panel ARDL methodology to estimate both short- and long-run effects, as well as fiscal reaction functions of government primary surplus in response to increases...

This study examines the impact of health expenditure on economic growth in the BRICS countries during the period 2000-2021. Economic growth is measured by GDP per capita, while per capita health expenditure serves as the principal explanatory variable. Consistent with the framework of endogenous...

While the recent global inflation appears to be under control, significant uncertainty remains surrounding the future potential of disinflationary trends and the renewal of inflationary pressure. Therefore, it is crucial to study the dynamics of price discovery across the inflation rates of some...