There has been a monotonic increase in research investigating the performance of commercial banks across the globe. This is a recognition that the banking industry has a significant contribution to the service sector and national output. This paper examined the existence of the structure-conduct...

Persistent energy consumption issues are ascribed to the failure of energy planners to understand the various macroeconomic factors that influence energy consumption. Therefore, we investigated the factors influencing energy consumption in six net African oil-exporting countries (AOECs) between...

All countries are trying their best to achieve maximum economic prosperity through employing efficient economic strategies. Countries seem to be conscious of various factors that can potentially affect economic growth. Given that, the current study examines the impact of various macroeconomic...

This study examines the relationship between the circular economy and economic development in 14 EU countries for the period 2000-2020. Compared to previous work, we emphasize the importance of taking into account cross‑dependencies and heterogeneity between the countries making up the Panel....

This paper examines whether renewable energy has an asymmetric or symmetric impact on economic growth in Namibia for the period 1990 to 2020. The study was motivated by the growing importance of renewable energy in the economic growth process of many economies. Further, knowing whether this...