This paper examines the validity of the risk-return trade-off for a sample of Czech banks over the period 2002-2022 by analysing the relationship between the bank risk and risk-adjusted returns. I find evidence of a significant negative association between the regulatory risk measure and...

This study explores the impact of revenue diversification and intellectual capital on the performance of sub-Saharan African banks. The study applied a panel regression technique to a data set containing information on 80 banks from 21 countries from 2000 to 2020. Secondary data was collected...

This study explores the impact of revenue diversification and intellectual capital on the performance of sub-Saharan African banks. The study applied a panel regression technique to a data set containing information on 80 banks from 21 countries from 2000 to 2020. Secondary data was collected...

Inheritance and gift taxation vary widely among countries in both the design and tax burden. We analyze the impact of a series of factors, such as the country's affluence, political preferences, preferences for equity, aging ratio, fiscal standing of the state, and the country's size, on...

Macroeconomic imbalances in the EMU are at the heart of the current crisis. A widely popular explanation for the high current account deficits in the Southern European countries is that they lack a large, competitive and export-oriented industrial sector. The paper tests the hypothesis that...