The study's main objective was to evaluate the link between anti-money laundering (AML) regulations and financial sector development (FSD) in Africa and to test the nonlinearities in the AML regulations-FSD nexus. Panel data of 51 African countries from the World Bank's indicators, the IMF, and...

The study's main objective was to evaluate the link between anti-money laundering (AML) regulations and financial sector development (FSD) in Africa and to test the nonlinearities in the AML regulations-FSD nexus. Panel data of 51 African countries from the World Bank's indicators, the IMF, and...

This paper is a systematic attempt to establish the effect of anti-money laundering (AML) systems on FDI flows across the globe. Complex and related hypotheses are tested using data from 2012 to 2018 across 165 economies across different continents, income levels, and regulatory environments....

This paper is a systematic attempt to establish the effect of anti-money laundering (AML) systems on FDI flows across the globe. Complex and related hypotheses are tested using data from 2012 to 2018 across 165 economies across different continents, income levels, and regulatory environments....

This study globally analyzes the nonlinear relationship between cereal import dependency and total renewable water resources per capita by testing for potential thresholds in water resources. Data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and consider the years of 2002, 2007, and...

Increased globalization over the last two decades has led to strong growth in international business activity and international financial integration. This phenomenon covers a wide array of economic activities, including regional and international integration, investment and trade, international...