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Globalization and governance : a critical contribution to the empirics
Asongu, Simplice A.; Efobi, Uchenna Rapuluchukwu; … - 2016
This study assesses the effect of globalisation on governance in 51 African countries for the period 1996-2011. Ten bundled and unbundled governance indicators and four globalisation variables are used. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments. The following findings are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011496371
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The 2011 Japanese earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis : evidence of contagion from international financial markets
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2011
Purpose - Natural disasters may inflict significant damage upon international financial markets. The purpose of this study is to investigate if any contagion effect occurred in the immediate aftermath of the Japanese earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis. Design/methodology/approach...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410521
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Globalization, financial crisis and contagion : time-dynamic evidence from financial markets of developing countries
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2011
Financial integration among economies has the benefit of improving allocation efficiency and diversifying risk. However the recent global financial crisis, considered as the worst since the Great Depression has re-ignited the fierce debate about the merits of financial globalization and its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410546
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Pre- and post-crisis dynamics of financial globalisation for financial development in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A.; Moor, Lieven de; Tchamyou, Vanessa S. - 2015
This study unites two streams of research by simultaneously focusing on the impact of financial globalisation on financial development and pre- and post-crisis dynamics of the investigated relationship. The empirical evidence is based on 53 African countries for the period 2004-2011 and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410623
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Globalization and financial market contagion : evidence from financial crisis and natural disasters
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013
recent trends in the world economy: the global financial crisis and the 2011 Japanese natural disasters (tsunami, earthquake …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409896
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Financial sector transparency, financial crises and market power : a cross-country evidence
Kusi, Baah Aye; Agbloyor, Elikplimi Komla; Gyeke-Dako, … - 2020
The study investigates how financial sector transparency moderates the influence of financial crises on bank market power across seventy-five economies between 2004 and 2014. Employing two-step dynamic system generalized method of moments the study shows that while public sector-led financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012321114
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Financial crisis, financial globalisation and financial development in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph - 2020
This study unites two streams of research by simultaneously focusing on the impact of financial globalisation on financial development and pre- and post-crisis dynamics of the investigated relationship. The empirical evidence is based on 53 African countries for the period 2004-2011 and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012251924
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Linkages between financial development, financial instability, financial liberalisation and economic growth in Africa
Batuo, Enowbi; Mlambo, Kupukile; Asongu, Simplice - 2017
In the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis, the implications of financial liberalisation for stability and economic growth has come under increased scrutiny. One strand of literature posits a positive relationship between financial liberalisation and economic growth and development....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011698477
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Political crises and risk of financial contagion in developing countries : evidence from Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2011
The recent waves of political crises in Africa and the Middle East have inspired the debate over how political instability could pose a risk of financial contagion to emerging countries. With retrospect to the Kenyan political crisis, our findings suggest stock markets in Lebanon, Mauritius were...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410547
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Post-crisis bank liquidity risk management disclosure
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2010
are applied by 20 of top 33 world banks. Bank selection is based on information availability, geographic balance and … comprehensiveness of the language in which information is provided. This information is searched from the World Wide Web, with a minimum … financial shake-up would only precipitate a meltdown. The main limitation of this study is the use of the World Wide Web as the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410556