Concerns about the impact of the general global uncertainty on economic performance have dominated academic debate in the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis leading to huge body of empirical studies on ways of measuring and quantifying countries uncertainty and its impact on GDP,...

This study examines the impact of agency costs on capital structure of Nigeria listed companies for the period of 2000-2006. Using a dynamic panel model, the study demonstrates the extent to which asset utilization helps explain the financing structure of Nigerian firms. The main finding shows...

Achieving fiscal convergence between countries of a monetary union helps in the design and implementation of policies to strengthen macroeconomic convergence, which mitigates the contagion effects of macroeconomic instability and ensures the long-term viability of the proposed union. This paper...