Purpose: This study examines the relationship between board gender diversity and environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure of companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Design/methodology/approach: Panel regressions were used to analyse an unbalanced sample of 92...

It has been suggested that emerging markets may exhibit nonlinear dependencies due to their propensity for thin trading, high transaction costs and regulatory constraints. Prior research has found evidence of linear serial correlation in South African share returns but tests of nonlinear serial...

We investigate return predictability on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) with a particular emphasis on the consistency of return predictability between a stable and market crisis period. Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) univariate regressions of monthly share returns against fundamental firm...

This study investigates the effects of aid inflows and the volatility of public investment on economic growth in 26 Sub-Saharan African countries over the period from 1992 to 2011. Three volatility variables comprising aid, government revenue, and public investment are incorporated into an...