Open Economics Volume 4 Issue 1

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Formal Credit Constraint and Prevalence of Reciprocal Loans in Rural China

Zhao, Jianmei

2021 Open Economics

doi:10.1515/openec-2020-0110

AbstractThe unique feature of the rural credit market in China is the dominance of zero collateral and zero-interest reciprocal lending and its long-term coexistence with the formal loan. This paper investigates the association between formal credit constraint and prevalence of reciprocal loans...

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Monetary Policy Dynamics in the United States

Shodipe, Oladimeji T.; Shobande, Olatunji Abdul

2021 Open Economics

doi:10.1515/openec-2020-0111

AbstractThe recognised approach to designing an optimal monetary policy model is based on the central bank’s ability to mitigate losses using a quadratic criterion subject to the linear structure of the economy. This study examines the United States Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary policy in...

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On The Contribution of Interest Expense (Income) on Total Output

Nizam, Ahmed Mehedi

2021 Open Economics

doi:10.1515/openec-2020-0112

AbstractA decrease in interest rate in traditional view of monetary policy transmission is linked to a lower cost of borrowing which eventually results into a greater spending in investment and a bigger GDP. However, a decrease in interest rate is also linked to a decrease in interest income...

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Nigeria: Is There an Environmental Kuznets Curve for Fluorinated Gases?

Okon, Emmanuel O.

2021 Open Economics

doi:10.1515/openec-2020-0113

AbstractThe environmental Kuznets curve is a relationship between various indicators of environmental degradation and income per capita. Empirical studies have produced mixed results concerning Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis given the different indicators of environmental degradation...

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Informal Sector Taxation and Enforcement in African Countries: How plausible and achievable are the motives behind? A Critical Literature Review

Mpofu, Favourate Y Sebele

2021 Open Economics

doi:10.1515/openec-2020-0114

AbstractTaxation is a fundamental tool for revenue generation, economy building and sustainability, reducing market externalities, regulating trade, stimulating representation and achieving tax justice as well as building state accountability and responsiveness. The informal sector in developing...

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How Do Norwegian Technology Start-ups Use Open Innovation Strategies to Gain Access to New Business Ideas?

Rahman, Minhazur; Rahman, Ummeh Habiba Faria Benteh

2021 Open Economics

doi:10.1515/openec-2020-0115

AbstractOpen innovation (OI) strategy includes inter-company processes and activities i.e. networking, management, communication etc. The intention of this paper is to present examples on how open innovation performs within these start-ups. This paper is a descriptive study that discusses how to...

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What determines governments’ response time to COVID-19? A cross-country inquiry on the measure restricting internal movements

De Simone, Elina; Mourao, Paulo Reis

2021 Open Economics

doi:10.1515/openec-2020-0116

AbstractAfter the appearance of the first COVID-19 cases and deaths, countries’ responses were enacted at different points in time. This paper explores the factors behind the timeliness of travel restriction policies at the onset of the pandemic. Using instrumental variable techniques on a sample...

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Impacts of Improved Seed Maize Technology Adoption on Productivity and Technical Efficiency in Northern Ghana

Dokyi, Emmanuel; Anang, Benjamin Tetteh; Owusu, Victor

2021 Open Economics

doi:10.1515/openec-2020-0102

AbstractImproved seed is one of the crucial ingredients for promoting agricultural productivity, farmers’ livelihood, and global food security. The present study uses an endogenous treatment regression model (ETRM) to evaluate the impacts of improved seed maize technology (ISMT) adoption on...

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