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Comparative analysis of trade and finance in emerging economies /

This volume of theInternational Symposia in Economic Theory and Econometricsexplores the latest economic and financial developments in Africa and Asia.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Barnett, William A. (Autor), Sergi, Bruno S. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023.
Colección:International symposia in economic theory and econometrics ; v.31.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Half Title Page
  • Series page
  • Title page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • About the Editors
  • About the Contributors
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1-The Relationship Between Good Stewardship, Agency Costs, and Performance of South African Firms
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Review of Theoretical Framework
  • 2.1. Agency Theory
  • 2.2. Stewardship Theory
  • 2.3. Stakeholder Theory
  • 3. Review of Empirical Studies
  • 3.1. The Effect of Good Stewardship on Agency Costs
  • 3.2. The Effect of Good Stewardship on Firm Performance
  • 4. Research Methodology
  • 4.2. Empirical Model
  • Model 1: The Effect of Good Stewardship on Agency Costs
  • Model 2: The Effect of Good Stewardship on Firm Performance
  • 4.3. Diagnostic Tests
  • 5. Results
  • 5.2. Correlation Analysis
  • 5.3. Preliminary Tests
  • 5.4. Panel Regression Results
  • 6. Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 2-Can West African Monetary Zone Form a Currency Union?
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Literature Review
  • 3. Methodology
  • 3.2. Estimation Techniques
  • 3.3. Model Estimation: MSM
  • 4. Results and Interpretation
  • 4.2. Markov Switching Model (MsM) Results
  • 4.3. Notes on Convergence and Divergence
  • 4.4. Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • Chapter 3-Risk and Mutual Fund Clustering in an Emerging Market: Evidence for Thailand
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Literature Review
  • 3. Thai Mutual Fund Industry
  • 4. Data and Methodology
  • 5. Empirical Results
  • 6. Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 4-Zero-investment Portfolio Strategy and Excess Returns in ESG100 Stocks
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Literature Review
  • 3. Hypotheses Development
  • 4. Methodology and Sample Description
  • 4.2. Excess Returns and Risk
  • 4.3. Sample Description
  • 5. Results
  • 5.1.2. ESG100 Companies in the SET
  • 5.2. Excess Returns and Risk
  • 5.2.2. All Listed Companies in the SET with a 9-Month Holding Period
  • 5.2.3. All Listed Companies in the SET with a 12-Month Holding Period
  • 5.2.4. ESG100 Companies in SET with a 12-Month Holding Period
  • 6. Conclusions and Discussion
  • References
  • Chapter 5-Personality Traits as Determinants of Facebook Behavior: Study of Indian Gen-Z
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Literature Review
  • 2.2. Personality and Facebook Behavior
  • 3. Research Methods
  • 3.2. Factor Analysis to Define Facebook Behavior Among University Students
  • 3.3. Factor Analysis of BFPTs
  • 3.4. Proposed Model
  • 4. Data Analysis and Interpretation
  • 4.1. Confirmatory Factor Analysis
  • 4.2. Structural Equation Modeling
  • 5. Conclusion
  • 6. Implications
  • References
  • Chapter 6-The Dynamic Relationship Between the Services Trade Sector and Economic Growth in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical and Empirical Literature
  • The Services Trade Sector and Economic Growth in the Lao PDR
  • Trade in Services in the Lao PDR
  • Data Sources and Methodology
  • ARDL Model
  • Empirical Results and Discussion