This paper estimates the fiscal reaction function for Namibia with the aim of establishing how the Government of Namibia responds to changes in debt levels. The VECM and the ARDL models were adopted to explore the reactions between the two variables. Both the VECM and ARDL confir...
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Research Article10.9734/jemt/2020/v26i830283
The term exchange rate volatility is widely used in the financial market. The exchange rate is determined in the foreign exchange market, which is said to be the largest market in the world and it trades in financial assets. The main focus of this study is to analyse the nature o...
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Research Article10.9734/jemt/2020/v26i630266
Is there a causal relationship between budget deficit and current account deficit? This study attempts to explain the significance of the transmission mechanism, (the exchange rate and interest rate) in explaining the twin deficit hypothesis (i.e. budget deficit and current accou...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2020/v15i330217
This study is premised on investigating the effectiveness of inflation targeting in South Africa. The methods of analysis include the Vector Autoregressive model (VAR), the unit root test and cointegration test. The analysis was conducted with the use of EViews version 9. The fin...
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Research Article10.9734/jemt/2019/v24i630180
Studies on the effectiveness of transmission mechanisms of monetary policy are crucial for an economy. It is essential to understand how effective are the channels of monetary transmission in directing economic activities in Sierra Leone. In this case, particular focus is on the...
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Research Article10.9734/jemt/2019/v23i230128
Namibia has several State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) some of which are sustainable while others are state-revenue draining. This study was conceived to explore the factors that lead to success and failure of SOEs in Namibia to attempt to develop a privatisation model that could ser...
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Research Article10.9734/JEMT/2018/40987
This study purposed to answer the question of whether or not there exist a causal relationship between the lending interest rate and credit volume available to households in Namibia. Analytical methods of unit root, Johansen cointegration, Granger-causality and the impulse respon...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/13982
Namibia became independent in 1990. Since then, the democratic government has pursued various development policy tools to empower Namibians economically. The 4th National Development Plan identified four strategic economic growth enhancing activities, namely agriculture, manufact...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/9299