This paper studies the cost efficiency of bank in a partial universal banking system (PUBS), Taiwan. Instead of assuming one common technology in the bank cost function, two technologies are assumed to be imbedded in the cost function. We use fee revenues as threshold to divide the banks into two technologies. A bank whose fee revenues exceeding the threshold is designated as universal bank tec...

Abstract This paper applies a new approach to the identification of discourses, based on Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA), study discourse variation over time. The MCA keywords deals with major issue use identify discourses: allocation individual multiple discourses. Yet, as this demonstrates, also allows us observe in prevalence discourses texts patterns keyword co-occurrence. Metadata c...

This paper examines the relationship between fiscal and external balances in MENA oil versus non-oil countries context of twin deficits hypothesis (TDH) using Panel Vector Autoregression- Generalized Methods Moments PVAR GMM estimation, Granger Causality IRFs. The essence this analysis is to assess vulnerability price dynamics regional geopolitics region. Results show that a twin-deficit proble...

This paper examines the effect of the volatility of oil prices on food price in South Africa using monthly data covering the period 2002:01 to 2014:09. Food price is measured by the South African consumer price index for food while oil price is proxied by the Brent crude oil. The study employs the GARCH-in-mean VAR model, which allows the investigation of the effect of a negative and positive s...

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