...Enock Mwakalila; Seif Ramadhani Muba Purpose This study examines the influence of exchange rate movements, measured by both the level and first difference of the exchange rate, on sectoral investment decisions in Tanzania, using sectoral credit allocation as a proxy for investment across five key...

...David Mensah Awadzie; Edward Attah-Botchwey; Bright Gabriel Mawudor Purpose The exchange rate is an important driver of a country’s economic growth, influencing trade, investment, inflation, and employment. This study’s main objective was to investigate the threshold effects of exchange rates...

...Hayelom Yrgaw Gereziher; Naser Yenus Nuru Purpose This paper aims to examine the asymmetric effects of exchange rate shocks on inflation for a small open economy, namely South Africa, over the period 1970Q1–2020Q1. Design/methodology/approach A threshold vector autoregressive model that allows...

...Udoma Johnson Afangideh; Tuwe Soro Garbobiya; Farida Bello Umar; Nuruddeen Usman; Victor Unekwu Ocheni; Sanusi Muhammad Yakubu Purpose This paper is focused on determining the asymmetric effects of exchange rate on money demand function in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach It employs...

... shocks originating from government spending programs, monetary policy, technological progress and exchange rate movements. The responses of output to fiscal policy shocks are relatively stronger under autarky which appears to confirm the findings of Ilzetzki et al. (2013) who suggest bigger...

...Fahima Charef; Fethi Ayachi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the dynamic relationship between inflation, interest rate differential, the exchange trade and exchange rate parities, i.e. (USD/TND, EUR/TND and JPY/TND). Design/methodology/approach Given the existing non-linear...

...Jimoh Olajide Raji; Rihanat Idowu Abdulkadir; Bazeet Olayemi Badru Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the dynamic relationship between Nigeria-US exchange rate (XR) and crude oil price (OILP) using daily data from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2015. Design/methodology/approach...

...Duncan Hodge Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the empirical relationships between changes in OECD output, commodity prices, the real exchange rate, real money supply, unit labour costs and manufacturing in South Africa. In particular, to test a version of the Dutch disease...

...Charles K.D. Adjasi; Nicholas B. Biekpe; Kofi A. Osei Purpose The paper aims to investigate the relationship between stock prices and exchange rate movement in seven African countries. Design/methodology/approach It uses vector autoregressive (VAR) cointegration and impulse response analysis...