...Shanza Maryam Khan; Shahzad Akhtar Purpose The study investigates the impact of competition and concentration on bank risk-taking behavior and stability in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region. Design/methodology/approach Data from 100 banks from 2013 to 2021...

...S. Pratibha; M. Krishna Purpose This study aims to explore the determinants of public debt in selected South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries for 19 years, from 2001 to 2019. Design/methodology/approach Using ordinary fixed and random effect models, the authors...

... Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries using panel data from 2005 to 2020. Design/methodology/approach An ICT diffusion index was constructed using principal component analysis (PCA). Further, the study uses econometric techniques robust to cross-sectional dependence (CSD) which include...

..., have helped the researchers and investors in gaining plenty of insights. A lot of studies have been conducted on the SAARC region as well. But they have used the conventional unit root test for bubble identification and not used as extensive data as, in this study, have been taken. This research...