This volume of the International Symposia in Economic Theory and Econometrics explores the latest economic and financial developments in Africa and Asia.
Chapters cover a range of topics such as: the relationship between good stewardship, agency costs, and performance of South African firms; stock market dynamics in Thailand, including risk & mutual fund clustering and zero-investment portfolios strategies; and a special focus on financial markets in Indonesia such as fundamental indexing with Markowitz mean variance portfolios, a financial performance analysis of highway companies before and during the Covid-19 pandemic, and a credit risk scoring model for consumer financing.
Comparative Analysis of Trade and Finance in Emerging Economies also addresses the issue of whether the West African Monetary Zone can form a Currency Union, and, examines the impact of non-tariff measures of China on the export of agricultural products of Laos.
These peer-reviewed papers touch on a variety of timely, interdisciplinary subjects such as stock markets and the effects of public policy.
Together, ISETE 31, is a crucial resource of current, cutting-edge research for any scholar of international finance and economics.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. The Relationship Between Good Stewardship, Agency Costs, and Performance of South African Firms; Siphiwe Zungu, Nicole Kandaswami, Taliya Gunpath, Naseeba Limalia, Tahlia Reddy, Divania Govender, Hilary T. Muguto, and Paul-Francois Muzindutsi
Chapter 2. Can West African Monetary Zone Form a Currency Union?; Obalade A. A., Moodley T., Ncama N., Mkhize N., Pillay M., and Singh T
Chapter 3. Risk and Mutual Fund Clustering in an Emerging Market: Evidence for Thailand; Surachai Chancharat and Arisa Phadungviang
Chapter 4. Zero-Investment Portfolio Strategy and Excess Returns in ESG100 Stocks; Parichat Sinlapates and Thawaree Chinnasaeng
Chapter 5. Personality Traits as Determinants of Facebook Behaviour: Study of Indian Gen-Z; Sudatta Banerjee, Swati Alok, Mousumi Singha Mahapatra, and Souri Banerjee
Chapter 6. The Dynamic Relationship Between the Services Trade Sector and Economic Growth in the Lao People's Democratic Republic; Soukavong Bounthone and Kyophilavong Phouphet
Chapter 7. Predictive Blend: Fundamental Indexing with Markowitz Mean Variance Portfolio in Indonesia Stock Exchange; Taufik Faturohman and David Christian
Chapter 8. Financial Literacy of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises: Empirical Study During the Pandemic Period; Marcellia Susan, Jacinta Winarto, and Ika Gunawan
Chapter 9. Personnel Management in the Context of New Forms of Diffusion of Innovations; Mikhailov Fedor Borisovich, Miasnikov Dmitrii Alekseevich, and Fakhrutdinov Bulat Ildarovich
Chapter 10. Impact of Non-Tariff Measures of the People’s Republic of China on the Export of Agricultural Products of Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Vadsana Chanthanasinh and Piya Wongpit
Chapter 11. Financial Distress and Financial Performance Analysis of Highway Companies Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Indonesia Stock Exchange; Ari Prasetyo and Taufik Faturohman
Chapter 12. Credit Risk Scoring Model for Consumer Financing: Logistic Regression Method; Isti Yuli Ismawati and Taufik Faturohman
Chapter 13. The Effects of Investment Amount in Investment Activity Report (Laporan Kegiatan Penanaman Modal/LKPM) on Employment in West Java Province; Tresna Puspitadewi and Taufik Faturohman
Chapter 14. Influence of Bank Loans on Listed Company Performance: Evidence from China; Zaoxing Hu and Jianing Zhang
Chapter 15. The Relationship Between Capital Structure and Performance of Real Estate Companies in China; Yitao Jiang and Jianing Zhang
About the Author :
William A. Barnett is the Oswald Distinguished Professor of Macroeconomics at the University of Kansas, Director at the Center for Financial Stability in New York City, Founder and First President of the Society for Economic Measurement, and Editor of the Cambridge University Press journal, Macroeconomic Dynamics.
Bruno S. Sergi is an instructor at Harvard University, a faculty affiliate at the Center for International Development at Harvard, and an Associate at the Harvard Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute.
