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Modern Economy (ME) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in all areas of international economics. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of mod…
Prabuddha Sanyal, Mark A. Ehlen
We construct new measures of structural change at the economy level and at the industry levels and then demonstrate with Bayesian regression models that inflation rate is mainly determined by these structural changes. There is no room for monetary policy affe…
Alhassan Mohammed, Justice Yaw Adua, Alhassan Iddrisu, Musah Ibrahim Mordzeh-Ekpampo
This paper analysed the politics of the development trajectory of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. The political economy of development planning posits that every development decision is a political decision. The impact reality of politics and development polici…
Tshepang Molosiwa, Farai Manwa, Martin Chanza
The link between financial sector development and economic growth has been extensively debated in economic literature, with some researchers claiming that a well-developed financial sector promotes economic growth and others arguing that economic expansion dr…
Kelebogile Kenalemang, Tshepang Molosiwa
Botswana has not yet begun the process of legalizing medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp production, but it has the potential to do so which would create opportunities while also posing significant regulatory, financial, and technological challenges. As of…
Nancy Cynthia Chigwenembe, Wenping Zheng
This study examines the influence of international trade on income inequality within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) by employing the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) Panel Fixed Effects and the Two-Stage Least Squares (2SLS) Panel Instrumental…
Payton Sibanda, Portia Kuzakwacho, Gorden Moyo, Mbongeni Nhliziyo
Public trust is critical in ensuring confidence is gained and the currency is accepted. This study examines public trust and elements that lead to skepticism among the public regarding the introduced Zimbabwe Gold Currency (ZiG). The objective of the study is…
Alan G. Phipps
The types, times and locations of sold homes during a house price bubble are compared with those observed before the bubble in a neighbourhood. Hypotheses are about homes’ different prices, attributes, times sold, locations, and social utilities. Economic and…
Kelebogile Kenalemang, Kellello Stephens
The extent and duration of the covid-19 pandemic’s impacts on the economic and social structures of a country are dependent on various factors such as, the economic and social conditions during the pre-crisis period, the severity of the crisis, and countries’…
Honglin Li
We selected the daily trading data of BTC, SPY, DXY, GLD, and QQQ from Yahoo Finance, aiming to analyze the role of BTC in portfolios. This paper believes that BTC, as a high-risk asset, is speculative. Through correlation analysis, its returns were found to…
Jing Jiang
Green technological innovation is essential for promoting high-quality regional economic growth. The digital economy, characterized by penetration, integration, and sustainability, significantly enhances the efficiency of green innovation. However, existing r…
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