A Cross-Country Comparison of Okun's Coefficient
- I. Moosa
- 1 June 1997
Economics
In this paper Okun's law is tested for the G7 countries in order to compare the responsiveness of unemployment to economic growth. Cyclical unemployment and output are extracted using Harvey's…
Foreign Direct Investment: Theory, Evidence and Practice
- I. Moosa
- 6 September 2002
Economics, Business
Preface Introduction and Overview Theories of Foreign Direct Investment The Effects of Foreign Direct Investment International Capital Budgeting Country Risk and Political Risk International Taxation…
Asymmetry in Okun's Law
- P. SilvapulleI. MoosaM. Silvapulle
- 1 May 2004
Economics
In this paper we support the proposition that the output-unemployment relationship as represented by Okun's law is asymmetric. Okun's coefficients are defined based on a dynamic model that allows for…
The relationship between spot and futures prices: Evidence from the crude oil market
- P. SilvapulleI. Moosa
- 1 April 1999
Economics
This article examines the relationship between the spot and futures prices of WTI crude oil using a sample of daily data. Linear causality testing reveals that futures prices lead spot prices, but…
The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment: An Extreme Bounds Analysis
- I. MoosaBuly A. Cardak
- 1 April 2006
Economics, Business
Volatility Spillover in Regional Emerging Stock Markets: A Structural Time-Series Approach
- Talla M. Al-DeehaniI. Moosa
- 1 July 2006
Economics
Volatility spillovers among the stock markets of Bahrain, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia are investigated using the concept of stochastic volatility and structural time-series modeling. The results reveal…
Basel II as a casualty of the global financial crisis
- I. Moosa
- 22 April 2010
Economics, Law
The global financial crisis has reinforced the pre-existing belief in the weaknesses of the Basel II Accord. It is argued that capital-based regulation and the Basel-style capital regulation cannot…
Economic Development Indicators as Determinants of Medal Winning at the Sydney Olympics: An Extreme Bounds Analysis
This paper examines the variables that determine the performance of countries at the Olympic Games as measured by a weighted sum of the medals won at the Sydney 2000 Games. While previous studies…
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