Issue 1 (March)

Vol. 3 (2024), JEA

9 articles

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Open Access Journal Article
The Effect of Public Contract Winning Announcements on Share Prices: An Event-Based Study on the Pharmaceutical Industry
by Eyden Samunderu  and  Anita Yordanova
JEA  2024 3(1):43; 10.58567/jea03010001 - 01 March 2024
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine and elucidate the effect of the announcement of winning a US federal contract by pharmaceutical companies, traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange on the share prices. The analysis is based on a sample of 327 event days from 12 pharmaceutical companies listed on the NASDAQ market for a given period (2010 – 2021). The sample is analysed [...] Read more
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Housing Prices and Land Use Regulations: A Study of 250 Major US Cities
by Theo S. Eicher
JEA  2024 3(1):45; 10.58567/jea03010002 - 02 March 2024
Abstract
Income and population growth are key determinants of housing demand, while land use regulations are designed to affect housing supply. Previous studies of housing price determinants focus either on specific regulations in particular cities/regions, or on selective subsets of major cities and regulations. This study examines the impact of land use regulations on housing prices f [...] Read more
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Interactive influence of house prices and the repo rate on household debt in South Africa
by Juniours Marire
JEA  2024 3(1):46; 10.58567/jea03010003 - 02 March 2024
Abstract
The recent interest rate policy decisions of the South African Reserve Bank have been criticized significantly by left-leaning political parties and civic society organisations for being anti-poor, anti-labour, and pro-capital because of their implications for household debt. Existing literature has established that interest rates and house prices are insignificant determinants [...] Read more
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Does Trust Beneficiary Protection Affect the Performance of Trust Companies? An Analysis Based on the Theory of Law and Finance
by Jinxian Li
JEA  2024 3(1):47; 10.58567/jea03010004 - 03 March 2024
Abstract
Trust beneficiary protection constitutes an important legal system in the trust industry. This paper, based upon the study approach of the “Theory of Law and Finance”, establishes the trust beneficiary protection index of China. We also test the influence of trust beneficiary protection on the performance of trust companies. As indicated by our study’s results [...] Read more
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The Impact of Financial Liberalization Policies on Income Inequality
by Fateh Saci
JEA  2024 3(1):48; 10.58567/jea03010005 - 15 March 2024
Abstract
This paper examines impacts of China’s financial liberalization policy on income inequality, through three channels: financial scale, financial structure and financial efficiency, an empirical analysis based on panel data of 30 provinces in China from 1996 to 2013 is conducted. The results confirm the Kuznets effect between financial scale, financial structure and income [...] Read more
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Shifting Demographics and Economic Performance: Unraveling the Influence of Population Aging on GDP Dynamics and Regional Inequalities
by Eleonora Santos
JEA  2024 3(1):49; 10.58567/jea03010006 - 15 March 2024
Abstract
Understanding the economic trends and demographic dynamics of a country is crucial for policymakers and researchers to formulate effective strategies and policies. This study aims to examine the GDP trends and aging index dynamics in Portugal from 2011 to 2021, with a focus on regional disparities and their implications for demographic challenges. The findings highlight the rel [...] Read more

Open Access Journal Article
A Comparative Machine Learning Survival Models Analysis for Predicting Time to Bank Failure in the US (2001-2023)
by Diego Vallarino
JEA  2024 3(1):50; 10.58567/jea03010007 - 15 March 2024
Abstract
This study investigates the likelihood of time to bank failures in the US between 2001 and April 2023, based on data collected from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's report on "Bank Failures in Brief - Summary 2001 through 2023". The dataset includes 564 instances of bank failures and several variables that may be related to the likelihood of such events, such as asse [...] Read more
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From degrees to dollars: Exploring the link between elite education and startup funding
by Alfredo Molinas
JEA  2024 3(1):51; 10.58567/jea03010008 - 15 March 2024
Abstract
Many startups look for venture capital (VC) funding to grow their business. Anecdotally, in the Southeast Asia context, startup founders who attended an elite institute of higher learning have greater access to this kind of capital, but this has not been demonstrated quantitatively. We look at a dataset of nearly 800 startups in Southeast Asia who have received VC funding in th [...] Read more
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The high price of green energy: Adjustments in general equilibrium
by Henry Thompson
JEA  2024 3(1):52; 10.58567/jea03010009 - 15 March 2024
Abstract
The high price of energy due to green energy policy will cause adjustments across the US economy predicted in the present general equilibrium model that includes energy Btu input with capital and labor to produce manufactures and services. This same model in trade theory examines the effects of a tariff on an imported factor of production such as a natural resource or capital.& [...] Read more
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