So far this year, I have successfully published three #Research articles in #Macroeconomics & #Finance, with another two in press. I am currently hammering away at a handful of working papers which will most certainly find a home in reputable #Journals, come 2021 🙏🏽🙂
Im currently internalising the very insightful reviewer comments on my latest #Research paper titled; "Investigating Determinants of Commercial Bank Spreads in #Lesotho", from the good folks over at the globally reputable #International#Journal of #Finance & #Economics#IJFE 😊
After working on the reviewer's comments & baking in the richness of the peer review process into my final #Research paper, I am very happy & proud to wake up to this acceptance letter of #Publication from the #International#Journal of #Finance & #Economics#IJFE 🙏🏽😎
I am humbled and honoured to note that my #Research paper titled: "The effects of regional cross listing on firm value and financial performance: Drawing lessons for #Lesotho" has been cited in a December 2020 article on "#CrossListing" in #China. I give thanks 🙏🏽😎
I woke up this morning to an email from a Colleague whom I greatly admire. His words of life fuel my drive and keep me going. I send #Peace, #Wisdom & #LongLife to my fellow Scholar & Brother; Prof. Nicholas Odhiambo 🙏🏽
In 2020, I published 4 #Research articles in international journals. I came into 2021 with 2 #Empirical papers in press. I will add 6 papers to this list & publish a total of 8 papers by the end of 2021 & present atleast 2 of them at international conferences. #ItWasWritten..!
My colleague & I recently completed the 1st draft of our empirical #Research work wherein we investigate the impact of #COVID19 on #Lesotho's #InformalSector. We are very proud of this work and we look forward to sharing it with all interested, soon 😎
#FiscalPolicy is back in vogue. Now more than ever, authorities need well laid out ways to track & perform rapid evaluations of #Fiscal#Stimulus initiatives in an #Economy. I recently completed a #Research article wherein I introduce a simple #Framework for doing just that:
I am humbled & thankful to note that my #Empirical#Research paper on the sources of #Unemployment in #Lesotho has been cited in another research paper by colleagues, published in Feb 2021. Check for both papers, when you can 🙏🏽😎
My colleagues & I developed three #Research papers so far in the 1st quarter of 2021. The papers are currently undergoing peer review. In time, they'll be published in reputable international journals. Look out for them, if you're interested in #Econometrics#Macroeconomics 📈😎
If you are interested in the longterm linear & non-linear relationship between #Bank spreads & macrodrivers, be sure to pick up & #Read my latest #Emprical#Research via #IJFE. I use the #ARDL & #NARDL to arrive at very insightful results 😎
Join us on 26 – 28 February, 2021 in #Amsterdam, Netherlands for the 3rd #ICMEF. Between engaging presentations, buzzing networking, & immersive learning opportunities, this #Conference is a must-attend event for scholars, #Researchers, scientists, & other members of the academia
This weekend was a gift. I give thanks. The presentation went very well 🔥🔥🔥🚀😎. I send peace to the good folks at #ICMEF - #Amsterdam for providing the platform to #Build & #ShareKnowledge with colleagues from around the world🌍. I enjoyed many of the papers. Three stood out.
This is a very important paper. If you look for it on #GoogleScholar you'll see only 6 citations. By the end of this year (2021), I anticipate atleast 20 if not 30. Why? You have to understand #PanelData & how significant of a contribution this paper is. #CrossSectionalDependence
I am proud and humbled to note that my #Empirical#Research paper titled "The effects of regional #CrossListing on firm value and financial performance" has been cited in a recent paper by colleagues out of Lithuania. I give thanks 🙏🏽🔥🔥🔥🚀😎
In between text mining / #TopicModelling#MonetaryPolicy Statements & other such documents, I couldn't help but start playing around with the #dsgenl command in #STATA/MP16. Its quite impressive & intuitive. You can expect a #Research paper wherein I use #NonLinearDSGE, soon 😎
Guess who's also in it, alongside #Giants in the game...
I'll share more later 😉
The 17th annual #African#Finance Association #Conference starts today. It promises to be an exhilarating experience. Take a look at the full programme list...
In Jan. 2021, I set out to publish 8 #Empirical#Research papers on #Finance & #Economics in respected journals & present atleast 2 at reputable #International#Conferences. God has been good to me. Ive presented at 2 conferences & published 1 paper so far, with 4 under review 🙏
Lets talk about the macroeconomic impact of #COVID19 in the short-medium term. The pandemic continues to have broad based devastating effects, crippling global economic activity. Fiscal & monetary policy is loose, to "ease" the virus' blow. What of a #Vaccine? Will you take It?
The global economic recovery hinges on the flattening both the #COVID19 infection curve and the economic recession curve. Negative output gaps imply activity below potential. The expectation, is for a vaccine to help towards herd immunity, thus flattening the infection curve...
It is expected that if a #Vaccine is made widely available & the uptake significant, economic activity will pick up & supply chains resuscitated. This will help flatten the recession curve. Ergo, all appears to rest on the production of a vaccine. But again, will you take it?
The 1st thing would be for one to familiarise themselves with the #IMF's #RFI & #RCF facilities to understabd their modalities.The 2nd, would be to appreciate how external shocks (low exports, high capital outflows) dovetail with internal (domestic) shocks e.g. fiscal deficits.
@BraSmoove If facility modalities (qualification requirements etc.) are understood, it becomes apparent the loans are concessional. If overlaps between external & internal shocks are appreciated & public gross financing needs articulated, BoP support from IMF best option.
@BraSmoove another important thing to note, as far as IMF BoP support, it necessitates governments develop a clear plan of how funds will be used & how consolidation will be done post the necessary stimulus in a letter or imtent. Investors see that & are bullish about the country
Think of #Government this way: it exists to smooth economic activity over the cycle (ups & downs). Ergo, it exists for no other reason but to ensure output is close to or at full potential. Efficient resource allocation & redistribution are neccesary but insufficient condition.
Government has two levers it can pull on to honour this so called "social contract". These are Revenue (taxes) & Primary Spending (consumption & investment). In a downturn, as in an upturn, #FiscalPolicy is an automatic and/or deliberate toggle of those two levers...
Ideally, government is expected to always note where the economy is on the cycle (early, mid, late cycle etc) to execute efficient #FiscalPolicy. Should government miscalculate the position, fiscal policy could be misguided (e.g. loose when should be tight)...
Lets talk about #Oil and why the price of the #US benchmark #WTI West Texas Intermediate has turned negative FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER...
Some of you are waking up to what might read or sound like another disaster. Just when you were learning how to deal with #COVID19, you hear about a so called plunge in the #Price of #Oil. But what does it mean to have oil in negative territory & why is that the case? Lets see...
In the main we will talk a bit about simple matters of #supply & #demand while touching on the #future as far as #consumer outlooks & #perception / #confidence are concerned. I would like us to start in 2016, a quick recap...what happened to #Oil?
The #WorldBank / #IFC US$14 billion package intended to #FastTrack financing to assist companies and countries in their efforts to prevent, detect and respond to the rapid spread of COVID-19. package aims to bolster national systems for public health preparedness...
The #IFC’s share of the US$14 billion-dollar package is US$8 billion. It will be used to support private companies and their employees adversely affected by the economic downturn caused by the #COVID19 outbreak...