Social crowdfunding: new perspectives on social entrepreneurship in developing countries
This article focuses on crowdfunding investment in projects initiated by social entrepreneurs in developing countries in order to enhance the likelihood of those projects’ success in developing countries.
Central bank credibility and the expectations channel: evidence based on a new credibility index
This article investigates the relationship between central bank credibility and the volatility of the key monetary policy instrument. First, we propose a time-varying measure of central bank credibility based on the gap between inflation expectations and the official inflation target.
Do Spot Prices Predict Futures Prices?
This article examines issues of linear and non-linear causality between energy (oil) prices and agricultural commodities spot and futures prices.