The primary objective of this paper is to examine how the borrowing behavior of households in the East African region are influenced by their demographic characteristics- gender, age, income and education using Tobit ...

This thesis sets out the empirical evidence on complex ownership and control using data for UK listed firms adapted from Faccio and Lang (2002) for the period 1996-1999. Using OLS estimation method, the thesis links corporate ...

This paper examines factors that affect bank performances in Tanzania for the period of 2006 to 2013. The empirical results suggest that high net interest margins (NIM) and return on bank assets (ROA) are significantly ...

The main objective of this paper was to examine the impact of domestic debt on economic growth in Tanzania for the period 1990 to 2015 using Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression method to estimate the effects. The study ...

This paper intended to examine the relationship between capital and risk of Tanzanian commercial banks during the period 2009-2014 using the Two Stage Least Square (2SLS) method of estimation. The empirical findings reveal ...

This paper examines factors affecting operating efficiency of 36 commercial banks in Tanzania for the period between 2000 and 2017. The paper employs robust random-effect regression model to estimate the relationship between ...

The primary motive of this paper is to examine the determinants of financial inclusion in Tanzania. The paper borrows data from a household survey conducted by TWAWEZA. Employing the probit regression, the findings of ...

This paper examines how the identity of corporate owners affects corporate leverage in the UK. Using data from a sample of 643 listed UK firms, the results show that family-controlled firms have higher debt ratios than ...

The objective of this paper is to assess the level of business informality and access to credit of Tanzania’s SMEs. The study considers business informality as a combination of improper keeping of business records, lack ...

This paper aims at understanding the implication of pension debt on fiscal policy in Tanzania. The paper employed a modified projected benefit obligation (PBO) approach for a period between 2010 and 2018. The results of ...