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The Review of Development Finance has been founded in response to a growing scholarly literature that has been discussing the
role of financial systems in the economic development process. The Journal provides a global forum for intellectually stimulating analysis
of topics related to the ... click here for full Aims & Scope
The Review of Development Finance has been founded in response to a growing scholarly literature that has been discussing the
role of financial systems in the economic development process. The Journal provides a global forum for intellectually stimulating analysis
of topics related to the deepening, outreach, efficiency and stability of financial systems. We welcome theoretical and empirical micro
and macro analysis. The focus of the journal is on applied and policy-oriented research, which can serve as basis for public policy discussions
on the financial system issues, especially in developing and emerging markets. The journal seeks to foster the dialogue between researchers,
policy-makers and practitioners to identify policies that help deepen and broaden financial systems in an efficient and sustainable manner.
It aims to accomplish the following:
• publish leading-edge research that further our understanding and use of development finance
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establish an outstanding level of academic rigor that will ensure the publication of first class development finance research
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appeal to a broad cross-section of readers, including both the academic audience as well as practitioners of finance
•Markets,
Institutions and Training Cost: This will cover areas including, Contracts, Agency and Transaction Cost; Asymmetric Information
Capital
Markets and Credit Rationing; Risk Management and Domestic and International Capital Flows
• Finance, Economic Growth and
Development:This covers a broad area including issues surrounding Capital Flows and Economic Growth;
Financial Institutions and
Economic Growth; Financial Development and Economic Growth and Financial Development & Economic Development
• Microcredit
and Inverted Banking: Covering Social Collateral and Inverted Banking; Credit Markets; Rural Credit Markets and the Design of Rural
Credit Institutions
• Law and Finance: Corporate governance, regulation; corporate finance and Corporate Social Responsibility
•Global
Finance Architecture: This will cover areas including Capital Adequacy and Financial Soundness and Issues surrounding financial liberalization
and Globalisation; International Financial Institutions
•External Aid and Development: Broadly covering the impact of
external aid on economic growth
•Sovereign Debt Management: This will cover issues surrounding Debt Management; External
Debt and Economic Growth; Debt Contracts and Renegotiation; Debt Relieve Policies; Design of Incentives and Broader issues on Sovereign
Debt Management
•Finance and Sustainable Development: This will cover areas including Sustainable Development; Issues
surrounding Finance and the Global Environment
•Financial Evaluation and Optimality Measures: Innovative methods of cost
benefit analysis and Risk analysis and credit ratings.
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N. Biekpe
