Lindokuhle Talent Zungu

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Ngap lecturer at University of Zululand

This study analysed the nonlinear effects of government spending on economic growth in 10 Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries from 1994 to 2017, using BARS theory. The study employed panel smooth transition regression (PSTR) model to determine the threshold at which excessive government expenditure hampers economic growth. The e...

ScannThis study seeks to test the fiscal theory of income distribution in action in South Africa using low- and high-income earners, covering the period 1979–2022, using the Bayesian Vector Autoregression (BVAR) model with hierarchical priors. This study examines the impact of fiscal policy on income distribution among low-income and high-income ea...

This study aims to investigate the dynamic impact of socio-economic issues such as youth unemployment and income inequality on crime by comparing the findings from newly democratized African countries (South Africa and Namibia) to those of recently democratized European countries (Lithuania and the Ukraine) and newly democratized Asian countries (K...

This study used the panel data from 15 emerging markets to examine the impact of restrictive macroprudential policies on income inequality from 2000–2019 using Bayesian panel vector autoregression and Bayesian panel dynamics generalised method of moments models. The chosen models are suitable for addressing multiple entity dynamics, accommodating a...

The study used the data from emerging markets to examine the impact of restrictive macroprudential policies on income inequality from 2000–2019 using Bayesian panel vector autoregression and Bayesian panel dynamics generalized method of moments models. The chosen models are suitable for addressing multiple entity dynamics, accommodating a wide rang...

The study examined the effectiveness of inflation-targeting monetary policy in preserving steady productivity growth and stable inflation rates. It compared the pre-and during-inflation targeting periods from 1990Q1 to 1999Q4 and 2000Q1 to 2022Q1, using a Bayesian vector autoregressive with the Minnesota prior model. The results showed that produce...

Income inequality has been a significant issue for over a century, influenced by factors like monetary policy, financial crises, and inadequate redistribution policies. Central banks have introduced unconventional monetary policy tools and the macroprudential policy framework to address financial stability issues, by reducing credit risk and contro...

This study aims to investigate the dynamic impact of socio-economic issues such as youth unemployment and income inequality on crime by comparing the findings from newly democratized African countries (South Africa and Namibia) to those of recently democratized European countries (Lithuania and the Ukraine) and newly democratized Asian countries (K...

A panel data analysis of nonlinear government expenditure and income inequality dynamics in a macroprudential policy regime was conducted on a panel of 15 emerging countries from 1985-2019, where there had been a non-prudential regime from 1985-1999 and a prudential regime from 2000-2019. The paper explored the validity of the nonlinearity between...

One essential weapon of international politics for promoting peaceful international cohabitation is the imposition of political and economic sanctions. Nonetheless, there is ongoing debate on the efficiency of punishments in generating sufficient disutility to guarantee compliance. Therefore, this study analyses the impact of US and UN economic san...

Purpose - This study is aimed at testing the dynamic impact of public debt and economic growth on newly democratized African countries (South Africa and Namibia) and comparing the findings with those of newly democratized European countries (Germany and Ukraine) during the period 1990–2022. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology involves thr...

IntechOpen Book Series Business, Management and Economics, Volume 7 Aims and Scope of the Series This series will provide a comprehensive overview of recent research trends in business and management, economics, and marketing. Topics will include asset liability management, financial consequences of the financial crisis and covid-19, financial acc...

Purpose - This study is aimed at testing the validity of the Rajan theory in South Africa and other selected emerging markets (Chile, Peru, and Brazil) during the period 1975–2017. Design/methodology/approach – In this study, we used time-series data to estimate a Bayesian Vector Autoregression (BVAR) model with hierarchical priors. The BVAR techni...

A panel data analysis of nonlinear financial growth dynamics in a macroprudential policy regime was conducted on a panel of 10 African emerging countries from 1985–2021, where there had been a non-prudential regime from 1985–1999 and a prudential regime from 2000–2021. The paper explored the validity of the inverted U-shape hypothesis in the pruden...

This study analyses the dynamic impact of income inequality and unemployment on crime in a panel of 15 African countries during the period 1994–2019 using four models: the panel vector autoregression model, the generalized method of moments model, the fixed-effect model, and machine learning. These models were chosen due to their ability to address...

From 1990 to 2019, this study examines the nonlinear dynamic impact of financial development on income inequality in an unconventional policy regime in a panel of 21 African countries. More importantly, we use Panel Smooth Transition Regression to extend the existing debate on this subject, with roots back to the seminal work of G-J and many others...

A panel data analysis of the nonlinear dynamics of economic development in a macroprudential policy regime was conducted in a panel of 25 emerging markets who were grouped together based on their regions: 10 African countries, 8 Asian countries, and 7 European countries covering the period 2000–2019. The paper explored the validity of the Kuznets h...

This study analyses the nonlinear dynamic impact of economic development on income inequality in a prudential policy regime in a panel of 15 emerging markets from 1985–2019. More importantly, we seek to extend the existing debate on this subject, with roots back to the seminal work by Kuznets and many others, and add a twist by introducing a distin...

In response to the “Great Recession and Global Financial Crisis”, central banks had to deploy unconventional monetary policies (UMP) in order to fight the severe impact of the crisis. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine the dynamic shock of unconventional monetary policies through earning heterogeneity, income composition, and portfo...

A panel data analysis of nonlinear financial growth dynamics in a macroprudential policy regime was conducted in a panel of 10 African emerging countries from 1983–2020, where it had been a non-prudential regime from 1983–1999 and a prudential regime from 2000–2020. The paper explored the validity of invented U-shape hypothesis in the prudential po...

This study analyses the impact of fiscal policy on the South African economy during the period 1972Q1-2020Q2. The study adopted quarterly time series data to estimate a Bayesian Vector Autoregression (BVAR) model with the selection of hierarchical priors. The variables employed for empirical investigation included GDP, government expenditure, publi...

This paper interrogated the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth in the South African economy. The study employed annual time series data covering 1960 to 2019 extracted from the South African Reserve Bank. This study applied impulse response functions within a VAR methodology to analyse the dynamic interrelationships betwee...

Purpose –This study is aimed at testing the validity of the BARS theory and determining the threshold level at which excessive government expenditure hampers growth. The data from 10 African emerging economies from 1988 to 2019 were used. Design/methodology/approach–The methodology comprises several different stages. In the first stage, an Lagrang...

Purpose – The authors investigate the growth–inequality relationship, using panel data from 13 Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries over the period 1990–2015, to test the validity of the Kuznets and Tribble theories. Furthermore, the authors seek to determine the threshold level at which excessive growth hampers inequality. Desig...

A panel data analysis of financial inequality was conducted using the PSTR model to determine the threshold level at which excessive financial development worsens inequality. The results reveal evidence of a nonlinear effect between financial development and income inequality where the optimal level of financial development is found to be 19% as a...