The intricate relationship between monetary policy and stock prices has been a subject of extensive inquiry within the literature. Scholars, including Thorbecke (1997), Patelis (1997), Bernanke and Kuttner (2005), Ioannidis and Kontonikas (2008), Bjornland and Leitemo (2009), and Nemaorani
The resource curse hypothesis challenges conventional economic theory by suggesting that economies endowed with abundant natural resources tend to underperform in terms of economic growth compared to resource-poor counterparts. However, recent empirical findings highlight the inadequacies of
A pervasive challenge in analyzing African economies, including Zimbabwe, lies in the dearth of reliable and consistent official statistics, as noted by Yeats (1990). Zimbabwe's Central Statistical Office (CSO), tasked with gathering national statistics, particularly on production
