Mission of enquiry to the Jews in China: present state of the Jews at Kae-Fung-Foo

Detached from 'Jewish Intelligence', volume 17, May, 1851. In volume lettered: Miscellaneous on China

African Financial Development Dynamics: Big Time Convergence

In the first critical assessment of convergence in financial development dynamics in Africa, we find overwhelming support for integration. The empirical evidence is premised on 11 homogenous panels based on regions(Sub-Saharan and North Africa), income-levels(low, middle, lower-middle and upper-middle), legal-origins(English common-law and French civil-law) and religious dominations(Christianity and Islam). We examine convergence in financial intermediary dynamics of depth, efficiency, activity and size. Findings suggest that countries with small-sized financial intermediary depth, efficiency, activity and size are catching-up with countries with large-sized financial intermediary depth, efficiency, activity and size respectively. We also provide the speeds of convergence and time necessary to achieve a full(100%) convergence. As a policy implication African governments should not relent in structural and institutional reforms

Hebrew prayers used by the Jews in China

Detached from 'Jewish Intelligence', volume 19, January, 1853. In volume lettered: Miscellaneous on China