1.1 Background to the study and statement of the problem The term climate change here is defined as variation in the mean state of climate or its continuing, long term variability (IPCC, 2003). Climate variability consists of the statistics of temperature, rainfall, wind, humidity, atmospheric pressure, and other meteorological elemental measurements in a given region over long periods. This is unlike weather variability, which is the present condition of these elements and their variation ov...
ABSTRACT The study focused on the San community which is the most marginalised ethnic group in Namibia to establish their current economic status. The study sought to assess the effectiveness and impact of the poverty alleviation policies and programmes that are in place to respond to the plight of the poor, specifically the San. Primary data was collected in Omaheke and Ohangwena regions through structured questionnaires or interview guides, and field observations. Secondary data was collec...
Abstract This study investigated wage differentials among public servants in Nigeria with four specific objectives. Both primary and secondary (salary structures) data were used for this study. The work employs a stratified sampling technique in collecting the primary data. We employ the quantile regression and logistic models in our analysis. Using a sample of 840 employees, in accordance with our theoretical priors, the empirical result support the standard inverse relationship between wag...
ABSTRACT This study examines the nexus between human capital investment and poverty reduction in Nigeria. Specifically the study investigated the profile of poverty in Nigeria in the wake of human capital investment drive since 2005, the impacts of education and health expenditures on poverty level using probit regression model. The major findings of the study revealed, among other things, that poverty incidence by gender is higher for male-headed households than the female-headed household,...
ABSTRACT The study evaluates the impact of international trade flows on industrial sector employment in Nigeria. Specifically, the study evaluates the extent in which trade expansion has impacted on the industrial sector employment, the impact of net export on aggregate labour demand by industrial sector employment in Nigeria. The data for the study were mainly sourced from CBN statistical bulletins and World Bank economic indicator for Nigeria. The estimation was done within the framework ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the relationship between population dynamics and economic growth in Nigeria. In addition, the study tried to identify the determinants of population growth as well as testing for causality between population and economic growth in Nigeria. Using annual time series data spanning from 1970 to 2013, the researcher employed a multiple regression model for the first and second objective of the study while the granger causality test was used to capture the third o...
ABSTRACT In the remittance literature, the empirical relationship between remittance receipts and agricultural asset accumulation has not been fully explored, and no clear-cut findings have been established. This is even worse for the sub-Saharan region and particularly for Ghana where little or no studies have examined such connection. Most of the efforts are geared towards Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and Asian countries. The purpose of this study, therefore, is to explore the imp...
ABSTRACT In recent times, household loans, which is a tool for development for most households have gained much importance especially in developing countries. This can be attributed to the fact that they are likely to have a significant impact on the welfare of the households. This study provides evidence on the impact of household loans on the welfare of households in Ghana. The study also examines the factors that influence the probability that households will have access to loans. Data for...
ABSTRACT World trade has expanded over the last few decades, but the trade within Africa especially among Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries has been low. Globally there has been a reduction in tariff rates, reducing trade costs in general, but the SSA region still records the high costs of trade as compared to other developing regions and this has hindered the flow of trade within the region (World Bank Doing Business report, 2013). SSA’s poorly developed trade logistics in the form of po...
ABSTRACT Ghana’s financial sector has seen a transforming change with the introduction of mobile money services. The service over the years has transformed from being only a money transfer service to mix of other financial services such as payments and saving services. With mobile money service seeing increasing growth in terms of agents, customers, transactions and currently with four Mobile Network Operators in the mobile money industry, the study documents the effects mobile money servic...
ABSTRACT Since its inception, the performance of the ECOWAS regional integration in terms of economic growth has not been encouraging. Numerous reforms were implemented to enhance the level of integration in the region including the revision of the ECOWAS of 1993. This study aims to examine the effect of the regional integration on economic growth, and, particularly, the effect of the revised treaty of 1993 on economic growth in the ECOWAS. We estimate a standard growth model using a panel da...
ABSTRACT User fees have been in place since 1985 and have over the years generated a lot of debates and arguments in Ghana. This study aimed to investigate the impact of cost sharing policies, otherwise known as user fees on the utilisation of health care facilities in the Tema District of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Other issues such as how households rank other available alternatives to public health facilities, households’ views on the user fees concept, the effectiveness of the e...
ABSTRACT Bank portfolio allocation is an important determinant of the efficacy of monetary policy through the bank lending channel of monetary policy transmission mechanism. This study generally investigates the factors that influence banks‟ portfolio allocation in Sierra Leone. Specifically, the study looks into the effects of risk premium, leverage ratio, and credit risk on banks‟ earning asset portfolio allocation in Sierra Leone between 2002 and 2011. Using annual bank level data on a...
ABSTRACT Foreign direct investment (FDI) has been argued to be a blessing and curse to most economies of the world, especially developing economies. Despite its growth enhancing attributes, FDI also serves as an avenue for dumping with subsequent effects on environmental quality. The current study examined the effect of manufacturing FDI and its effects on climate change. Measuring climate change by changes in carbon dioxide emissions, the study employed a time series data spanning years (197...
ABSTRACT Unemployment is often cited as one of the macro-economic indicators measuring the strength and growth of an economy. Given that the youth are three times more likely to be unemployed, it is only prudent that in addressing issues of unemployment, programs, and policies are structured to address youth unemployment. In an attempt to better understand the dynamics of youth unemployment this study takes a brief look at the patterns of unemployment in SubSaharan Africa, particularly Ghana,...