ABSTRACT Recognizing the potential of Mutual Health Organizations (MHOs) to eliminate user fees and increase utilization of health care services in the country, the government of Ghana enacted the National Health Insurance Act in 2003, mandating the establishment of district-wide MHOs. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) on the probability of utilizing outpatient care and expenditure in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central ...
ABSTRACT In the quest to improve the economic fortunes of developing countries, varieties of trade preferences have been introduced. This mechanism appears to be in support of the ‘trade not aid’ campaign. The AGOA trade preference enacted by the US in the year 2000 is one that has received much recognition in Sub Saharan Africa as a means of boosting export hence economic development. The importance of trade, especially in the developing countries calls for the need to study the effects ...
ABSTRACT The study examined the impact of exports on economic growth in Ghana using annual data for the period 1980 to 2013. Applying popular time series econometric techniques of cointegration and vector error correction estimation, the study sought to explore long-run and short-run relationships between exports and gross domestic product (GDP). The Johansen‟s cointegration test revealed the existence of long-run relationships between real GDP, exports, gross capital formation and labour i...
ABSTRACT Free-trade policies across countries have allowed an influx of diverse nonalcoholic drinks into Ghana. Frequent consumption of such drinks may contribute to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The study evaluated the microbial quality and physico-chemical properties of selected non-alcoholic drinks in the Cape Coast Metropolis. Out of 122 non-alcoholic drinks catalogued, 22 were analysed. Aerobic mesophilic counts, total coliforms (TC), faecal ...
ABSTRACT The study recognizes the fact that both public and private sectors in the formal economy need the relevant human resource to ensure growth and development of the economy of Ghana. Any significant disparities in earnings between these two sectors for workers of identical productivity-related characteristics have the potential effect of denying the low paying sector of the quality labour it would need. Using data from the fourth Ghana Living Standard Survey, it was revealed ...
ABSTRACT Repeat borrowing is essential for long term financial sustainability of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs). This long term financial sustainability is threatened by high client exit, that is, premature termination of the borrowing relationship. In view of the above, the purpose of this study is to investigate the reasons for clients exit and to determine the factors that influence the length of the MFI-client borrowing relationship. A duration model (semiparametric model) is us...
ABSTRACT The debate about reinventing foreign aid has gone beyond affirming that foreign aid works or does not work. The history of aid has been a mixed one: some have worked in certain contexts, and some have not worked. This essay explores what type of aid has worked and what has not. Under what conditions can aid work effectively, and what type of aid, and how can we make aid effective and what type of actors can make aid effective ? Aid has worked when it is targeted, specific, ...
This paper attempts to merge the concepts and theoretical frameworks of the disciplines of Anthropology and Economics, and attempts to create a new sub-field in Economics called ‘Anthropological Economics’ which is mired in Anthropological concepts and principles and seeks to maximize not only human welfare and happiness but also wealth maximization across cultures, while considering both the psychic unity of man, universal human needs and culturespecific factors. Thus, Anthropological Ec...
ABSTRACT The main thrust determines the impact of population growth towards environmental quality in zimbabwe from period 1980-2016. In this regard, the study was prompted by the decline or deterioration on the state of environmental quality that has been characterised by high temperature and changing weather patterns brought about by population growth in Zimbabwe.Prior researchers conducted on this field of study have offered diverging views re...
Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the Ethiopia coffee marketing performance. To examinethis objective, this study considered a time series data from the period of 1985 to 2017 usingOLS estimation with a necessary tests and application. The study used volume of coffee export asa dependent variable, while terms of trade, trade openness, and real gross domestic product areconsidered as independent variables. The study concluded that terms of ...
This paper analyzes Tesla Motors as of Spring 2020. Discussions range from innovations across the board, and look into the success of the company in their quest to transition the world to sustainable energy. There is a heavy focus on Economics since this was a paper for my Economics class.
The prominent role of financial inclusion in every economy—as it has been widely acknowledged as an enabler to achieving eight out of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) cannot be overemphasized as far as the welfare of individuals is concerned. This study estimates the effects of financial inclusion on welfare using cross-section data from 33 sub-Saharan African countries and the ordinary least squares technique is employed for the analysis. The results from the financial inclusion...
ABSTRACT An attempt at knowing the impact of broken home on student’s academic performance accounts for the present study. To embark on this study, the descriptive research design of the survey type was adopted. A sample of 160 respondents was drawn from the students and teachers of four selected schools in Ijebu-North Local Government, Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun-State, Nigeria using the random sampling technique. One instrument was used for the present study. The instrument was a self designed ques...
ABSTRACT For over four decades, the Nigerian economy has mostly depends on proceeds from the sale of crude oil. This is at the expense of other sectors such as solid materials and agriculture that hitherto, contributed significantly to the economy of Nigeria. Employing a descriptive survey type, this research work shows that other sectors have potential to contribute immensely to the economy of Nigeria. This paper however attempted to seek out ho...
Seaport terminals are major facilitators of international trade. One issue that is very crucial to the performance and survival of seaport terminals is the quality of service provided. However, in order to enhance the quality of service provided at these terminals, it is important to know customers’ expectations and perceptions about service quality. Notwithstanding, very little is known about customers’ expectations and perceptions on the service quality of seaport terminals in Africa. T...