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Shocks and Household Welfare in Kenya
(2021)The threat of adverse effects of shocks on the welfare of Kenyan households is still a challenge in socio-economic development in the country. Among the sources of vulnerability to shocks is the livelihoods’ reliance on ... -
MONETARY POLICY, INFLATION STABILISATION AND OUTPUT GROWTH IN GHANA, 1980-2017
(University of Ibadan, 2022-01-19)Monetary policy is central to the attainment of low and stable inflation, and long-term growth. Ghana’s inflation has been relatively high and volatile since 1980 with modest economic growth. Inflation averaged 37.3% ... -
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
(University of Nairobi, 2022-01-17)Infrastructure holds a central position in a country’s economic activity, hence the need to do a comprehensive analysis of its specific contributions to an economy. In the last decades, the East African Community (EAC) ... -
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE, EFFICIENCY, INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES
(University of Nairobi, 2021-12-16)The aim of this thesis was threefold. First, the study scrutinized the role of government spending on output growth for SSA countries. SSA countries’ economic growth has been low compared to other developing regions. ... -
THE IMPACT OF MONETARY POLICY ON PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN BOTSWANA
(University Of Bostwana, 2021-11-16)The main objective of this study was to investigate the impact of monetary policy on private sector credit and private investment in Botswana. The study employed a vector error correction model on quarterly data for ... -
ANALYSING THE EFFECT OF BUDGET DEFICIT DYNAMICS ON MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES IN NAMIBIA
(University of Namibia, 2021-10-08)This study analysed the effect of budget deficit dynamics on economic growth (gross domestic product), unemployment and interest rate in Namibia. The study employed the Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model (ARDL) and ... -
Comparative Impact of Fiscal and Monetary Policies on Stock Market Performance in Nigeria
(University of Benin, 2021-08-04)This study empirically examined the effects of anticipated and unanticipated fiscal and monetary policies on the performance of the stock market. In addition, the study examined the relationship between these policies; ... -
EXCHANGE RATE AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS ADJUSTMENT IN SIERRA LEONE, 1970-2005
(University of Ibadan, 2008-08-22)In spite of series of exchange rate adjustments in the 1980s and the adoption of the managed floating exchange rate regime in 1990, Sierra Leone still experiences poor external sector performance. The nominal exchange ... -
INSTITUTIONS, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND DOMESTIC INVESTMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
(University of Cape Coast, 2021-07-06)The study examines the effects of institutions and foreign direct investment on domestic investment in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from 2006-2017. To achieve the objectives of the study, fixed and random effects estimation ... -
TRANSMISSION MECHANISM OF MONETARY POLICY IN NIGERIA
(University of Ibadan, 2011-11-06)The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has pursued, among other goals, low and stable domestic price level and output growth using various monetary policy instruments. Despite these efforts, output growth rate averaged 1.32% ... -
EDUCATION-MALARIA CONTROL NEXUS: THE CASE OF GHANA
(University of Ghana , Legon, 2011-06-06)Malaria is a global public health issue as well as a national one in Ghana. It is the number one cause of under-five mortality in Ghana. Several attempts have been made to curb the negative effects of this disease which ... -
EDUCATION, FAMILY FORMATION AND FEMALE LABOUR MARKET PARTICIPATION IN CAMEROON
(University of Yaoundé II, 2021-01-22)The aim of this thesis is to investigate the effect of education on family formation and the ensuing effects on female employment in Cameroon, using individual and household records of the 2011 Cameroon Demographic and ... -
THE INCIDENCE AND DYNAMICS OF INTRA-INDUSTRY TRADE BETWEEN GHANA AND ECOWAS
(University of Ghana , Legon, 2012-06-06)Since intra-industry trade (IIT) was first noticed in the 1960s, theoretical and empirical studies on this type of trade have being growing rapidly. Very few studies however, have investigated IIT in the Economic Community ... -
STOCK MARKET PERFORMANCE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: EVIDENCE FROM GHANA
(University of Cape Coast, 2014-10-12)This study empirically examines the relationship between stock market performance and economic growth in Ghana using quarterly time series data from 1991 to 2012 for four stock market performance indicators, namely; stock ... -
ESSAYS ON DIGITAL FINANCE, FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN WAEMU
(Université Félix Houphouët, 2021-06-03)Financial Inclusion is not an objective per se, but only to the extent that it helps alleviate poverty. This thesis aims then at investigating the mechanisms through which digital finance may solve the multiple financial ... -
TESTING PECKING ORDER THEORY ON DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO IN GHANA
(University of Ghana , Legon, 2012-07-10)The Pecking Order Theory (POT) suggests that firms prefer internal over external sources of financing investment. For external sources of finance, firms prefer the use of debt before equity to finance investment. However, ... -
DETERMINANTS OF DEFORESTATION IN GHANA
(University of Ghana , Legon, 2011-06-06)Deforestation is one of the major environmental challenges facing Ghana. Today, the impacts of deforestation continue to impinge on livelihoods of rural and urban dwellers, disrupting important environmental functions ... -
THE EFFECT OF FINANCIAL INNOVATION ON MONEY DEMAND IN UGANDA: AN EXAMINATION OF NEW PAYMENT TECHNOLOGIES ON DEMAND FOR NARROW MONEY
(Makerere University, 2014-03-06)Since the liberalization of Uganda’s financial sector in the early 1990s, both foreign and local investors have been attracted to the sector. Competition and development; particularly technological development resulted ... -
EXCHANGE RATE, OUTPUT AND INFLATION IN NIGERIA (1970-2007)
(University of Ibadan, 2010-09-06)Exchange rate policy is central to improving the economic performance of a nation. Over the years, Nigeria adopted both the fixed and managed float exchange rate systems in her attempt at attaining a realistic exchange ... -
URBAN HOUSEHOLD ROAD TRAVEL DEMAND AND TRANSPORT MODE CHOICE :The Case of Kampala, Uganda
(University of Dar es Salaam, 2015-11-22)This study assesses the determinants of urban household road travel demand and transport mode choice. A negative binomial and ordinary least squares regression, and the alternative specific conditional logit model are ...
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