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Assessing the Systemic Importance of Banks in Rwanda using Portfolio Similarity and Clustering Methods
(African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-11-18)This paper assesses the similarity among Rwandan banks, especially looking at how the assets side and lending portfolios have been evolving, and their implications on systemic risks in the Rwandan banking system. The ... -
Corporate Earnings Retention Practices in Africa: Does Being Foreign Really Matter?
(African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-11-18)This paper examines the earnings retention practices of incorporated firms in Africa. It hypothesizes that foreign and local firms operating in Africa have similar retention policies, and by extension similar tendency ... -
Determinants of Dividend Policy of Manufacturing Firms in Nigeria
(African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-11-18)The study set out to identify the determinants of dividend policy of firms in Nigeria from 1984 to 2020. Using the modified Lintner model as the theoretical framework, we analyze data on listed Nigerian manufacturing ... -
Economic Costs of Civil Conflicts: The Case of Burundi
(2022)This study examines the effects of episodes of civil conflicts in Burundi on its economic performance. The study applies the regression method using Extreme Bound Analysis, and the Synthetic Control method. Our main ... -
An Empirical Analysis of Low-Leverage Behaviour: Evidence from Nigerian Quoted Firms
(African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-11-18)Debt conservatism is one of the enduring puzzles in capital structure research. The reluctance of profitable firms to commit to high debt ratios to exploit tax benefits of debt has profound consequences for capital ... -
Identifying Binding Constraints on Growth in the Context of Fragility: The Case of South Sudan
(2022-01)The central premise of this study is that violent conflict is the primary binding constraint to economic growth, and an obstacle to transition from fragility to stability in South Sudan. The study looks at the determinants ... -
Identifying Binding Constraints on Growth in the Context of Fragility: The Case of South Sudan
(African Economic Research Consortium, 2022-01)The central premise of this study is that violent conflict is the primary binding constraint to economic growth, and an obstacle to transition from fragility to stability in South Sudan. The study looks at the determinants ... -
The Impact of Conflict on State Capacity in Nigeria
(African Economic Research Consortium, 2022-01)Nigeria has witnessed incessant incidents of conflict-related violence in recent years. This paper seeks to investigate how conflicts affect state capacity in term of growth in GDP per capita and tax per GDP ratio, and ... -
Impact of Investment Efficiency, Investment Scale and Financial Flexibility on Risk-Taking Behaviour in an Emerging Market
(African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-11-18)There is limited number of studies that explore the concepts of investment efficiency, financial flexibility, and investment scale globally. Moreover, in the African context, these areas continue to be grey areas with ... -
Service Delivery in Fragile States: The Case of Health Sector in Zimbabwe
(2022)This study examines the effect of fragility on health service delivery in Zimbabwe, during a period when the country displayed characteristics that mirror the definitions of a fragile state. Using the Zimbabwe Demographic ... -
Women’s Empowerment and Social Household Spending in Fragile States: Evidence from Chad
(African Economic Research Consortium, 2022-02)State fragility in Chad has been narrowly associated with insecurity due to a long cycle of violent conflict and recurrent droughts, leading to low social development. In this paper, we have investigated the impact of ... -
Youth Employability and Peace-Building in Post-Conflict Côte d’Ivoire: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial
(2022-01)This paper investigates the impact of alternative economic opportunities for the youth in consolidating positive peace. Using data from randomized control trial from a cash- for-work program for unskilled youngsters, ...
