Search Results - subject:"AFRICA"

Occupational Safety and Health Issues on Construction Sites in Sub-Saharan Africa

Nyende-Byakika, Stephen - 2023

The road construction industry in Uganda has been boosted in recent years in an effort to foster economic development. Safety practices within the industry, however, leave a lot to be desired and this exposes workers to unnecessary occupational risks. This paper presents research findings on...

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Oil extraction and gender equality for social equity : the role of corporate social responsibility in Nigeria's coastal communities

Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.; Asongu, Simplice - 2023

We examine the impact of multinational oil companies' (MOCs) corporate social responsibility (CSR) on gender equality for social equity using a combined propensity score matching and logit model. The result indicates a significant relationship between CSR and gender equality for social equity in...

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Cult violence in Nigeria and corporate social responsibility in oil producing communities

Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.; Asongu, Simplice - 2023

Since the beginning of 2014, reports of cult violence have increased sharply in the Nigeria's oil producing communities. Hence, we set out to examine the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) from multinational oil companies (MOCs) in mitigating the spread of cult group violence in the...

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Government enterprise and empowerment programme (geep) and women's performance in entrepreneurship development in Nigeria

Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.; Uduji, Joseph I. - 2023

This study examined the impact of the government enterprise and empowerment programme (GEEP) on women's performance in entrepreneurship development in Nigeria. Results from the use of difference-in-difference (DiD) quasi-experimental design indicate that GEEP intervention has significant impacts...

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Energising environmental sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa : the role of governance quality in mitigating the environmental impact of energy poverty

Dimnwobi, Stephen Kelechi; Okere, Kingsley Ikechukwu; … - 2023

The Sub-Saharan Africa region is disproportionately affected by energy poverty and is considered highly vulnerable to … and ecological preservation in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2005 to 2020, using government effectiveness and regulatory quality …. Key findings indicate that energy poverty expands the ecological footprint in Sub-Saharan Africa, leading to ecological …

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Military expenditure, governance, and environmental degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Ndour, Cheikh T. - 2023

This article examines how good governance counteracts the effects of military expenditure on carbon emissions in forty African countries. The Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) is used to analyze time series data from 2010-2020. Military expenditure per capita is used to measure military...

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Environmental quality, infant morality, and economic growth in selected sub-Saharan African countries

Aderounmu, Busayo; Awofiranye, Adedoyin; Oni, Olubusayo … - In: Comparative economic research : Central and Eastern Europe 26 (2023) 2, pp. 149-162

effects that environmental quality has on infant mortality in sub‑Saharan Africa. Africa has always had the highest rate of …

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Seven propositions to support and finance the agricultural sector in sub-Saharan Africa in the context of climate change

De Janvry, Alain; Sadoulet, Elisabeth - 2023

Poor rural households in vulnerable sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries have suffered - and will increasingly suffer …

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Can Information Communication Technology Unlock Tax Revenue Mobilization in Sub Saharan Africa

Adedeji, Abdulfatai; Lipede, Omolola - 2023

This study examines the effect of ICT on tax revenue mobilisation in 23 sub-Saharan African countries between 2000 and 2020. To address our objectives, it utilises a feasible generalised least squares approach that accounts for both heteroscedasticity and autocorrelation challenges....

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Digitalization and Gender Equality in Political Leadership in Sub-Saharan Africa

Gomes, Diego; Meyimdjui, Carine - 2023

We examine the impact of digitalization on people’s perceptions of women as political leaders in 34 Sub-Saharan African countries. We find that being a social media or internet user is linked to a higher likelihood of people supporting gender equality in political leadership. However, the...

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