In this study, nexuses between governance and trade performance in terms of natural resource rents are assessed in 44 sub-Saharan African countries. The empirical evidence is based on Tobit regressions. The findings show that political governance (entailing "voice & accountability" and political...

This study examined the influence of corporate governance practices and funding structure on the earnings management of listed commercial banks in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The study pooled 64 listed commercial banks during the period 2012-2018 within a panel data analytic framework. Using...

This paper determines the threshold at which commodity price volatility generates an adverse effect on the stability of the financial sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The study is conducted on 24 countries over the period 2002–2021, using a dynamic panel model with threshold effects and the...

Policymakers from the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region often flag a mispricing of their sovereign debt presumably originating from a perception risk by international investors that lead to "unjustifiably" high borrowing costs. Against this background, this paper explores the extent to which a...

The struggle to reduce cyclical unemployment by Sub-Saharan African countries is as a result of their inability to integrate fiscal policies into macroeconomic goals and establish independent, well-resourced bodies to manage borrowed funds. We examine the dynamic relationship between external...

Strategic purchasing (SP) for health is an important policy lever to influence health service provision and accelerate progress toward universal health coverage (UHC). The effectiveness of SP in reaching UHC goals is limited if there is poor coordination and fragmentation between schemes. We...

Women play a central role in nations economic development, particularly in Africa because they are involved in many activities notably agricultural ones. Women’s engagement in agriculture can also help to increase their income and reduce thereby income inequality. This study main purpose is to...

Despite their lauded promise in terms of yields and resilience, climate smart agriculture technologies are not widely used in Sub-Saharan Africa. Even in places where adoption occurred, many farmers abandon these technologies after only a few years. We study this problem by investigating the...

Agricultural productivity remains pivotal to the sustenance of the economies and livelihoods of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries. Given the emerging threat of energy and environmental uncertainties globally, this study makes a foray into understanding the link among energy poverty,...