We study the role of proximity to historical ethnic borders in determining individual land ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa. Following an instrumental variable strategy, we document that individuals have a lower likelihood of owning land near historical ethnic borders. In particular, the...

This paper assesses the effects of the development of infrastructural on the reduction of poverty in 35 countries of Sub-Saharan Africa during the period 2003-2020. After multiple regressions using fixed effects, random effects, generalized least squares and Drisc-Kraay methods, we obtained...

Background: In the year 2019 whiles the total world under-five mortalities was estimated at about 5.2 million, Sub-Saharan Africa contributed about 55% of these global under-five mortalities. In other words, the region alone recorded about 2.8 million under-five deaths out of the global 5.2...

The challenge of 'growth' without development in most developing countries, particularly in the African region, has brought to the forefront the discussion of the effects of institutional quality and macroeconomic environment on the key determinants of growth and remittances inflows. This paper...

In this study, we examine the relationship between financial inclusion and energy poverty reduction, proxied with access to electricity and clean cooking technologies and fuels, using data from 23 Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries from 2004 to 2019. Evidence from dynamic ordinary least...

We study the role of proximity to historical ethnic borders in determining individual land ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa. Following an instrumental variable strategy, we document that individuals have a lower likelihood of owning land near historical ethnic borders. In particular, the...

This paper investigates the effect of economic freedom on inclusive human development in a panel of 41 Sub-Saharan Africa countries over the period 2010-2019. Ordinary Least Squares, Tobit and Quantile regression is used for the estimates. We find that economic freedom increases inclusive human...

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...

Background: Our study quantified the association between intestinal protozoan parasites (Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia, and Cryptosporidium) and child anthropometric outcomes among children under-5.Methods: We analyzed data from 7,800 children enrolled in the Global Enteric Multicenter Study...

This study investigates the effect of investor protection (IP) on the quality of financial reports produced by listed firms in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The study used three indicators of IP (protection minority shareholders’interest -MinInt, regulation of stock exchange – RegSE, and legal...