The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a large disruption of global supply chains. This paper studies the implications of supply chain disruptions for inflation and monetary policy in sub-Saharan Africa. Increases in supply chain pressures have had a sizeable impact on headline, food, and tradable...

The Theory demonstrates that oil price and oil volatility (OVX) are significant determinants of economic activity; however, studies seldom consider both variables in the oil–exchange rate nexus and ignore the distributional heterogeneity of the exchange rate. We investigate their joint effect...

Frontier markets have become increasingly investible, providing diversification opportunities; however, there is very little research (with conflicting results) on the relationship between Foreign Exchange (FX) and frontier stock markets. Understanding this relationship is important for both...

Financial inclusion is a necessary condition for the population to get access to credit. Despite the efforts made by governments and policy makers, the rate of financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries remains low. The internet can be one of the options to increase the rate of...

Several previous studies have explored the relationship between trust and socio-economic conditions but do not attempt to examine channels through which the relation operates. In this paper, we examine how political fractionalization mitigates the positive relationship between trust institutions...

Aquaculture is a major source of protein in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a region experiencing rapid population growth, changing lifestyles and preferences, and increased health awareness. However, the industry in the region is underdeveloped and is of a subsistence nature. Climate change related...

Globalization and for that reason, trade liberalization have been a major discourse on the table of many international forums; as global alliances seek to solve environmental and economic issues with a common front. International trade is accepted as the steering wheel for which growth and...

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to nearly 15% of the world population while experiencing 25% of the global burden of disease and almost 50% of the global deaths in children under 5 years of age, while spending less than 1% of the global health expenditure. Moreover, 90% of these population lacks the...

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...

The marketisation hypothesis states that growth in services sector reduces gender inequality. In recent years, the African service sector has grown considerably, yet we still observe relatively high gender inequality on the continent. Using a new dataset on gender inequality and panel data...