The existing literature highlights the determinants of trade openness with disregard to the income classifications of countries in examining whether the determinants differ given their income levels. This study, therefore, re-examines the drivers of trade openness in Africa relying on panel data...

The impact of countries' levels of financial sector development in influencing innovation and environmental quality cannot be overemphasized. However, studies on the tripartite relationships among financial sector development-innovation-environmental quality have produced mixed results,...

Working capital management is a critical element in the survival of every firm. While the effective management of working capital leads to value creation in firms, ineffective management of working capital, on the other hand, does not only destroy value but can lead to the eventual solvency of...

While uncertainty shocks affect equity markets at various investment horizons, knowledge about the causal effects of uncertainty and equity markets in the frequency domain is scant among the Group of Twenty (G20) countries regarded as systemically important economies. This paper explores the...

This study investigated how trade openness influenced the connection between industrialization and emissions of carbon in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We utilized purposive sampling technique to select 28 SSA countries from 2003 to 2021. The study used Generalised Methods of Moments as the main...

Using panel data from 2004 to 2012, we employ a two-step system GMM estimation technique, with robust standard errors, collapsed instruments and illus-trate marginal effects of central bank independence on financial development in Africa. We also examine the moderating roles of human capital,...