Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine how linkages between information and communication technology (ICT) and remittances affect the doing of business. Design/methodology/approach: The focus is on a panel of 49 Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries for the period 2000–2012. The...

Purpose – The paper seeks to estimate agricultural commodity supply response at three levels of aggregation namely, all commodities, food commodities and exports commodities. Design/methodology/approach – The study used cointegration and error correction modelling techniques with the aid of...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of capital structure decisions of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana. The issue is very relevant considering that SMEs have been noted as important contributors to the growth of the Ghanaian economy....

Purpose – The paper seeks to estimate agricultural commodity supply response at three levels of aggregation namely, all commodities, food commodities and exports commodities. Design/methodology/approach – The study used cointegration and error correction modelling techniques with the aid of...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of capital structure decisions of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana. The issue is very relevant considering that SMEs have been noted as important contributors to the growth of the Ghanaian economy....

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the empirical effect of competition on cost and profit efficiency in the South African non-life insurance market in a three-stage analysis. Design/methodology/approach Using annual firm level data on 80 non-life insurance companies from 2007 to...

Purpose The degree and impact of competitiveness in the banking sector is of great importance as this has great impact on the financial system and the wider economy. A question of interest here is, does competition in the commercial banking sector boost or hamper economic growth. The purpose of...