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,...

The insurance industry plays a substantive vitality in the growth of the economy. However, there is limited literature on the activities of the insurance industry and economic growth in Ghana. As one of the fastest-growing economies in sub-Saharan Africa before the global pandemic in 2020, there...

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...

Despite the momentous rise in ICT diffusion, and financial development in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), their plausible joint effect on inclusive growth have not been explored, leaving a lacuna in the literature. This study, therefore, examines the direct and indirect effects of ICT diffusion on...