African Journal of Economic and Management Studies
Issue(s) available: 34 – From Volume: 1 Issue: 1, to Volume: 11 Issue: 2
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Regional Management Studies
Agricultural sector value chain and government policy in Nigeria: issues, challenges and prospects
Michael Oluwaseun Olomu, Moses Clinton Ekperiware, Taiwo AkinloThis paper systematically reviewed the contributions of the recent Nigerian government agricultural policies and the impacts on the agricultural value chain system in line…
Monetary and fiscal policy effects in South African economy
Naser Yenus NuruThe main purpose of this study is to see the macroeconomic effects of monetary and fiscal policy shocks in South Africa.
Regulatory changes and audit fees: the moderating effect of overlapping directorship and financial reporting quality
Salau Olarinoye Abdulmalik, Ayoib Che-AhmadThis study examines the contemporaneous changes in the reporting regime in Nigeria by investigating the effect of regulatory changes on audit fees as well as the…
The short- and long-run drivers of lending behaviour by South African banks
Johan Coetzee, Lwazi GenukileThe role of banks to efficiently allocate loans to borrowers is fundamental to a thriving economy. In South Africa this is particularly important, given a challenging…
Hello, I am calling to ask for some money: mobile phones and credit uptake in rural Ethiopia
Aregawi Gebremedhin GebremariamIt is widely believed that ICT has a significant influence on the daily life of the poor and has positive spillover effects in their livelihoods. Mobile phones are one of…
Gender of the family head and food insecurity in urban and rural Nigeria
Ikechukwu Darlington Nwaka, Seyi Saint Akadiri, Kalu Ebi UmaAre the urban and rural male-headed households (MHHs) or female-headed households (FHHs) poorer and food (in)secured? Such question is of very important policy concern in…
Microfinance board and default risk in sub-Saharan Africa
Haileslasie TadeleThis paper examines whether board structure affects microfinance institutions' (MFIs) default risk in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
The geographical and income differences in the determinants of African sovereign credit ratings
Ilse Botha, Marinda PretoriusThe importance of obtaining a sovereign credit rating from an agency is still underrated in Africa. Literature on the determinants of sovereign credit ratings in Africa is…
Technical efficiency of the small-scale tea processors in Kenya: a stochastic metafrontier approach
Karambu Kiende Gatimbu, Maurice Juma OgadaImportance of small-scale tea producers in Kenya is not in doubt. They account for 60% of all tea produced in the country, serve about 560,000 tea farmers and employ about…
Economic analysis of dry season vegetable production in Ogun State, Nigeria
Olayinka A. Adeagbo, Oluwabunmi O. AdejumoThe study was conducted to investigate the economics of dry season vegetable production in Ogun state, Nigeria.
The asymmetry effect of oil price changes on inflation, and the welfare implication for Ghana
Richard K. AyisiHigh inflation levels remain a challenge in macroeconomic stabilization policies among developing economies. Oil price is identified as an important driver of inflation…
Post-implementation challenges of fair value measurement (IFRS 13): some empirical evidence
Babajide OyewoConsequent on the widespread of fair value (FV) accounting with the coming into effect of International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 13, this study investigated the…
Do high-performance work systems mediate the relationship between HR practices and employee performance in multinational corporations (MNCs) in developing economies?
James Baba Abugre, David NasereThe purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of job involvement as high-performance work system (HPWS) on the relationship between human resource (HR…
Cash crops financing, agricultural performance and sustainability: evidence from Nigeria
Abiola John Asaleye, Philip O. Alege, Adedoyin Isola Lawal, Olabisi Popoola, Adeyemi A. OgundipeOne of the challenging factors in achieving sustainable growth is the inability of the Nigerian government to diversify the country's revenue base. This study aims to…
Retirement funding adequacy in black South African townships
Bomikazi ZekaThis study investigates the retirement funding adequacy of black South Africans and how it can be influenced by family structure, health status, financial literacy and the…
The generational questions after land reform in Zimbabwe: a social reproduction perspective
Clement Chipenda, Tom TomThe purpose of this paper is to provide a contemporary perspective on post land reform Zimbabwe with special focus on the youth. It uses the social reproduction conceptual…
Internal remittances and employment choices in rural Ghana
Stanley Kojo Dary, Yazidu UstarzThe paper examines the effect of internal remittances on the employment choices of household heads in rural Ghana.
Endogenous monetary approach to optimal inflation–growth nexus in Swaziland
Andrew PhiriThe purpose of our study is to examine the inflation–growth nexus relationship for Swaziland between 1975 and 2016 with the intention of estimating an optimal level of…
Agro-industrialisation and financial intermediation in Nigeria
Ngozi Adeleye, Evans Osabuohien, Simplice AsonguThe study aims to analyse the role of finance in the agro-industrialisation nexus in Nigeria using annual data on manufacturing value added, agricultural value added and…
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- Prof John Kuada
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