African Journal of Economic and Management Studies: Volume 13 Issue 1

The value chain of traded products of medicinal plants in Tanzania: the emerging role of formulators

Eziacka Mathew Mpelangwa, Jeremia Ramos Makindara, Olav Jull Sørensen, Kenneth Michael-Kitundu Bengesi

Products of medicinal plants play significant roles in management of diseases. Their accessibility through trade plays a key role in health, economic and livelihood improvement…

The relationship between financial development and economic growth in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)

Siphe-okuhle Fakudze, Asrat Tsegaye, Kin Sibanda

The paper examined the relationship between financial development and economic growth for the period 1996 to 2018 in Eswatini.

Financial literacy, financial distress and socioeconomic characteristics of individuals in Ghana

Alhassan Abdul-Wakeel Karakara, Joshua Sebu, Isaac Dasmani

Personal financial stress-free living is desired by many, which dwells on sound financial literacy (including financial behaviour, financial knowledge and financial attitude)…

The mediating role of cost of capital in the relationship between capital structure and loan portfolio quality

Ester Agasha, Nixon Kamukama, Arthur Sserwanga

The purpose of this paper is to establish the mediating role of cost of capital in the relationship between capital structure and loan portfolio quality in Uganda's microfinance…

Moderating effect of bank size on the relationship between financial soundness and financial performance

Peter Njagi Kirimi, Samuel Nduati Kariuki, Kennedy Nyabuto Ocharo

This study analyzed the moderating effect of bank size on the relationship between financial soundness and financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya.

Innovation capability and SME performance in times of economic crisis: does government support moderate?

Innocent Otache, Obal Usang Edet Usang

Drawing on the dynamic capabilities theory, the purpose of this study is to empirically explore the moderating role of government support (GS) in the relationship between…

COVID-19 pandemic and entrepreneurial intention among university students: a contextualisation of the Igbo Traditional Business School

Agu Godswill Agu, Onwuka Onwuka Okwara, Ebere Rejoice Okocha, Nnamdi O. Madichie

This study investigates and contextualises the Igbo Traditional Business School (ITBS) and planned entrepreneurial behaviour across Nigerian higher education sector in a period of…

Pro-poor and inclusive growth in West Africa

Opeoluwa Adeniyi Adeosun, Mosab I. Tabash

This paper focuses on three key metrics of poverty, income distribution and employment to ascertain the pro-poor and inclusive-growth position of the western African region. The…

The impact of COVID-19 on stock returns of listed firms on the stock market: Ghana's experience

Kenneth Ofori-Boateng, Williams Ohemeng, Elvis Kwame Agyapong, Ben Justice Bribinti

In Ghana, even though scholars and experts in the field of economics and finance have expressed their opinions and perceptions on the effect of the pandemic on the Ghana Stock…

Overconfidence bias and stock market volatility in Ghana: testing the rationality of investors in the Covid-19 era

Raphael Kuranchie-Pong, Joseph Ato Forson

The paper tests the overconfidence bias and volatility on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) during the pre-Covid-19 pandemic and Covid-19 pandemic period.