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distribution, the fortunes of the energy sector in the country have been affected by the prevalence of energy poverty. Government … policies such as public capital expenditure (PCE) present a crucial option for reducing energy poverty in Nigeria, providing … capital spending and five distinct energy poverty proxies, this research applies the Bayer-Hanck cointegration system and the …
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A popular theme in the literature is the examination of a variety of factors that contribute to energy poverty, but … little is known about the connection between public debt and energy poverty, particularly for developing regions of the world …. This study clearly illustrates the nexus between public debt and energy poverty, focusing on thirty SSA nations from the …
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The Sub-Saharan Africa region is disproportionately affected by energy poverty and is considered highly vulnerable to … the impacts of climate change. Therefore, addressing the pressing challenges of energy poverty and promoting environmental … sustainability in this region is of paramount importance. Consequently, this study appraises the relationship between energy poverty …
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Amid Nigeria's economic growth and energy challenges, the escalating public debt levels and persistent energy poverty … development, energy poverty alleviation, and ecological conservation, it becomes pertinent to understand whether increased public … debt and efforts to address energy poverty inadvertently contribute to or alleviate ecological imbalances within the …
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understanding the link among energy poverty, environmental degradation and agricultural productivity in 35 SSA nations in particular …-regional blocs in general. To begin, our identified variables comprised of the following: Energy Poverty Index, derived using the … SSA model revealed that whereas the index of energy poverty has a significant positive influence, ecological footprint …
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This paper examines whether noncognitive skills - measured both by personality traits and economic preference parameters - influence cognitive tests performance. The basic idea is that noncognitive skills might affect the effort people put into a test to obtain good results. We experimentally...
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This research provides an economic model of the way people behave during an IQ test. We distinguish a technology that describes how time investment improves performance from preferences that determine how much time people invest in each question. We disentangle these two elements empirically...
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An inquiry into the impact of external and domestic borrowings is considered timely for Nigeria, given the growing public debt profile amid deteriorating human capital development. Using data from 1990 to 2021, the study estimates the effects of domestic and external debts on Nigeria's human...
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