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842 firms (447 for Nigeria and 395 for Ghana) distributed across different regions of both countries for our descriptive … protection is dismally low in both Nigeria (32 percent) and Ghana (17 percent), with policies focused on reducing solid (38 … percent, Nigeria; and 35 percent, Ghana), gaseous (22 percent, Nigeria; and 44 percent, Ghana), and liquid (24 percent …
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the cases of Ghana and Nigeria. Design/methods/approach - The study used the World Bank Enterprise Survey data 2014 for … Ghana and Nigeria with binary logistic regression analysis to achieve this. Four different innovations are modelled. They …, these effects varied markedly between Ghana and Nigeria. Firms' spending on R&D, firm giving its employees the chance to …
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opportunity as well as a challenge to African countries including Ghana. Indeed, the Ghana Energy Commission estimates that Ghana … Ghana a net exporter of power when the needed investment is provided. This paper examines the policy interventions in … renewable energy in Ghana over the past 20 years. It also includes a review of the literature on the relationship between …
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Child labourers play an integral role in households' income diversification process by contributing to farm and non-farm incomes but policies, including that of the ILO have focused largely on eliminating child labour from the agricultural sector through education. This study sought to ascertain...
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This study investigates: (i) the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on total factor productivity (TFP) and economic growth dynamics, and (ii) the relevance of value added from three economic sectors in modulating the established effect of FDI on TFP and economic growth dynamics. The...
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Burkina Faso and Ghana. It employs Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data for both Burkina Faso and Ghana 2014 in achieving …
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There are few studies on the determinants of energy consumption of households in Africa, particularly in Ghana. Thus … across Ghana. Binary categorical models (binary logistic and binary probit) were used to investigate whether a household uses …
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This study analyses the growth effects of financial market instruments in Ghana between 1991 and 2017. We use the ARDL … growth in Ghana. We recommend that the bank of Ghana should consider lowering the bank rate further from the current annual …
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educationally disadvantaged or risk school dropout. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) data for 2014 with binary and … reveal disparity in wealth distribution in Ghana. Wealth of family is a determinant of child success in education and urban …
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Ghana. Design/methodology/approach - It engages the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data (GDHS VI). Three different … show that energy deprivation or access is contingent on the area of residence. Energy access and deprivation in Ghana show … in Ghana. …
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