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disastrous effect. Driving energy efficiency requires investment in energy-efficient technology, but the challenge for developing …
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investment in energy-efficient technology, but the challenge for developing economies i.e. Nigeria's funding, remains challenging …
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Resource abundance characterizes economies within the MENA region from North Africa to the Middle East. As such, to improve financial development (FD) for regional economic sustainability, this study provides a comprehensive analysis of the roles of natural resources abundance and institutional...
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assessment of the finance-investment nexus. Design/methodology/approach - VAR models in the perspectives of VECM and short … investment elasticities are positive, investment elasticities of finance are negative; (2)but for Guinea Bissau, Mozambique and … Togo, finance does not seem to engender portfolio investment; (3)contrary to mainstream literature, financial efficiency …
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Contrary to mainstream consensus on the dominance of English common law countries in investment prospects, this paper … in private investment. The assessment is based on 38 African countries for the period 1996-2007. The law mechanisms of … North African) have influenced a plethora of investment dynamics (domestic, foreign, private and public). The dominance of …
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This study analysed the impact of education human capital development on economic growth in Nigeria from 1980 to 2020. The study specifically used secondary school enrolment as a comprehensive measure of education human capital, while life expectancy at birth was used as a measure of health...
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The study examines the long run relationship and interconnections between public debt and domestic investment in 13 … Squares (FMOLS), debt (% of GDP) and external debt have an insignificant effect on investment in the long run, suggesting the … negligible effect of public debt on the level of investments. But domestic investment Granger causes public debt indicators …
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capital in terms of skills & training. The financial instruments are articulated with case studies, innovations and investment … finance, remittances, Payment for Environmental Services (PES) and the Diaspora Investment in Agriculture (DIA) initiative. …
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Given that challenges facing sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries on the issue of socioeconomic development have been identified as critical to strengthening the inherent link between governance and socioeconomic conditions, this study examines the interconnections between governance and SSA...
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This study examines the effects of the historical prevalence of infectious diseases on contemporary gender equality. Previous studies reveal the persistence of the effects of historical diseases on innovation, through the channel of culture. Drawing on the Parasite-Stress Theory, we propose a...
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