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Climate Change and Agricultural Productivity in West Africa
Iheonu, Chimere; Asongu, Simplice; Emeka, Ekene Thankgod; … - 2022
Agriculture remains one of the major sources of livelihood in West Africa. The sector accounts for a significant share …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014244445
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Climate change and agricultural productivity in West Africa
Iheonu, Chimere Okechukwu; Asongu, Simplice; Emeka, … - 2022
Agriculture remains one of the major sources of livelihood in West Africa. The sector accounts for a significant share …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013380621
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ICT and agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa : effects and transmission channels
Domguia, Edmond Noubissi; Asongu, Simplice - 2022
) and agriculture. Despite increasing attention on the subject, existing studies are sparse on the channels through which … regression model to assess both the impact and transmission of ICTs on agriculture in 18 sub-Saharan African countries. The … agriculture but also a positive indirect effect through its impact on financial development and trade openness and a negative …
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Corporate social responsibility and the role of rural women in sustainable agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa : evidence from the Niger Delta in Nigeria
Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.; Asongu, Simplice - 2019
Low productivity among female farmers when compared with their male counterparts is considered an outcome of limited access to agricultural land and inputs. The objective of this investigation was to assess the impact of multinational oil companies' (MOCs') CSR on rural women access to modern...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998093
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Female Economic Participation With Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Advancement : Evidence From Sub-Saharan Africa
Efobi, Uchenna - 2018
This study complements existing literature by investigating how the advancement in information and communication technology affects the formal economic participation of women. The focus is on 48 African countries for the period 1990-2014. The empirical evidence is based on Ordinary Least...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012925969
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Women’s Participation in the Offshore and Inshore Fisheries Entrepreneurship : the Role of CSR in Nigeria’s Oil Coastal Communities
Okolo-Obasi, Elda N. - 2020
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the multinational oil companies' (MOCs) corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate the impact of the global memorandum of understanding (GMoU) on women involved in offshore and...
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Enhancing ICT for female economic participation in sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2022
This study investigates how enhancing information and communication technology (ICT) affects female economic participation in sub-Saharan African nations. Three female economic participation indicators are used, namely female labor force participation, female unemployment and female employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012817936
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Globalization and Female Economic Participation in MINT and BRICS countries
Osinubi, Tolulope - 2020
This study examines the effect of globalization on female economic participation (FEP) in MINT (Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria & Turkey) and BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa) countries between 2004 and 2018. Four measures of globalization are employed and sourced from KOF...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012826532
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Globalisation and Female Economic Participation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice - 2019
This study assesses the relationship between globalisation and the economic participation of women (EPW) in 47 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 1990-2013. EPW is measured with the female labour force participation and employment rates. The empirical evidence is based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012872323
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Women in Power and Power of Women : The Liberian Experience
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2017
Do women really improve conditions for gender equality after becoming heads of states? This study investigates if having a woman at the helm of country's decision making processes leads to better indicators on women conditions. Using time series observations for the period 2000-2011, we test the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012971512