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This study investigates the effect of foreign aid on education and lifelong learning in 53 African countries for the … period 1996-2010. Three main issues are assessed, notably: (i) the effect of aid on education; (ii) the incremental impact of … aid on education and (iii) the effect of aid on lifelong learning. Lifelong learning is measured as the combined knowledge …
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This study articulates the interaction between institutional governance, education and economic growth. Given the … current pursuit of education policy reforms and knowledge economy around the world, it is of policy relevance to theoretically … analyze the main mechanisms by which the macroeconomic impact of education on growth (and economic development) occurs. Our …
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education on life insurance and non-life insurance consumption in 48 African countries for the period 2004-2014. Education is … established. First, from the nexuses between education, ICT and life insurance, there are positive conditional effects from the … enrollment and (iii) internet penetration and tertiary school enrollment. Second, from the nexuses between education, ICT and non …
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This study examines linkages between inequality, information and communication technology (ICT) and inclusive education … in order to establish inequality thresholds that should not be exceeded in order for ICT to promote inclusive education … influence inclusive education. Second, a Gini coefficient, an Atkinson index and a Palma ratio of respectively, 0.574, 0.676 and …
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This study articulates the interaction between institutional governance, education and economic growth. Given the … current pursuit of education policy reforms and knowledge economy around the world, it is of policy relevance to theoretically … analyze the main mechanisms by which the macroeconomic impact of education on growth (and economic development) occurs. Our …
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In this paper, we contribute empirically to the debate on the legitimacy of the African Union by exploring the question on whether individual opinions in support of African integration are sensitive to macroeconomic fluctuations? For this purpose, we use the 4th, 5th, 6th and 8 thAfrobarometer...
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Nigeria. This tendency engenders multiplier effects in stimulating sustainable development given that education-driven growth … unemployment rates) in Nigeria. The study employed Autoregressive estimates and an unrestricted VAR approach to analyze these …, through education especially at higher levels, will allow human capital to evolve dynamically and increase long-run growth in …
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companies' (MOCs') CSR on rural women access to modern agricultural inputs in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. A total of 700 rural … limit poverty reduction efforts in Nigeria. The results also showed that women depended on CSR of MOCs for policy dialogue …
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investigation is to assess the impact of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) e - wallet programme on informal farm … entrepreneurship development in rural Nigeria. Informal sector farmers are those that are not legal ly registered at the national level … geo - political zones of Nigeria. Results from the use of a bivariate probit model indicate that the mobile phone - based …
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