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to rely on carbon-intensive sources in meeting their energy demands. Financial constraints and limited knowledge with … regard to green energy sources constitute major setbacks to the energy transition process. This study therefore examines the … effects of financial development and human capital on energy consumption. The empirical analysis is based on the System …
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This paper empirically assesses energy efficiency (EE) adoption among firms by examining the factors that drive … investment in energy efficiency in the Onitsha plastic cluster, South-East, Nigeria. Self-administered questionnaires were … reduction benefits are the significant determinants of energy efficiency investment. However, firm structure, government …
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Transforming agriculture from a largely subsistence enterprise to a profitable commercial venture is both a prerequisite and a driving force for accelerated development and sustainable growth in su b - Saharan Africa. The objective of this investigation is to assess the impact of the Federal...
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This study compares the responsiveness of microcredit interest rates to age, scale of lending and organisational charter. It uses an unbalanced panel of 300 MFIs from 107 developing countries from 2005 to 2015. Three key trends emerge from the results of a 2SLS regression. First, the adoption of...
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This study compares the responsiveness of microcredit interest rates to age, scale of lending and organisational charter. It uses an unbalanced panel of 300 MFIs from 107 developing countries from 2005 to 2015. Three key trends emerge from the results of a 2SLS regression. First, the adoption of...
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This paper seeks to gain insights into whether developing countries benefit more from the backwardness advantage for economic growth in the Information Age. The paper examines this concern through three complementary approaches. First, it derives theoretical grounds from the existing economic...
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The purpose of this special issue is to contribute to the growing body of literature on the externalities of information technology within the specific remit of the relationship between information technology and sustainability outcomes in developing countries, not least because of the sparse...
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