Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 209
Cover Image
Volatility of international commodity prices in times of Covid-19 : effects of oil supply and global demand shocks
Ezeaku, Hillary Chijindu; Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph - 2020
This study examines the effects of oil supply and global demand shocks on the volatility of commodity prices in the … shocks on the volatility of agricultural and metal commodities whereas the latter reflect the share of variation in the … volatility of each commodity arising from each structural shock. Various patterns are provided on how metal and agricultural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012404401
Cover Image
Volatility of International Commodity Prices in Times of COVID-19 : Effects of Oil Supply and Global Demand Shocks
Ezeaku, Hillary; Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph - 2021
This study examines the effects of oil supply and global demand shocks on the volatility of commodity prices in the … shocks on the volatility of agricultural and metal commodities whereas the latter reflect the share of variation in the … volatility of each commodity arising from each structural shock. Various patterns are provided on how metal and agricultural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013246759
Cover Image
Linkages and spillover effects of South African foreign direct investment in Botswana and Kenya
Nandonde, Felix Adamu; Adu-Gyamfi, Richard; Mmusi, … - 2019
In recent decades, the impact of South African foreign direct investment in Africa has been captured by research and policy. This paper investigates linkages and spillover effects of South African foreign direct investment in Botswana and Kenya. The study uses primary data to investigate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012098426
Cover Image
Linkages and spillover effects of South African foreign direct investment in Botswana and Kenya
Nandonde, Felix Adamu; Adu-Gyamfi, Richard; Mmusi, Tinaye S. - 2019
In recent decades, the impact of South African foreign direct investment in Africa has been captured by research and policy. This paper investigates linkages and spillover effects of South African foreign direct investment in Botswana and Kenya. The study uses primary data to investigate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012030506
Cover Image
Foreign direct investment, domestic investment and green growth in Nigeria : any spillovers?
Adejumo, Akintoye Victor; Asongu, Simplice - 2019
Globally, investments in physical and human capital have been identified to foster real economic growth and development in any economy. Investments, which could be domestic or foreign, have been established in the literature as either complements or substitutes in varying scenarios. While...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012115869
Cover Image
Foreign Direct Investment, Domestic Investment and Green Growth in Nigeria : Any Spillovers?
Adejumo, Akintoye - 2019
Globally, investments in physical and human capital have been identified to foster real economic growth and development in any economy. Investments, which could be domestic or foreign, have been established in the literature as either complements or substitutes in varying scenarios. While...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012860419
Cover Image
Linkages and Spillover Effects of South African Foreign Direct Investment in Botswana and Kenya
Nandonde, Felix - 2019
In recent decades, the impact of South African foreign direct investment in Africa has been captured by research and policy. This paper investigates linkages and spillover effects of South African foreign direct investment in Botswana and Kenya. The study uses primary data to investigate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012866197
Cover Image
Foreign aid volatility and lifelong learning
Asongu, Simplice; Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N. - In: International journal of education economics and … 11 (2020) 4, pp. 370-406
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012508870
Cover Image
Foreign aid volatility and lifelong learning
Asongu, Simplice; Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N. - 2019
This paper has put a demand-side empirical structure to the hypothesis that foreign aid volatility adversely affects … aid volatility does not adversely affect the demand-side choices of lifelong learning in Africa. As a policy implication …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012128415
Cover Image
Farmers' food price volatility and Nigeria's growth enhancement support scheme
Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.; Asongu, Simplice - 2019
volatility at farm gate level. In number, 600 rural farmers were sampled across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. Results … obtained from the use of a bivariate probit model show that farmers relied on the GESS for resolving food price volatility by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012111590