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Gender stereotypes in Nigerian films as a portrayal of the African womanhood : A feminist perspective

Alola, Mary I.; Alola, Uju V. - In: Journal of Labor and Society 23 (2020) 2, pp. 221-243

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The role of income and gender unemployment in divorce rate among the OECD countries

Alola, Andrew A.; Arikewuyo, Abdulgaffar O.; Akadiri, … - In: Journal of Labor and Society 23 (2020) 1, pp. 75-86

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Toward the path of economic expansion in Nigeria : The role of trade globalization

Joshua, Udi; Salami, Oladimeji M.; Alola, Andrew A. - In: Journal of Labor and Society 23 (2020) 2, pp. 205-220

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Financial access, governance and insurance sector development in sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 47 (2020) 4, pp. 849-875

Purpose: This study investigates the role of financial access in moderating the effect of governance on insurance consumption in 42 sub-Saharan African countries using data for the period 2004–2014. Design/methodology/approach: Two life insurance indicators are used, notably: life insurance...

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Tourism and social media in the world: an empirical investigation

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 46 (2019) 7, pp. 1319-1331

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between tourism and social media from a cross section of 138 countries with data for the year 2012. Design/methodology/approach: The empirical evidence is based on Ordinary Least Squares, Negative Binomial and Quantile...

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Thresholds of income inequality that mitigate the role of gender inclusive education in promoting gender economic inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas - In: Social Responsibility Journal 17 (2020) 1, pp. 106-126

Purpose: This study aims to provide the thresholds of inequality that should not be exceeded if gender inclusive education is to enhance gender inclusive formal economic participation in sub-Saharan Africa. Design/methodology/approach: The empirical evidence is based on the generalised method...

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Information technology, governance and insurance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph; Acha-Anyi, Paul - In: Social Responsibility Journal 16 (2019) 8, pp. 1253-1273

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the role of information and communication technology (ICT) in modulating the effect of governance on insurance penetration in 42 Sub-Saharan African countries using data for the period 2004-2014. Design/methodology/approach: Two insurance indicators are...

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Inequality and the economic participation of women in sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas - In: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 11 (2019) 2, pp. 193-206

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of inequality on female employment in 42 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for the period 2004–2014. Design/methodology/approach: Three inequality indicators are used, namely, the: Gini coefficient, Atkinson index and Palma...

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Doing business and inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas - In: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 10 (2019) 1, pp. 2-16

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine how doing business affects inclusive human development in 48 Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2000–2012. Design/methodology/approach: The measurement of inclusive human development encompasses both absolute pro-poor and relative pro-poor...

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Information asymmetry and financial dollarization in sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Raheem, Ibrahim; Tchamyou, Venessa - In: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 9 (2018) 2, pp. 231-249

Purpose: Financial dollarisation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is most persistent compared to other regions of the world. The purpose of this paper is to complement the existing scant literature on dollarisation in Africa by assessing the role of information sharing offices (public credit...

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