...Naser Yenus Nuru Purpose This study investigates the asymmetric effects of monetary policy shocks on unemployment in South Africa, aiming to understand whether expansionary and contractionary monetary interventions have differing impacts on labor market outcomes. Design/methodology/approach...

... stability in Nigeria from 2002 to 2021. Findings Banking sector return on assets (ROA), regulatory capital ratio, the level of financial inclusion, economic growth, inflation and the total unemployment rate are significant determinants of financial stability in Nigeria. ROA and the rate of unemployment...

...Obadiah Jonathan Gimba; Mehdi Seraj; Hüseyin özdeşer; Muhammad Mar'I Purpose This paper aims to examine the impact of corruption and unemployment on income inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa. Design/methodology/approach We employ the quantile-on-quantile technique, which allows us to examine...

...Olufemi Gbenga Onatunji; Oluwayemisi Kadijat Adeleke; Akintoye Victor Adejumo Purpose This study reinvestigates the validity of the Phillips curve in Nigeria for the period 1980–2020 by considering the asymmetric nexus between unemployment and inflation. Design/methodology/approach...

...Abdallah Abdul-Mumuni; Kwaku Amakye; Abdul-Lateef Abukari; Michael Insaidoo Purpose While several existing panel studies have focused on the linear specifications of the nexus between trade openness and unemployment, nonlinear panel studies on this subject remain less explored. This paper examines...

...Mario Gómez; Oluwasefunmi Eunice Irewole Purpose Unemployment is one of the major challenges facing most countries, including Africa as a continent. Seeking how to reduce unemployment, debt, inflation and increase gross domestic product (GDP), foreign direct investment (FDI) and gross capital...

... labour Unemployment Primary male Primary female Migration The study was conducted in Nigeria with a land mass of 923,768 sq km. It is bounded to the east by Cameroon and Chad, to the west by the Republic of Benin and to the north by Niger. The farming communities were selected because...

...William Baah-Boateng Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the causes of unemployment in Ghana from both labour demand and supply perspectives based on most recent cross sectional data set from one nationally representative household survey and a baseline survey for Millennium...

... entrepreneurship; and conclusion. Professor Felix Moses Edoho can be contacted at: edohof@lincolnu.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Nigeria Entrepreneurship Public policy Poverty alleviation Unemployment Economic growth MSMEs Policy misalignment Entrepreneurship has...