...Haman Mahamat Addi; Attahir Babaji Abubakar Purpose This paper analyzes the effect of institutional quality and economic freedom on investment and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Design/methodology/approach Focusing on a panel of 27 countries, the study employed the panel fixed...

...Andrei Yakovlev; Denis Ivanov Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the links between investment activity and personal contacts for small- and medium-sized firms with public officials at the subnational level in Russia. Design/methodology/approach A list-experiment design, using...

...Opeoluwa Adeniyi Adeosun; Monica Adele Orisadare; Fisayo Fagbemi; Sikiru Adetona Adedokun Purpose This study explores the asymmetric linkage between public investment and private sector performance in Nigeria. This is due to the presence of nonlinear structures in the behavior of domestic...

... the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) and other authorities, which was very challenging because people can be punished for talking to journalists or researchers. Furthermore, some investors were not willing to participate in discussions because they were engaged in areas that are not related...

...Johnson Worlanyo Ahiadorme; Agyapomaa Gyeke-Dako; Joshua Yindenaba Abor Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of debt holdings on the sensitivity of firms’ investment to availability of internal funds. Design/methodology/approach For a panel data set of 27 Ghanaian listed...