...Esther Laryea; Emmanuel Sarpong-Kumankoma; Anthony Aboagye; Charles Andoh Purpose The poverty puzzle persists in sub-Saharan Africa decades after some other regional bodies have recorded substantial gains in their poverty reduction efforts. This study seeks to explore the extent to which social...

...Simplice Asongu; Nicholas M. Odhiambo Purpose This study assesses the relevance of foreign aid to the incidence of capital flight and unemployment in 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Design/methodology/approach The study is for the period 1996–2018, and the empirical evidence is based...

... 2023 25 10 2023 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Non-farm entrepreneurship Welfare and livelihoods Sub-Saharan Africa Ethiopia Rural development Small business Enterprise exit J43 L26 M13 O13 O55 Q12...

...Simplice Asongu; Nicholas M. Odhiambo Purpose The present study investigates the nexus between health performance dynamics and economic growth in 43 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2004–2018. Design/methodology/approach Four health performance dynamics are used, notably: total...

.... However, some regions have fallen behind in advancing educational parity, especially at the tertiary level. Sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia had the lowest girls to boys ratio in tertiary education in 2015, 0.62 and 0.82, respectively. Besides, sub-Saharan Africa had the lowest ratio in primary (0.93...

...Haileslasie Tadele; Helen Roberts; Rosalind Whiting Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of MFI-level governance on microfinance institutions' (MFIs’) risk in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Design/methodology/approach The study uses data from a sample of 151 MFIs operating...

...Aman Takiyar; N.V.M. Rao Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of globalization and its multiple dimensions on human rights in Sub-Saharan Africa. Design/methodology/approach The study extends the Poe and Tate (1994) model, which enumerates the various determinants...

... two-stage least squares regression (2SLS). Findings The results indicate a favourable impact of economic freedom on health outcomes. That is, higher levels of economic freedom reduce mortality rates and increase life expectancy in sub-Saharan Africa. All areas of economic freedom, except...

..., to understand the gender gaps in entrepreneurial outcomes, the characteristics of entrepreneurs must be examined. Sub-Saharan Africa Entrepreneurship Returns to entrepreneurship Gender gaps Quantile decomposition Improving the economic, social and political outcomes of women has been central...

... to the findings of existing literature, namely that social expenditure, domestic investment, financial inclusion, income inequality, income and human poverty are significant determinants of either human development or per capita GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa. The distinctive feature of the study is the significant...

... Africa as well as contributing to the theoretical development of project management discipline. Low farm output remains a major challenge for the agricultural sector in Sub-Saharan Africa with half of its population under 25 years. This is surprising since Africa’s economic growth rate is above...