African Development Review

2011 - 2025

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Volume 31, issue 4, 2019

Do Shareholders Fight for Firm Value or Market Value in Emerging Markets? The Mediating Effect of Board Structure Dynamics on Dividend Policy Decision pp. 409-422

Daniel Ofori‐Sasu, Joshua Abor and Sydney Quaye

Single Currency in ECOWAS: Is the Proposed Fiscal Convergence Criterion Pro‐Growth? pp. 423-433

Akilou Amadou and Léleng Kebalo

Economic Union, Finance and Growth: A Prognosis in West Africa pp. 434-447

Kizito Uyi Ehigiamusoe and Hooi Hooi Lean

Monetary Aggregates Targeting, Inflation Targeting and Inflation Stabilization in Ghana pp. 448-461

Mohammed A. Abango, Hadrat Yusif and Adam Issifu

Dynamics of Agricultural Productivity and Technical Efficiency in Togo: The Role of Technological Change pp. 462-475

Mikémina Pilo

Dynamique des Inégalités de Revenu au Togo entre 2006 et 2015 pp. 476-491

Mawuli Kodjovi Couchoro and Hamitande Dout

Regional Integration, Bilateral Diplomacy and African Trade: Evidence from the Gravity Model pp. 492-505

Sylvanus Afesorgbor

The Effects of Regional Economic Communities on Industrialization: The Case of COMESA pp. 506-516

Isaac M.B. Shinyekwa, Corti P. Lakuma and Martin L. Munu

Regional Integration and Energy Sustainability in Africa: Exploring the Challenges and Prospects for ECOWAS pp. 517-528

Opeyemi Akinyemi, Uchenna Efobi, Evans Osabuohien and Philip Alege

Revenue Implications of Continental Free Trade Area: A Short‐run Perspective of Malawi pp. 529-538

Michael Masiya

Volume 31, issue 3, 2019

The Role of ICT in Modulating the Effect of Education and Lifelong Learning on Income Inequality and Economic Growth in Africa pp. 261-274

Vanessa Tchamyou, Simplice Asongu and Nicholas Odhiambo

Explaining Heterogeneity in the Effect of the Exchange Rate and Exchange Rate Volatility on Foreign Direct Investment: A Meta‐Analysis Approach pp. 275-291

Warren Moraghen, Boopen Seetanah and Noor Sookia

Banking Sector Development and Energy Consumption in Nigeria: Exploring the Causal Relationship and its Implications pp. 292-306

Tobechi F. Agbanike, Chinazaekpere Nwani, Uwazie I. Uwazie, Lasbrey I. Anochiwa and Michael O. Enyoghasim

Trade Creation and Trade Diversion Effects in the Economic Community of Central African States pp. 307-317

Selim Inançli and Haman Mahamat Addi

Impact of Public Investment on Private Investment in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Crowding In or Crowding Out? pp. 318-334

Rasmane Ouedraogo, Hamidou Sawadogo and Relwendé Sawadogo

Government Spending Patterns and the Real Exchange Rate in Sub‐Saharan Africa pp. 335-347

Oyakhilome Ibhagui

Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS) and Farmers’ Fertilizer Use in Rural Nigeria pp. 348-363

Joseph I. Uduji, Elda N. Okolo‐Obasi and Simplice Asongu

Do Female Managers Affect Productivity? Evidence from Zimbabwean Manufacturing Firms pp. 364-379

Albert Makochekanwa and Mamello Amelia Nchake

Bargaining Power within Couples and Health Care Provider Choice in Tanzania pp. 380-392

Alfred Mukong and Justine Burns

Terrorism and its Determinants in the Sub‐Saharan Africa Region: Some New Insights pp. 393-406

Muhammad Tahir, Munshi Naser Ibne Afzal, Muhammad Asim Afridi, Imran Naseem and Bilal Bin Saeed

Volume 31, issue 2, 2019

Does Productivity in the Formal Food Sector Drive Human Ebola Virus Infections in Sub‐Saharan Africa? pp. 167-178

Gregory Price

Female Access and Rights to Land, and Rural Non‐farm Entrepreneurship in Four African Countries pp. 179-189

Uchenna Efobi, Ibukun Beecroft and Scholastica N. Atata

Financial Development, Foreign Banks and Economic Growth in Africa pp. 190-201

Younesse El Menyari

Corporate Tax Planning and Financial Performance in Nigerian Non‐Financial Quoted Companies pp. 202-215

Odunayo Magret Olarewaju and John Ayobamibo Olayiwola

The Long‐run and Short‐run Effects of Foreign Direct Investment on Financial Development in African Countries pp. 216-229

Henri Njangang, Nembot Ndeffo Luc and Nawo Larissa

Consommation d'énergie électrique et croissance économique en Afrique Centrale pp. 230-244

Gislain Stéphane Gandjon Fankem and Michel Scott Tchoue Houli

Revisiting the Exchange Rate Pass‐Through to Inflation in Africa’s Two Largest Economies: Nigeria and South Africa pp. 245-257

Mehmet Balcilar, Ojonugwa Usman and Esther Abdul Agbede

Volume 31, issue 1, 2019

Bilateral Trade Performance in West Africa: A Gravity Model Estimation pp. 1-14

Evans Osabuohien, Uchenna Efobi, John T. Odebiyi, Oluyemi O. Fayomi and Adeleke Salami

Capital Structure and Bank Performance: Empirical Evidence from Ghana pp. 15-27

James Ntiamoah Doku, Fred Agbenya Kpekpena and Prince Yeboah Boateng

Trends in Agricultural Production Efficiency and their Implications for Food Security in Sub‐Saharan African Countries pp. 28-42

Christian Nsiah and Bichaka Fayissa

Taux d'intérêt et investissement privé en Tunisie: Asymétrie à court terme et symétrie à long terme pp. 43-57

Mohamed Ilyes Gritli and Fatma Charfi

Testing the Validity of the Simultaneous Openness Hypothesis in Nigeria (1990–2015) pp. 58-70

Michael Adebayo Ajayi and Olufemi Adewale Aluko

The Growth Effects of the Bulging Economically Active Population in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Do Institutions Matter? pp. 71-86

Isaac Bonuedi, Kofi Kamasa and Elliot Boateng

The Effect of Household Socioeconomic Status on the Demand for Child Health Care Services pp. 87-98

Eric Arthur

The Impact of Informal Financial Groups on Socio‐economic Development in Tanzania pp. 99-114

Abel Kinyondo and Gibson Kagaruki

Salaires et mobilité de l'emploi des professionnels de santé dans les milieux urbains du Cameroun pp. 115-128

Gaston Brice Nkoumou Ngoa

Technological Innovations in the Control of International Exchange: Lessons for Africa pp. 129-143

Joseph Pasky Ngameni and Muhammad Khan

Internet Adoption and Financial Development in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Evidence from Nigeria and Kenya pp. 144-160

Samson Edo, Henry Okodua and John Odebiyi

Anthony Bebbington, Abdul‐Gafaru Abdulai, Denise Humphreys Bebbington, Marja Hinfelaar and Cynthia Sanborn (2018), Governing Extractive Industries: Politics, Histories, Ideas, published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 266 pp pp. 161-163

John Anyanwu

Volume 30, issue 4, 2018

Macroeconomic Consequences of Commodity Price Fluctuations in African Economies pp. 329-345

Chuku Chuku, Anthony Simpasa and Jacob Oduor

Armed Conflicts and Intra‐regional Trade Flows: The Cases of ECOWAS and COMESA pp. 346-361

Abel E. Ezeoha, Chinwe Okoyeuzu, Ama A. Udu and Joseph Edeh

Computable General Equilibrium Analysis of Increase in Government Agricultural Expenditure on Household Welfare in Nigeria pp. 362-371

Paul Iorember and Gylych Jelilov

Entrepreneurial Success in Africa: How Relevant Are Foreign Direct Investment and Financial Development? pp. 372-385

Jonathan Munemo

Wages and Labour Productivity in African Manufacturing pp. 386-398

Joseph Mawejje and Ibrahim Okumu

The Long‐run Effects of Political Regimes and Economic Openness on Energy Intensity pp. 399-409

Philip Adom

Urban Household Energy Demand in Southwest Nigeria pp. 410-422

Patricia Iyore Ajayi

Measurement and Determinants of Food Poverty: A Dynamic Analysis of Nigeria's First Panel Survey Data pp. 423-433

Godstime Osekhebhen Eigbiremolen and Jonathan Emenike Ogbuabor

Dealing with High Bank Interest Margins in Tunisia: A Dynamic Panel Investigation pp. 434-448

Zied Saadaoui

Does Access to Finance Enhance SME Innovation and Productivity in Nigeria? Evidence from the World Bank Enterprise Survey pp. 449-461

Abidemi Adegboye and Samuel Iweriebor

Economic Security and the Political Governance Crisis in Central African Republic pp. 462-477

Thales Pacific Yapatake Kossele and Li Jin Shan

L'entourage influence‐t‐il le comportement informel des entreprises au Cameroun? pp. 478-489

Ariel Herbert Fambeu

Measuring Technical Efficiency and Productivity Change in the Nigerian Banking Sector: A Comparison of Non‐parametric and Parametric Techniques pp. 490-501

Eze Osuagwu, Wakeel Atanda Isola and Isaac Chii Nwaogwugwu

Book Review: Frances Stewart, Gustav Ranis and Emma Samman (2018), Advancing Human Development: Theory and Practice, published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 291 pp pp. 502-503

John Anyanwu

Volume 30, issue 3, 2018

Has International Aid Promoted Economic Growth in Africa? pp. 239-251

Jinyang Cai, Zuting Zheng, Ruifa Hu, Carl E. Pray and Qianqian Shao

Remittances and Food Security in African Countries pp. 252-263

Fatma Mabrouk and Mohamed Mehdi Mekni

Modélisation de la prévision du stress financier du système bancaire des pays de l'UEMOA: Evidence empirique du rôle des facteurs institutionnels pp. 264-277

Anatole Gbenou

Asymmetric Price Transmission and Rent‐seeking in Road Fuel Markets: A Comparative Study of South Africa and Selected Eurozone Countries pp. 278-290

Jonathan E. Ogbuabor, God'stime O. Eigbiremolen, Charles Manasseh and Ifeoma C. Mba

Optimal Deficit Financing in a Constrained Fiscal Space in Ghana pp. 291-303

Imhotep Alagidede, Jones Odei-Mensah and Muazu Ibrahim

Etalement urbain, comportement de mobilité et fonctionnement de l'offre de transport à Yaoundé pp. 304-315

Jean Patrick Mfoulou Olugu

Workers’ Remittances and the Dutch‐Disease Argument: Investigating the Relationship in Sub‐Saharan Africa pp. 316-324

T. V. Ojapinwa and N. I. Nwokoma

Volume 30, issue 2, 2018

How Does the Health Sector Benefit from Trade Openness? Evidence from Sub‐Saharan Africa pp. 135-148

Jacob Novignon, Yaw Boateng Atakorah and Gbetoton Nadege Djossou

Efficiency of Rice Farming in Ghana: Policy Implications for Rice Sector Development pp. 149-161

Emmanuel Donkor, Nicolette Matthews and Abiodun A. Ogundeji

Technology Transfer and National Efficiency: Does Absorptive Capacity Matter? pp. 162-174

Michael Danquah, Bazoumana Ouattara and Peter Quartey

Growth and Volatility Nexus in Sub‐Saharan Africa pp. 175-186

Jemberu Lulie Mekonnen and Ali Suut Dogruel

Colonial Legacy and Economic Efficiency across Africa: A Metafrontier Approach pp. 187-199

Anatole Goundan

Quantifying Impacts of Macroeconomic and Non‐economic Factors on Public Health Expenditure: A Structural Time Series Model pp. 200-218

Olufunmilayo S. Tajudeen, Ibrahim A. Tajudeen and Risikat Dauda

Service Delivery versus Moonlighting: Using Data from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Senegal pp. 219-232

Kjell Hausken and Mthuli Ncube

Book Review pp. 233-235

Gemechu Mesay Berhanu

Volume 30, issue 1, 2018

Capital Inflows and Exports Diversification in Sub‐Saharan Africa during the MDGs Era pp. 1-18

Rasmane Ouedraogo, Windemanegda Sandrine Sourouema and Pam Zahonogo

Quality of Corporate Governance on Dividend Payouts: The Case of Nigeria pp. 19-32

Anthonia T. Odeleye

Political Economy of Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers: The Rural‐Urban Dynamics in Ghana pp. 33-44

Abel Fumey and Festus O. Egwaikhide

The Effects of Education on Labour Force Participation in Cameroon: A Gender Perspective pp. 45-55

Armand Totouom, Vincent De Paul Mboutchouang and Hervé Kaffo

Impact of the Emerging Financial Holding Company Model on Small Business Borrowers' Financial Welfare: Contemporary Evidence from Nigeria Based on the Monti‐Klein Approach pp. 56-70

Cosmas Ikechukwu Asogwa, Anthonia Uju Uzuagu, Godwin Keres Okoro Okereke, Hyginus Omeje, Samson Ige Abolarinwa, Roseline Nkemakolam Azubuike and Joseph Ndozianyichukwu Chukwuma

Monnaie unique et intégration par le marché en Afrique: le cas de la CEEAC et de la CEDEAO pp. 71-85

Dieudonne Mignamissi

Volatilité de l'inflation, gouvernance et investissements directs étrangers entrants en Afrique sub‐saharienne pp. 86-99

Amadou Bobbo

An Empirical Analysis of Health Shocks and Informal Risk Sharing Networks pp. 100-111

Andinet Woldemichael and Shiferaw Gurmu

The Role of Property Rights in the Relationship between Capital Flows and Economic Growth in SSA: Do Natural Resources Endowment and Country Income Level Matter? pp. 112-130

Sionfou Seydou Coulibaly, Lewis Gakpa and Issouf Soumaré