African Labour Economics (Economics/Social crossover)
African Labour Economics (Economics/Social crossover) is a peer‑reviewed scholarly journal published under the Pan‑African Research Journals (PARJ) platform, advancing African‑centred and global research.
Disability and Economic Exclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa
This article examines Disability and Economic Exclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa: Employment, Education, and Social Protection: Towards Sustainable Development Goals with a focused emphasis on Nigeria within the field of Business. It is structured as a comparative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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The Effectiveness of Cash Transfer Programmes
This article examines The Effectiveness of Cash Transfer Programmes: Evidence from East African Countries: A Critical Examination with a focused emphasis on Tanzania within the field of Business. It is structured as a theoretical framework article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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Public Investment and Growth Multipliers in Low-Income African Countries
This article examines Public Investment and Growth Multipliers in Low-Income African Countries: Institutional Dimensions and Reform Pathways with a focused emphasis on Senegal within the field of Business. It is structured as a mixed methods study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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Consumer Finance and Predatory Lending in African Urban Markets
This article examines Consumer Finance and Predatory Lending in African Urban Markets: Evidence from South Sudan with a focused emphasis on South Sudan within the field of Business. It is structured as a ethnographic study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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This article examines Water and Sanitation Access: Inequality, Financing, and Urban-Rural Disparities: Power, Agency, and Structural Change with a focused emphasis on Equatorial Guinea within the field of Business. It is structured as a policy analysis article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Ethnicity, Favouritism, and Resource Allocation
This article examines Ethnicity, Favouritism, and Resource Allocation: Evidence from East African States: Rural and Urban Dimensions with a focused emphasis on Uganda within the field of Business. It is structured as a commentary that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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Urban Transport Economics and Infrastructure Investment in East African Cities
This article examines Urban Transport Economics and Infrastructure Investment in East African Cities: Power, Agency, and Structural Change with a focused emphasis on Senegal within the field of Business. It is structured as a perspective piece that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Financial Contagion and Regional Spillovers in East African Economies
This article examines Financial Contagion and Regional Spillovers in East African Economies: Post-CPA and Beyond with a focused emphasis on São Tomé and Príncipe within the field of Business. It is structured as a qualitative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines Aid Coordination in Fragile States: Donor Proliferation, Fragmentation, and Transaction Costs: Post-CPA and Beyond with a focused emphasis on Tanzania within the field of Business. It is structured as a commentary on published article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Agricultural Insurance and Risk Management for East African Smallholders
This article examines Agricultural Insurance and Risk Management for East African Smallholders: Theoretical Framework and Empirical Analysis with a focused emphasis on Tunisia within the field of Business. It is structured as a working paper that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Private Standards and Market Access for African Agricultural Exports
This article examines Private Standards and Market Access for African Agricultural Exports with a focused emphasis on Kenya within the field of Business. It is structured as a working paper that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
The Sharing Economy and Informal Sector in African Urban Contexts
This article examines The Sharing Economy and Informal Sector in African Urban Contexts: From Theory to Practice with a focused emphasis on Nigeria within the field of Business. It is structured as a conference paper that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Microfinance Institution Performance and Social Mission Drift in Africa
This article examines Microfinance Institution Performance and Social Mission Drift in Africa: Implications for Regional Integration with a focused emphasis on Nigeria within the field of Business. It is structured as a policy analysis article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines Disability and Economic Exclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa: Employment, Education, and Social Protection: Towards Sustainable Development Goals with a focused emphasis on Senegal within the field of Business. It is structured as a ethnographic study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
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Land Reform and Agricultural Productivity in Eastern Africa
This article examines Land Reform and Agricultural Productivity in Eastern Africa: Evidence and Policy: Challenges and Opportunities in the 2020s with a focused emphasis on Tunisia within the field of Business. It is structured as a commentary that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Demographic Dividend and Economic Growth
This article examines Demographic Dividend and Economic Growth: Africa's Youth Bulge as Development Opportunity: A South Sudan Case Study with a focused emphasis on South Sudan within the field of Business. It is structured as a theoretical framework article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Agricultural Commodity Exchanges in East Africa
This article examines Agricultural Commodity Exchanges in East Africa: Ethiopia ECX, AFEX, and Market Development: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic with a focused emphasis on Ethiopia within the field of Business. It is structured as a mixed methods study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Commodity Price Volatility and Export Revenue
This article examines Commodity Price Volatility and Export Revenue: Managing Boom-Bust Cycles in Africa: Multi-Level Governance Perspectives with a focused emphasis on Eswatini within the field of Business. It is structured as a qualitative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Gender-Responsive Budgeting in African Public Finance
This article examines Gender-Responsive Budgeting in African Public Finance: Progress and Persistent Gaps: Perspectives from Eastern Africa with a focused emphasis on Niger within the field of Business. It is structured as a conference paper that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
This article examines Private Standards and Market Access for African Agricultural Exports with a focused emphasis on Eritrea within the field of Business. It is structured as a policy analysis article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.
Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Programmes for Small-Scale Coffee Farmers in Ethiopia
Greenhouse gas emissions from small-scale agriculture are significant in Ethiopia's coffee sector, affecting both climate change and local livelihoods. The study employed a mixed-method approach combining quantitative data analysis from surveys with qualitative insights through farmer interviews in selected regions of Ethiopia. Initial results indicate that participation in the emission reduction programme led to an average 15% increase in coffee yields per hectare, reflecting improved farming practices and soil health. The programmes have shown promise for enhancing both environmental sustainability and economic resilience among small-scale farmers in Ethiopia's coffee sector. Policy makers should prioritise scaling up these successful emission reduction programmes to cover a broader range of farmers and regions.
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In South Africa, large firms often overlook opportunities to collaborate with Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), despite potential benefits for both parties. A mixed-method approach combining qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys was employed to gather insights from key stakeholders including large firm executives, SME owners, and industry experts. The research reveals that a significant proportion (75%) of SMEs in targeted sectors view collaboration with larger firms as a viable growth strategy. Interviews indicated clear interest in technology transfer and market access opportunities. This study underscores the importance of fostering collaborative environments to unlock mutual benefits for large firms and SMEs, particularly through tailored business development programmes. The findings suggest that policy initiatives should prioritise matchmaking events, technical assistance, and training programmes designed to facilitate more effective partnerships between large firms and SMEs.
Innovations in Agricultural Practices and Their Macro-Economic Impacts on Southern African Regions
The agricultural sector in Southern Africa plays a pivotal role in regional economies, particularly in Tanzania where it accounts for significant employment and contributes to GDP. However, traditional farming practices often lead to low productivity and environmental degradation. Theoretical models will be employed to analyse the impacts of these innovations on regional economies, considering factors like technological adoption rates, market access, and policy support. The framework will integrate insights from existing literature and empirical studies. The theoretical framework developed herein provides a robust foundation for understanding the potential of agricultural innovations on Southern African economies. It underscores the importance of policy interventions that facilitate technology adoption and support sustainable development strategies. Governments in Southern Africa should prioritise investments in research and development, enhance access to credit and markets, and implement policies that incentivize technological upgrades among smallholder farmers.
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Digital Literacy Programmes and Employment Opportunities Among Nigerian Youth
Digital literacy is increasingly recognised as a critical skill for employment in the modern economy, particularly among Nigerian youth who are at an age where they transition from education to the workforce. A mixed-methods approach was employed, combining quantitative surveys with qualitative interviews to gather comprehensive data on participants' digital skills, programme engagement, and subsequent job prospects. Quantitative analysis revealed that participants who completed digital literacy courses had a 25% higher likelihood of securing employment compared to those who did not participate in such programmes. Qualitative insights highlighted the importance of tailored training for specific industries. Digital literacy programmes significantly enhance youth employability by equipping them with essential skills and connecting them with potential employers. Further research is needed to optimise programme design and scale up impact. Governments, educational institutions, and private sector partners should invest in digital literacy initiatives tailored to local needs and supported by ongoing training opportunities.
Entrepreneurship Dynamics in Lagos's Informal Sector
Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub, hosts a vibrant informal sector characterized by entrepreneurship despite regulatory constraints. Employed qualitative interviews with 50 entrepreneurs to understand their experiences, obstacles, and strategies for success within the sector's dynamics. Entrepreneurs identified regulatory compliance as a significant barrier (72% reported difficulties), while access to finance was perceived as less critical (48% cited this issue). Despite challenges, entrepreneurs demonstrate resilience and innovation in navigating informal market conditions. Policy recommendations are proposed to enhance their environment. Promote regulatory reforms that ease compliance burdens on small businesses, alongside financial inclusion programmes tailored for the sector’s needs.
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Digital Financial Services and Savings Patterns Among Nigerian Urban Households
Digital financial services (DFS) have gained significant traction in Nigeria's urban households as a means to enhance access to and manage financial resources. A mixed-methods approach was employed, including both quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews to gather comprehensive insights into the use and effects of DFS in urban Nigeria. The survey revealed that approximately 35% of respondents reported increased savings when using DFS compared to traditional banking methods. DFS appear to be positively impacting household financial management, particularly in terms of savings behaviour among Nigerian urban dwellers. Given the positive findings, policymakers are encouraged to support further development and regulation of DFS services to maximise their economic benefits for urban households.
Integration Programmes for Nigerian Healthcare Migrant Nurses and Their Impact on Local Capacity Building and Patient Care Standards in Nigeria 2009
Integration programmes for healthcare migrant nurses have been implemented in Nigeria to address a shortage of professionals and improve patient care standards. The study utilised comparative analysis of pre- and post-integration data from three randomly selected hospitals in Nigeria to assess improvements in nurse-to-patient ratios and infection rates. A notable improvement was observed in the reduction of hospital-acquired infections by 20% among patients treated after integration programme implementation, indicating enhanced patient care standards. Integration programmes have shown promise in bolstering local healthcare capacities but require ongoing support to sustain these improvements. Further studies should explore long-term effects and sustainability of the programmes, as well as their impact on nurse retention rates.
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Microfinance Institutions and Women Entrepreneurs in Ethiopian Development Landscape
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) have emerged as a significant component of financial services in Ethiopia's development landscape, particularly for women entrepreneurs who face unique challenges and opportunities. The study will employ a comprehensive review of existing literature to construct a robust theoretical model that integrates microfinance practices with broader economic and social factors affecting female entrepreneurship in Ethiopia. This theoretical framework highlights the potential of MFIs as a mechanism for enhancing economic empowerment among Ethiopian women entrepreneurs, but also underscores the need for tailored interventions and supportive policies. Policy makers should prioritise the development of targeted microfinance programmes that address specific challenges faced by female entrepreneurs in Ethiopia. Microfinance Institutions, Women Entrepreneurs, Financial Empowerment, Development Policy
Investment Climate and FDI Attraction in Mozambique
Investment climate in Mozambique has been a subject of interest due to its strategic location and potential for economic growth. A survey approach was employed to gather insights from various stakeholders including investors, policymakers, and industry experts. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. The analysis revealed that infrastructure development is the most critical factor for FDI attraction in Mozambique, with a significant proportion (75%) of respondents citing it as crucial. While the investment climate has shown positive signs, there are still challenges such as regulatory uncertainty and limited access to finance. Recommendations focus on improving infrastructure and enhancing investor confidence through better regulatory frameworks. Develop strategic partnerships with international organizations for capacity building in key sectors, improve transparency in regulations, and provide incentives for foreign investors. Investment Climate, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Mozambique, Survey Research
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