African Journal of Economic and Management Studies: Volume 10 Issue 3

Social capital and export performance of SMEs in Ghana: the role of firm capabilities

Roseline Barbara Easmon, Adelaide Naa Amerley Kastner, Charles Blankson, Mahmoud Abdulai Mahmoud

The purpose of this paper is to understand the direct impact of social capital and the influence of market-based capabilities as intervening variables on the export performance of…

Financial inclusion, shocks and coping strategies: survey evidence from Uganda

Joseph Mawejje

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the roles that access formal and informal finance as well as mobile money play in facilitating the choice of coping strategies that…

Business cycles in Ethiopia under alternative monetary policy rules

Wondemhunegn Ezezew Melesse

The purpose of this paper is to compare business cycle fluctuations in Ethiopia under interest rate and money growth rules.

An empirical analysis of stock market interdependence and volatility spillover in the stock markets of Africa and Middle East region

Ajaya Kumar Panda, Swagatika Nanda, Rashmi Ranjan Paital

The purpose of this paper is to examine the short-term and long-term interdependence among the stock markets of Africa and Middle East region. It also attempts to analyze the…

Determinants of adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards in Ugandan micro finance institutions

Juma Bananuka, Zainabu Tumwebaze, Doreen Musimenta, Patience Nuwagaba

The purpose of this paper is to report on the results of a study carried out to establish the contribution of board of directors’ effectiveness, intellectual capital (IC) and…

The determinants of aggregate and dis-aggregated import demand in Ghana

Nomfundo Portia Vacu, Nicholas Odhiambo

The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of aggregate and dis-aggregated import demand for Ghana for the period from 1985 to 2015.

The effectiveness of government expenditure on economic growth in Botswana

Kafayat Amusa, Mutiu Abimbola Oyinlola

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between government expenditure and economic growth in Botswana over the period 1985‒2016. The study employed the…

A dynamic regression panel approach to the determinants of monetary policy and economic growth: The SADC experience

Ebenezer Gbenga Olamide, Andrew Maredza

Empirically, the purpose of this paper is to investigate policy variables that determine monetary policy and economic growth of some selected countries within the economic bloc of…