African Journal of Economic and Management Studies: Volume 5 Issue 1

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Economic growth and poverty alleviation in Africa – linking hard and soft economics

John Kuada

The purpose of this editorial is to provide a quick glance at the dominant issues that have characterized the developing economics debate during the past five decades. It seeks to…

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Are proposed African monetary unions optimal currency areas? Real, monetary and fiscal policy convergence analysis

Simplice Asongu

A spectre is hunting embryonic African monetary zones: the European Monetary Union crisis. The purpose of this paper is to assess real, monetary and fiscal policy convergence…

Bank competition, financial innovations and economic growth in Ghana

Anthony Adu-Asare Idun, Anthony Q.Q. Aboagye

This paper takes the finance-growth nexus further by looking at the relationship between bank competition, financial innovations and economic growth in Ghana. The purpose of this…

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Maternal education and child nutritional status: evidence from Uganda

Edward Bbaale

The debate concerning the relationship between maternal education and child nutritional status is not a foregone conclusion. This paper aims to contribute to the existing debate…

Income diversification strategies among rural households in developing countries : Evidence from Ghana

Bernardin Senadza

– The purpose of this paper is to examine the income strategies adopted by rural households in Ghana and analyzes the determinants of households’ choice of income portfolio.

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Corporate social responsibility in Sub-Saharan Africa: hindering and supporting factors

Richard Benon-be-isan Nyuur, Daniel F. Ofori, Yaw Debrah

In recent years, the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has gained recognition and importance in both business and political settings. While considerable research…

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The nexus between monetary policy and housing in Egypt and South Africa

Monal Abdel-Baki

The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the effectiveness of monetary policy in boosting the housing sectors in each of Egypt and South Africa, and to detect the…

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ISSN:

2040-0705

Online date, start – end:

2010

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Prof John Kuada