25 records from EconBiz based on author Name

1. Climate variability and its impact on sanitation facility choice : evidence from Ethiopia

Gebru, Bahre; Elofsson, Katarina; Amuakwa-Mensah, Franklin; Marbuah, George;
2024
Type: Arbeitspapier; Working Paper;
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2. Energy efficiency as a sustainability concern in Africa and financial development : How much bias is involved?

Adom, Philip Kofi; Amuakwa-Mensah, Franklin; Akorli, Charity Dzifa;
2023
Type: Aufsatz in Zeitschrift; Article in journal;
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Citations: 1 (based on OpenCitations) Cited By

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3. Degree of financialization and energy efficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa : do institutions matter?

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The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7 emphasizes the need for economies around the world to double their efforts in energy efficiency improvements. This is because improvements in energy efficiency can trigger economic growth and considered as one of the ‘green’ growth strategies due to its carbon free content. To this end, some empirical studies have investigated the nexus between economic growth and energy efficiency, but the effects of the latter on financial indicators have not been sufficiently studied in the literature, at least in developing economies like Africa. This study examines the effect of energy efficiency improvements on commercial bank profitability under different political regimes (i.e., autocratic and democratic political regimes); something previous literature had neglected. The study uses panel data, consisting of 43 African countries and the simultaneous System Generalized Method of Moments. We found that energy efficiency improvement is more likely to induce higher bank profitability in political institutions with the characteristics of centralization of power compared with those with decentralization of power. Furthermore, for the banking sector, the findings suggest that energy utilization behavior of clients should be included in the loan or credit valuation process. For the government, the agenda of energy efficiency should be aggressively pursued while taking cognizance of creating a political environment that weans itself from a "grandfathering" behavior.

Adom, Philip Kofi; Amuakwa-Mensah, Franklin; Amuakwa-Mensah, Salome;
2020
Type: Aufsatz in Zeitschrift; Article in journal;
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Citations: 9 (based on OpenCitations) Cited By

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4. Stockpiling and food worries : changing habits and choices in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic

Amuakwa-Mensah, Franklin; Amuakwa-Mensah, Salome; Klege, Rebecca Afua; Adom, Philip Kofi;
2022
Type: Aufsatz in Zeitschrift; Article in journal;
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Citations: 13 (based on OpenCitations) Cited By

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5. Does mobile phone technology reduce agricultural price distortions? : evidence from cocoa and coffee industries

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Agricultural price distortion which is the discrepancy between world market price of agricultural produce and price received by farmers as a result of market interventions by governments, either through subsidies or taxes or even trade protection systems, has received rare attention in the cocoa and coffee sub-sectors. This study examines the contribution of mobile phone technology in reducing price distortions in cocoa and coffee production. In addition, we tested stylized facts such as the development paradox, resource abundance, and group-size effect in agricultural price distortions literature. The findings suggest that access to mobile phones reduces the extent of price distortions. The effect of mobile phone usage on the extent of price distortion, the nominal rate of assistance, and relative price margin is conditional on internet connectivity. Whereas our results support the development paradox and group-size effect hypotheses, the resource abundance hypothesis is not supported. Based on our results, policies that seek to reduce the cost of telecommunication, increase competition in the telecommunication industry, and increase economic growth would go a long way to reduce price distortion in the cocoa and coffee industries.

Nsabimana, Aimable; Amuakwa-Mensah, Franklin;
2018
Type: Aufsatz in Zeitschrift; Article in journal;
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Citations: 3 (based on OpenCitations) Cited By

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6. Impact of Mineral Resource Utilization on Communities : Health, Income and Inequality

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As the mining industry expands globally, more and more attention is being paid to the relationship between mining and the well-being of communities. We focus on the impact of mining on the health and incomes of people in the surrounding communities, and the problem of "income-health" inequalities. We used China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) data for our study. We find that mining caused a decline in the physical and mental health of the residents of the surrounding communities and led to a loss of income. Because of differences in livelihood opportunities and loss tolerance, disadvantaged groups bear more losses. Mining exacerbates "income-health" inequalities within communities. Women, those with low education, and those with low social status suffered significantly more negative shocks. To improve the robustness of the results, we analyzed the effects of geographic and cultural context on the results. The impact of mining on community labor outflow and children's health was also examined. We believe that developing countries and emerging economies should pay more attention to the interests of vulnerable groups when utilization natural resource wealth

Shiquan, Dou; Amuakwa-Mensah, Franklin;
2021
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7. Agricultural market access and dietary diversity in Kenya : gender considerations towards improved household nutritional outcomes

Kihiu, Evelyne Nyathira; Amuakwa-Mensah, Franklin;
2021
Type: Aufsatz in Zeitschrift; Article in journal;
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Citations: 14 (based on OpenCitations) Cited By

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8. Improving access to livestock markets for sustainable rRangeland management

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Productivity of rangelands in Kenya is affected by increasing crop farming especially in more fertile range areas. Among the key factors driving the encroachment of crops on rangelands are the changing opportunities brought about by markets. We hypothesize that the existing market inefficiencies characterizing livestock markets, especially the price disincentives that livestock producers face, are major risks rangelands face. To analyze the effect of livestock market conditions on rangeland management, we draw on household survey and economic modeling tools. We find that traders' rent seeking behavior and high transport costs act as disincentives to livestock producers' participation in livestock markets and influence their decisions in seeking alternative rangeland uses to sustain livelihoods. However, improved livestock market access enhances livestock producers' livelihoods and the stewardship of the ecosystems thus reducing pastoralists' vulnerability to ecological climate variability associated with rangelands.

Kihiu, Evelyne Nyathira; Amuakwa-Mensah, Franklin;
2016
Type: Arbeitspapier; Working Paper; Graue Literatur; Non-commercial literature;
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9. Natural resource revenues and public investment in resource-rich economies in sub-Saharan Africa

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The general policy prescription for resource-rich countries is that, for sustainable consumption, a greater percentage of the windfall from resource rents should be channelled into accumulating foreign assets such as a sovereign public fund as done in Norway and other developed but resource-rich countries. This might not be a correct policy prescription for resource-rich sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, where public capital is very low to support the needed economic growth. In such countries, rents from resources serve as opportunity to scale-up the needed public capital. Using panel data for the period 1990-2013, we find in line with the scaling-up hypothesis that resource rents significantly increase public investment in SSA and that this tends to depend on the quality of political institutions. We also find evidence of a positive effect of public investment on economic growth, which also depends on the level of resource rents. Using some of the components of public investment, such as health and education expenditure, we find a negative effect of resource rents, suggesting among other things that public spending of resource rents is directed more to other infrastructure investments.

Karimu, Amin; Adu, George; Marbuah, George; Mensah, Justice Tei; Amuakwa-Mensah, Franklin;
2016
Type: Arbeitspapier; Working Paper; Graue Literatur; Non-commercial literature;
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10. Degree of financialization and energy efficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa: Do institutions matter?

Adom, Philip Kofi; Amuakwa-Mensah, Franklin; Amuakwa-Mensah, Salome;
2020
Type: Article;
Availability: Link
Citations: 9 (based on OpenCitations) Cited By

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