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1. Urbanized and savvy - which African firms are making the most of mobile money?

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Our analysis of over 500 Ghanaian firms sheds light, for the first time, on how certain firms managed to extract value from mobile money. Our regressions point to the usefulness of this form of cashless payments in stabilizing sales during the COVID pandemic. Perhaps the most important message from our analysis is the recognition that the benefits from mobile money extend beyond its purpose as a tool for transacting cashless payments. We reveal that firms using these additional tools supported by MoMo (e.g. for planning or saving purposes) report higher sales resilience, all things equal. Our findings appear to echo the literature on private householders (e.g. Jack and Suri, 2014). However, while the latter report a positive effect due to remittances, our finding is more likely driven by enhanced ability of businesses to streamline their planning and sales.

Ackah, Charles; Hanley, Aoife; Hecker, Lars; Kodom, Michael;
2024
Type: Graue Literatur; Non-commercial literature; Arbeitspapier; Working Paper;
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2. Africa's businesswomen - underfunded or underperforming?

Ackah, Charles; Görg, Holger; Hanley, Aoife; Hornok, Cecília;
2024
Type: Aufsatz in Zeitschrift; Article in journal;
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3. Urbanized and savvy : which African firms are making the most of mobile money?

abstract

Our analysis of over 500 Ghanaian firms sheds light, for the first time, on how certain firms managed to extract value from mobile money. Our regressions point to the usefulness of this form of cashless payments in stabilizing sales during the COVID pandemic. Perhaps the most important message from our analysis is the recognition that the benefits from mobile money extend beyond its purpose as a tool for transacting cashless payments. We reveal that firms using these additional tools supported by MoMo (e.g. for planning or saving purposes) report higher sales resilience, all things equal. Our findings appear to echo the literature on private householders (e.g. Jack and Suri, 2014). However, while the latter report a positive effect due to remittances, our finding is more likely driven by enhanced ability of businesses to streamline their planning and sales.

Ackah, Charles; Hanley, Aoife; Hecker, Lars; Kodom, Michael;
2024
Type: Graue Literatur; Non-commercial literature; Arbeitspapier; Working Paper;
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4. The cumulative effect of due diligence EU legislation on SMEs : study requested by the INTA committee

Hanley, Aoife; Semrau, Finn Ole; Steglich, Frauke; Thiele, Rainer;
2023
Type: Amtliche Publikation; Amtsdrucksache; Amtliche Druckschrift; Amtliche Veröffentlichung; Offizielle Publikation; Regierungsveröffentlichung; Amtsdruckschrift; Graue Literatur; Non-commercial literature;
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5. Africa's businesswomen - underfunded or underperforming?

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While the recent success of Africa’s ‘Lionesses’ – successful female entrepreneurs - is internationally celebrated, less is known about how liquidity can fuel the success of the ‘Lionesses’ and other businesswomen. Using information from a panel of over 800 male- and female-owned businesses in Ghana (ISSER-IGC survey), we capture a measure of underfunding, in addition to data on supplier credit, equity and other finance sources. Our regressions reveal a female-to-male productivity gap of between -11 to -19 percent, values similar to estimates for other African countries. However, when the relationship between gender and productivity is mediated by financial constraints, the gender performance gap disappears. Accordingly, female business-owners who indicate that funding is not a problem, are associated with higher productivity than males, all things equal. In a finding new to the literature, our regressions reveal the importance of supplier credit for Africa’s businesswomen.

Ackah, Charles; Görg, Holger; Hanley, Aoife; Hornok, Cecília;
2023
Type: Graue Literatur; Non-commercial literature; Arbeitspapier; Working Paper;
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6. Stepping up to the mark? : firms' export activity and environmental innovation in 14 European countries

Hanley, Aoife; Semrau, Finn Ole;
2022
Type: Aufsatz in Zeitschrift; Article in journal;
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Citations: 2 (based on OpenCitations) Cited By

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7. Foreign divestment : crisis or chance for China's innovation edge?

Fang, Guopei; Görg, Holger; Hanley, Aoife; Mao, Haiou;
2022
Type: Aufsatz in Zeitschrift; Article in journal;
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Citations: 1 (based on OpenCitations) Cited By

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8. Urbanized and savvy - which African firms are making the most of mobile money?

Ackah, Charles; Hanley, Aoife; Hecker, Lars; Kodom, Michael;
2024
Type: Working Paper;
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9. Urbanized and savvy: Which African firms are making the most of mobile money?

Ackah, Charles; Hanley, Aoife; Hecker, Lars; Kodom, Michael;
2024
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10. Africa's female entrepreneurs : towards funding success

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Opportunities for well-paid employment for women are scarce in many African countries. Entrepreneurship is therefore one way in which women can earn a decent livelihood for themselves and their families. Despite the potential opportunities arising from entrepreneurship, the possibilities are often not fully exploited. Female entrepreneurs in the developing world are severely underperforming. In this PEGNet Policy Brief “Africa’s Female Entrepreneurs – Towards Funding Success” by Aoife Hanley, Holger Görg, Cecilia Hornok and Charles Ackah, the authors examine the scale of the gender productivity gap in African countries and how finance constraints underpin this gap.

Hanley, Aoife; Görg, Holger; Hornok, Cecília; Ackah, Charles;
2021
Type: Graue Literatur; Non-commercial literature;
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