Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 602 for “"African countries"”.
-
Essays on Development in Sub-Saharan African Countries
… topics for the development of sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. This dissertation is composed of three chapters that investigate the economic returns to education (Chapter 1 and 2) and assess the policy influence on fertilizer usage (Chapter 3) in two SSA countries, Zimbabwe and …
-
The economics of tobacco control in some African countries
… expenditure data from a low-income sub-Saharan African country where most households are poor. Secondly, I use the standard instrumental variable used in the literature, the adult sex ratio, to instrument for the tobacco smoking status of Zambian households. But unlike previous studies, I relax …
-
Economic impact of Ebola virus disease in Western African countries.
… spread of ebola on economic activity in Western African countries. Economic activity is measured with nighttime light intensity from satellite measurements. The use night time lights allows higher frequency more geographically disaggregated measure. Using distance to ground zero as an instrument …
-
The Benefits and Problems of African Countries' Participation in Intelsat
Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-13T15:18:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license.txt: 4848 bytes, checksum: 96035ab3f5e1c23cc7138a224ce498bd (MD5) 7915312.PDF: 13212295 bytes, checksum: b83c4b8aedf5033b4a8961746d615004 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1979
-
Monetary policy and economic performance - evidence from selected African countries
… rates is asymmetric for three Anglophone West African countries, namely: Gambia, Ghana and Nigeria, which are seeking to ascend onto a single monetary framework. However, there is no evidence that financial development affects the pass-through of monetary policy. These findings still prove …
-
Digging for Growth? Which infrastructure development should African countries prioritise?
… development on economic growth among 10 selected African countries over a period of 15 years from 2000 – 2015. The study uses panel data to analyse the effect of infrastructure components on economic growth. The findings show that infrastructure development impacts economic growth, and further …
-
The effect of financial innovation on economic growth in African countries
… innovation and economic growth in twenty-five countries in Africa. The relationship is estimated in a panel of countries, utilising Fixed and Random Effects Testing, and compared with the results when the same relationship is tested between individual African countries using the Ordinary Least …
-
Public debt in sub-Saharan African countries: determinants and economic effects
… looked at the case of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries. This is despite the fact that many countries in the sub-region have been through debt crises in previous decades and are currently facing the imminence of another crisis. This thesis extends the public debt literature by examining the …
-
The Impact of FDI on Economic Growth in Southern African Countries
All the countries in southern Africa can be classified as developing, a category which is composed of the world’s poor countries. These countries’ economies are characterized by low Gross Domestic Product (GDP), low levels of employment, and low income levels on the economic front and weak …
-
Evaluation of trichiasis surgeons' performance in selected trachoma endemic African countries
… factors of audits conducted in selected countries and factors associated with failed audits. Methods: A multicentric study was conducted as a secondary data analysis of surgeon audit results for eight African countries. Stata® was used to generate results for chi-square tests for …
-
Integrating indicators of education quantity and quality in six francophone African countries
… when assessing the state of education across countries. Recently, large-scale cross-national tests of cognitive skills have emerged as one way of moving beyond mere quantitative indicators of education, and instead allow researchers to incorporate qualitative elements of education, most …
-
Heterosexual penile/anal intercourse and HIV in five sub-Saharan African countries
… data were gathered in five sub-Saharan African countries between 2010 and 2014. These findings demonstrate that heterosexual PAI is practiced in sub-Saharan Africa for a variety of reasons, some of which have implications for HIV transmission. Many of the factors that influence sexual …
-
Understanding use and adoption of mobile data services in two African countries
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 139-148).
-
Genetic diversity and relationships among Nguni cattle populations in three Southern African countries
The Nguni is a transboundary indigenous Southern African cattle breed. The breed has distinct populations that are adapted to the different ecological zones of Southern Africa. Previous work on characterising the Nguni has been limited to within-country studies. Thus, the aim of the current study …
-
Contraceptive histories: a comparative analysis of switching behaviour in five East African countries
… of family planning programmes in developing countries in the 1960s, crosssectional data show remarkable progress in the adoption of modern methods of contraception. Despite the positive contribution contraception plays in preventing unwanted pregnancies, sexually active women from sub-Saharan …
-
Impact of Taxation on Economic Growth: Case study of sub-Saharan African Countries
… using a dynamic panel regression analysis on 35 countries in sub–Saharan Africa (SSA)1 region over the 2009–2020 period. The analysis is executed using a dynamic panel regression model, System Generalized Methods of Moments (GMM). The findings of this paper suggest that different tax types have …
-
How does democracy reduce poverty? : a study of dispersed power within ten African countries
Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-63).
-
A review of the development of environmental impact assessment legislation in selected African countries
Legislation by its nature is a dynamic process. In order to keep abreast with changing circumstances and demands, new legislation often has to be introduced and old legislation amended. Recent global developments have led to widespread environmental awareness and the need for better methods of …
-
A framework for enhancing government service delivery using mobile technologies: an African countries context
… This research study focused on the South African and Nigerian contexts. The focus was to explore various ways that the government can use mobile technologies to improve the provision of government services. A major output of this research work is a conceptual framework to guide mobile …
Page 1 of 31