In this paper, the way in which economic growth influences income distribution is examined with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite considerable number of SSA countries, region has been slow reversing rising trend inequality. A large proportion countries globally rank among economies extreme The study covers period from 1995 to 2015, due limited data measure inequality, Gini index, for...

For over three decades Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries have had an interest in regional integration initiatives to accelerate their industrialization and growth. The projects proposed to foster integration encompass a broad range of initiatives such as: (i) the development of regional ports to help African countries effectively utilize modern shipping technologies, and realize economies of ...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether board characteristics moderate the relationship between capital adequacy regulation and bank risk-taking universal banks in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Design/methodology/approach uses 700 bank-year observations SSA 2009 2019. further two-step generalized method moments as baseline estimator. Findings finds that positively related overall li...

This paper investigates the impacts of conflicts on state-capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a region that has recorded disproportionate number armed and high presence Fragile States Index rankings. Individually, both are known to have important implications for economic development, which underscore their relevance developing countries. Our aim here is analyze relationship between them this...

This article contributes to the understanding of other understudied effects international trade by analyzing its impact on informal economy in 24 countries Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) over period 2000-2020. employs various estimation methods, including ordinary least squares, fixed effects, instrumental variables, and system generalized method moments. The results indicate that significantly reduc...

Background. Although 80% of the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is in developing countries, the 2010 global burden of disease (GBD) estimates have been cited to support a premise that sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is exempt from the CVD epidemic sweeping across developing countries. The widely publicized perspective influences research priorities and resource allocation at a time when secular...

Anaemia and iron deficiency (ID) are common and of prognostic importance in heart failure (HF). In both conditions the epidemiology, diagnosis and therapies have been extensively studied in high-income countries but are still largely unexplored in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The lack of adequate and robust epidemiological data in SSA makes it difficult to recognise the significance of anaemia and...

Gambling is a cross-cultural and global activity which typically involves the wagering of money or an item of monetary value on an outcome that is governed by chance. Although gambling is positioned as a legitimate recreational and leisure activity within sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), there is widespread recognition among healthcare professionals and policy-makers that gambling has the capacity to ...

This study examined the impact of AML regulations on financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Again, assessed whether level regulatory effectiveness determines inclusion. The employed Systems Generalized Methods Moments (SGMM) estimation technique to assess influence for a panel 44 SSA countries from 2012–2019. Data is sourced World Development Indicators and Basel Institute Governance....