{"title":"Natural Resource Rents-Capital Flight Nexus in Selected ECOWAS Countries: Evidence from Non-Linear ARDL Approach","authors":"A. Adedeji, Sherifat W Kogbodoku","doi":"10.18488/journal.26.2021.102.81.97","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.26.2021.102.81.97","url":null,"abstract":"The challenge of capital flight in the ECOWAS sub-region is worrisome. Huge revenue from natural resources also contributes to the relocation of available resources necessary for the development of the region. The study identifies the revenue from natural resources as a key driver of capital flight in the region. Hence, this study analyzed the effect of natural resource rents on capital flight in ECOWAS countries accounting for the role of asymmetry. Also, the study employed the nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) model to account for short-run and long-run asymmetries. The results revealed the presence of asymmetry in five countries, while two countries displayed symmetric effects. It also showed that the symmetric effect of natural resource rents on capital flight is weak for Guinea and Nigeria in the short-run while the long-run effect is not more pronounced for Nigeria. In the case of asymmetric effect, natural resource rents amplified capital flight in Cape Verde and Sierra Leone. Further evidence shows that the non-linearity of natural resource rents does not encourage capital flight in Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, and Ghana. Hence, the countries should promote transparency and accountability in the management of proceeds from natural resources to enhance development in the region.","PeriodicalId":375485,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Policy","volume":"211 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133820021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of Green Human Resource Management on Employee Green Behavior: Moderating Role of Employee Environmental Knowledge","authors":"Kajol Karmoker, Farhana Amin Kona, Amanta Hasnat Oyshi, Kazi Snigdha Yasmin","doi":"10.18488/journal.26.2021.102.64.80","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.26.2021.102.64.80","url":null,"abstract":"The study was conducted with an objective of measuring the effects of green human resource management (green HRM) practices on employee on-the-job and off-the-job green behavior within the context of garments industry in Bangladesh. Moreover, the study tested the moderating effects of employee environmental knowledge on the relationship between green HRM practices and employee on-the-job and off–the-job green behavior. A self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted in order to collect data from the participants. Two hundred and seventy employees working at the managerial level of garments factories in Bangladesh participated in the survey. Moderated regression analysis was employed to test the proposed research model. The study findings revealed that green HRM practices positively and significantly influenced employee on-the-job and off-the-job green behavior. This findings suggest that employee green behavior displayed both inside and outside the organization stem from the learnings and experiences inside the organization. Employee environmental knowledge was also found to moderate the effects of green HRM practices on employee on-the-job and off-the-job green behavior indicating that green HRM effects are stronger in case of environmentally concerned employees. The study findings provide HR professionals and policy makers with the guidance regarding the promotion of employee green behavior for improving environmental performance.","PeriodicalId":375485,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Policy","volume":"101 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132456864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Does Buyer Power Contribute to Environmental Sustainability Performance in Supply Chains?","authors":"Listowel Owusu Appiah, Salifu Abul Majeed","doi":"10.18488/journal.26.2021.101.38.50","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.26.2021.101.38.50","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":375485,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Policy","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125584348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CSR Themes Quality, Good Corporate Governance, and Earnings Management: Evidence from Indonesia","authors":"Thomas Andrian, E. Murwaningsari","doi":"10.18488/JOURNAL.26.2021.101.25.37","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18488/JOURNAL.26.2021.101.25.37","url":null,"abstract":"Article History Received: 15 February 2021 Revised: 18 March 2021 Accepted: 21 April 2021 Published: 31 May 2021","PeriodicalId":375485,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Policy","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134331089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigating the Environmental Effects of Economic Growth in African Economies","authors":"J. K. Amissah, Samuel Attuquaye Clottey","doi":"10.18488/journal.26.2020.91.26.46","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.26.2020.91.26.46","url":null,"abstract":"are","PeriodicalId":375485,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Policy","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121795299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"State and Evolution of Public and Private Research and Development in Bulgarian Agriculture","authors":"Hrabrin Bachev Храбрин Башев","doi":"10.18488/journal.26.2020.91.10.25","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.26.2020.91.10.25","url":null,"abstract":"Despite the great theoretical and practical significance, in Bulgaria there are no comprehensive analysis of the state and evolution of agrarian research and development (ARD) activities in public and private sectors. The goal of this paper is to analyze the state and evolution of ARD in Bulgaria during the period after country’s EU accession in 2007, identify major trends in that area, make a comparison with other EU states, specify main problems, and suggest conclusions for improvement of policies during next programing period. The analysis has found out that in years of EU membership the expenditures for ARD significantly decreased absolutely and relatively as a share in the total expenditures for R&D, which indicates diminishing importance, and deteriorating financial, personnel and material potential of agrarian knowledge and innovation sector. The most important sector for ARD in the country is the government in which more than 80% of overall expenditures for ARD are invested, as distribution of expenditures and organization of R&D in major sectors differ considerably from other EU member states. ARD in the country mainly are funded by the state budget, and the importance of budget financing relatedly increases during the period, unlike trends in other EU countries. Contribution/Originality: This study is one of very few studies which have investigated the state and evolution of agrarian research and development activities in public and private sector in Bulgaria during country’s membership in the European Union and compare it with other member states.","PeriodicalId":375485,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Policy","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129868570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Victor, Onwuka Kizito, Onyedika Chukwuka, Chimezie Isabella Chinonye
{"title":"Impact of Exchange Rate Fluctuation on Selected Economic Sectors of the Nigerian Economy","authors":"C. Victor, Onwuka Kizito, Onyedika Chukwuka, Chimezie Isabella Chinonye","doi":"10.18488/JOURNAL.26.2019.81.21.36","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18488/JOURNAL.26.2019.81.21.36","url":null,"abstract":"Article History Received: 17 December 2018 Revised: 24 January 2019 Accepted: 28 February 2019 Published: 3 May 2019","PeriodicalId":375485,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Policy","volume":"2013 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114711440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lamek Nahayo, Deborah Nibagwire, G. Habiyaremye, Egide Kalisa, M. Udahogora, A. Maniragaba
{"title":"Awareness on Air Pollution and Risk Preparedness among Residents in Kigali City of Rwanda","authors":"Lamek Nahayo, Deborah Nibagwire, G. Habiyaremye, Egide Kalisa, M. Udahogora, A. Maniragaba","doi":"10.18488/JOURNAL.26.2019.81.1.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18488/JOURNAL.26.2019.81.1.9","url":null,"abstract":"Article History Received: 13 November 2018 Revised: 20 December 2018 Accepted: 24 January 2019 Published: 8 March 2019","PeriodicalId":375485,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Policy","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134067317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rethinking Port Role as Transport Corridor under Symbiosis Theory-Case Study of China-Europe Trade Transportation","authors":"K. Tao, Yiying Chao","doi":"10.18488/journal.26.2019.81.51.61","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.26.2019.81.51.61","url":null,"abstract":"Article History Received: 10 June 2019 Revised: 16 July 2019 Accepted: 21 August 2019 Published: 27 September 2019","PeriodicalId":375485,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Policy","volume":"379 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115949670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Victor Chijioke Ndubuaku, Michael Ugochukwu Uche, Cynthia Chika Onwuka, Patricia Ozioma Ifeanyi
{"title":"External Debt Dynamics and Sustainable Growth in Nigeria","authors":"Victor Chijioke Ndubuaku, Michael Ugochukwu Uche, Cynthia Chika Onwuka, Patricia Ozioma Ifeanyi","doi":"10.18488/journal.26.2021.102.51.63","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.26.2021.102.51.63","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":375485,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Policy","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121104039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}