{"title":"Infrastructure and the Impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on Export Diversification: Evidence from Africa","authors":"Fosu","doi":"10.5325/jafrideve.22.1.0102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5325/jafrideve.22.1.0102","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81652,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Eastern African research & development","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73059833","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":"Highways to Growth: Infrastructure and Economic Performance in Africa","authors":"Chuku, Simpasa, Ekpo","doi":"10.5325/jafrideve.22.1.0078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5325/jafrideve.22.1.0078","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81652,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Eastern African research & development","volume":"111 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86742483","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":"Infrastructure, Trade Costs, and Aid for Trade: The Imperatives for African Economies","authors":"Tadesse, Fayissa, Shukralla","doi":"10.5325/jafrideve.22.1.0038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5325/jafrideve.22.1.0038","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81652,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Eastern African research & development","volume":"58 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79952727","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":"Service Exports and Youth Unemployment in Africa","authors":"Gyimah-Brempong, Baah-Boateng","doi":"10.5325/jafrideve.22.1.0166","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5325/jafrideve.22.1.0166","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81652,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Eastern African research & development","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84041813","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":"The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Education","authors":"Metu, Madichie, Kalu, Nzeribe","doi":"10.5325/JAFRIDEVE.21.1.0116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5325/JAFRIDEVE.21.1.0116","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The heat of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) in the form of automated technologies in industrial production processes is on the global world. This has raised worries regarding the potential impact of the 4IR particularly on the future of jobs in developing countries. The study investigates the impact of the 4IR on industry labor employment, with particular emphasis on the role of tertiary education in SSA from 2000 to 2018. Due to the dearth of adequate data relating to the elements of 4IR such as robotics, internet of things (IoT), and cloud technologies, the study is benchmarked on the technology achievement of SSA countries, tertiary education attainment, and some elements of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) like mobile phone technology and internet densities. The study employed instrumental variable regression, within the framework of the System GMM estimator, covering the 48 SSA countries. The result shows that technology achievement index (TAI), technology, mobile, mobile phone technology, and education exert a positive effect on industry labor employment in SSA. This suggests that advancement in the elements of 4IR will eventually bring about improvement in the level of industry labor employment. Based on these findings, the study recommends that the governments of SSA countries should embark on structural reforms of the educational system as well as massive investment in ICT penetration and diffusion. These efforts will produce digital manpower to fit into the new job environment while offsetting the immediate job losses occasioned by the 4IR","PeriodicalId":81652,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Eastern African research & development","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90978506","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":"Digital Entrepreneurship in the Agricultural Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Introductory Survey","authors":"Tossou, Thoto","doi":"10.5325/jafrideve.21.2.0174","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5325/jafrideve.21.2.0174","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81652,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Eastern African research & development","volume":"71 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72428207","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":"Digitalization in the Agribusiness Value Chain and Payment Systems: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa","authors":"Adegboye","doi":"10.5325/JAFRIDEVE.21.1.0096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5325/JAFRIDEVE.21.1.0096","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The African agribusiness sector and those of other developing regions of the world are characterized by disorderly patterns in the value chain system. The agriculture market in Africa has enormous potential with an anticipated size of $1 trillion by 2030. However, the average African farm performs at only 40% of its potential. Also, consistent increase in population size and a consistent growth rate of above 2.5% in the region create dire concern for food availability. This study examines the extent to which digitalization affects agribusiness value chain and the payment system in the sub-Saharan African region. The descriptive and pooled ordinary least square regression analysis was employed to determine the statistical significance of digitalization on the payment system and agricultural productivity in the region over the period 2000 to 2019. The results revealed that digitalization has a significant impact on agricultural productivity for the region. The study recommends a wholesome utilization of","PeriodicalId":81652,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Eastern African research & development","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84468395","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":"Agricultural Aid and Agricultural Production in Africa","authors":"Gyimah-Brempong, Gentry","doi":"10.5325/jafrideve.21.2.0139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5325/jafrideve.21.2.0139","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81652,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Eastern African research & development","volume":"76 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79707054","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":"Remittances, Official Development Assistance, and Human Development in Africa: An Empirical Analysis","authors":"Yiheyis, Woldemariam","doi":"10.5325/jafrideve.21.2.0189","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5325/jafrideve.21.2.0189","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81652,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Eastern African research & development","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87646760","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":"Child Spacing in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Kenya","authors":"Agesa","doi":"10.5325/jafrideve.21.2.0213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5325/jafrideve.21.2.0213","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":81652,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Eastern African research & development","volume":"79 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87943920","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}