African Journal of Economic and Management Studies: Volume 12 Issue 3

Impacts of price, weather and policy changes on maize and rice farming in Togo

Manzamasso Hodjo, Acharya Ram, Don Blayney, Tebila Nakelse

This paper aims to investigate how climatic, market and policy factors interact to determine food production in Togo. Specifically, we estimate acreage and yield response to…

Exploring the nonlinear effect of size on profitability: evidence from an insurance brokerage industry in an emerging market

Richard Angelous Kotey, Richard Akomatey, Baah Aye Kusi

This study examines the possible nonlinear effect of size on stakeholder and shareholder profitability in the Ghanaian insurance brokerage industry.

Impact of idiosyncratic and macroeconomic risks on capital structure: evidence from SADC countries

Lydie Myriam Marcelle Amelot, Ushad Subadar Agathee

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of idiosyncratic and macroeconomic risks on capital structure on SADC countries.

Talent management practices: perception of registered nurses in Malawian public hospitals

George Lewis Dzimbiri, Alex Molefi Molefakgotla

The purpose of this study is to investigate nurses’ perception towards the current application of talent management practices in Malawian public hospitals. It further explores…

The autonomous side of EO and firm performance: the role of professional experience and entrepreneurial engagement

Tesfaye Leta Tufa, Aselefech Hailgiorgis Belete, Ashwinkumar A. Patel

The purpose of this study is to investigate the direct and indirect role of autonomy on firm performance. It also determines the role of professional experience in the…

The impact of debt service costs and public debt on private capital formation in South Africa

Sheunesu Zhou

The aim of this paper is to analyse the relationship between public debt, corporate debt service costs and private capital formation in South Africa.

Asymmetric effects of exchange rate on money demand in Nigeria: evidence from the new broad money aggregate (M3)

Udoma Johnson Afangideh, Tuwe Soro Garbobiya, Farida Bello Umar, Nuruddeen Usman, Victor Unekwu Ocheni, Sanusi Muhammad Yakubu

This paper is focused on determining the asymmetric effects of exchange rate on money demand function in Nigeria.

Investigating asymmetric effects of public debt on economic growth in South Africa: a smooth transition regression (STAR) approach

Bongumusa Prince Makhoba, Irrshad Kaseeram, Lorraine Greyling

The primary purpose of the study is to analyse the asymmetric effects of public debt on economic growth, using secondary data over the period 1980–2018 in South Africa.