Folorunsho M. Ajide and John A. Olayiwola
In this paper, we investigate the impact of remittances on control of corruption in Nigeria for a period of 1986–2016.
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Purpose
In this paper, we investigate the impact of remittances on control of corruption in Nigeria for a period of 1986–2016.
Design/methodology/approach
The study uses ARDL modeling framework, dynamic OLS estimation, variance decomposition and impulse response analysis to examine the relationship between the two variables.
Findings
The study finds that remittances significantly improve the control of corruption in Nigeria. We further examine the robustness test of the results using dynamic OLS estimation, variance decomposition and impulse response analysis. Our results remain significant and consistent to the earlier one reported in ARDL framework which supports the extant literature.
Practical implications
Our study suggests that international remittances can be used, through the cross-border transfer of norms and practices, to significantly impact the socioeconomic progresses of a country by reducing corruption.
Originality/value
The existing studies on the relationship between corruption and remittances document conflicting results. In addition, study on corruption - remittances nexus that specifically focuses on any African country is largely absent despite the fact that most of the countries in the region are recognized as highly corrupt. This paper provides insights on how remittances can be used as part of tool kits to control corruption in African nation.
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Research on the living conditions of slum dwellers in the inner cities of developing countries has received much attention. Nevertheless, there is little empirical research on the…
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Purpose
Research on the living conditions of slum dwellers in the inner cities of developing countries has received much attention. Nevertheless, there is little empirical research on the influence of personal attributes on the poor environmental condition of the slum area. This study aims to examine the relationship between the socio-economic characteristics and the physical condition of the slum environment in the inner city of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Design/methodology/approach
Data was collected through the use of questionnaire administration from a household survey of 491 slum dwellers. Systematic random sampling was used in the selection of the respondents. The study used descriptive, factor and multiple regression to analyse the data collected.
Findings
The study used descriptive, factor and multiple regression to analyse the data collected. The study reveals an interplay between various socio-economic factors and environmental conditions. The results show that out of ten (10) socio economic variables that were submitted in the regression model, only eight (8) of these variables such as income, household size, occupation, level of education, age, marital status, year of residency and nativity were significant.
Originality/value
The study concluded that despite the fact that the condition of the slum environment is a product of multiple interrelated factors, personal attributes also contribute to the poor environmental condition of the slum area. The study recommended that improving the socio-economic conditions of slum dwellers would lead to improved environmental conditions.
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John Kwaku Amoh, Kenneth Ofori-Boateng, Randolph Nsor-Ambala and Ebenezer Bugri Anarfo
This study explored the tax evasion and corruption–economic development nexus in Ghana and the moderating role of institutional quality in this relationship.
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Purpose
This study explored the tax evasion and corruption–economic development nexus in Ghana and the moderating role of institutional quality in this relationship.
Design/methodology/approach
To achieve this objective, this study employed the structural equation modelling (SEM) strategy and maximum likelihood (ML) estimation method on selected quarterised data from 1996 to 2020.
Findings
The study found that tax evasion has a positive impact on GDP per capita and urbanisation but a negative impact on the Economic Freedom of the World Index (EFWI). The study revealed that corruption has a positive relationship with GDP per capita but relates with EFWI inversely. Finally, the study found that institutional quality moderates the nexus between tax evasion and corruption and economic development.
Social implications
The findings imply that the quality of state institutions has a significant impact on the government's ability to control tax evasion and corruption in order to drive economic development.
Originality/value
One novelty of the study is the examination of the combined effects of tax evasion and corruption as exogenous variables in a single econometric model. Again, to moderate the multivariate relationships of the study, the principal component analysis (PCA) was used to create an institutional quality index. The study recommends that policymakers implement comprehensive tax evasion and corruption reduction strategies simultaneously in order to increase tax revenues for economic development and SDGs achievement.
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Application of sustainable construction is highly important in achieving construction project goal as well as reducing energy consumption and waste. In view of this, value is a…
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Application of sustainable construction is highly important in achieving construction project goal as well as reducing energy consumption and waste. In view of this, value is a critical aspect of construction project delivery, and in as much as value is more than just money in construction, this chapter addresses value as one of the paramount factors that determine project success in the construction industry. It explained the concept of sustainable construction from value point of view, the meaning and concept of value and its essentiality in the construction industry.
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Gabriela Uribe, Carmen Huckel Schneider, Ferdinand Mukumbang, Hueiming Liu, Susan Woolfenden, Tabitha Jones, James Gillespie, Harriet Hiscock, Fiona Haigh, Sharon Goldfeld, Ilan Katz, Andrew Page, Vicki Giannopoulos, Paul Haber, Nick Goodwin, Teresa Anderson, John Eastwood and Michelle Cunich
In this paper, we aim to test the usefulness and contribute to the further development of analytical frameworks that guide research into integrated health and social care…
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Purpose
In this paper, we aim to test the usefulness and contribute to the further development of analytical frameworks that guide research into integrated health and social care initiatives.
Design/methodology/approach
This study uses case studies based in decentralised administrative areas within the New South Wales state health system using (1) the Innovative Policy Supports for Integrated Health and Social Care Programs Framework, (2) the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research and (3) the Framework on the Emergence and Effectiveness of Global Health Networks to assess the quality of international policies and/or strategies and integrated health and social care networks.
Findings
This study facilitates and advances integrated health and social care knowledge, moving from the study of local initiatives to a higher-level taxonomy of integrated care initiatives and exploring the emergence and effectiveness of global integrated care knowledge exchange networks. This paper proposes the use of three different frameworks to assess enhancement of the integrated health and social care using an array of multi-level innovation efforts as case studies.
Research limitations/implications
This paper highlights the need for further research, and additional supports for formulating a single unified integrated health and social care framework that can assess innovations at multiple levels beyond local settings.
Practical implications
A stronger partnership with key stakeholders to enhance integrated health and social care research capabilities would be a feasible way to increase care and research capabilities in all sectors.
Social implications
Health and social care clinicians, consumer representatives, service managers, policymakers and network knowledge partners must co-design a unified framework that better reflects the large multi-level agenda for integrated health and social care system change.
Originality/value
This novel study examines the level of integration of local space-based health and social care interventions, develops a taxonomy of local health district and/or primary care network integrated care initiatives to locate the “local” within a broader policy context and evaluates the quality of international policies and/or strategies and integrated health and social care networks.
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George Okechukwu Onatu, Wellington Didibhuku Thwala and Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa
Sunday Olayinka Oyedepo, Richard Olayiwola Fagbenle, Samuel Sunday Adefila and Md Mahbub Alam
This study aims to use an environomics method to assess the environmental impacts of selected gas turbine power plants in Nigeria.
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Purpose
This study aims to use an environomics method to assess the environmental impacts of selected gas turbine power plants in Nigeria.
Design/methodology/approach
In this study, exergoenvironomic analysis has been carried out to investigate the environmental impact of selected gas turbine power plants in Nigeria from an exergetic point of view.
Findings
The exergy analysis reveals that the combustion chamber is the most exergy destructive component compared to other cycle components. The exergy destruction of this component can be reduced by increasing gas turbine inlet temperature (GTIT). The results of the study show that thermodynamic inefficiency is responsible for the environmental impact associated with gas turbine components. The study further shows that CO2 emissions and cost of environmental impact decrease with increasing GTIT.
Originality/value
The exergo-environomic parameters computed in this study are CO2 emission in kg per MWh of electricity generated, depletion number, sustainability index, cost flow rate of environmental impacts (Ċenv) in $/h and total cost rates of products (ĊTot) in $/hr. For the period considered, the CO2 emissions for the selected plants vary from 100.18 to 408.78 kgCO2/MWhm, while cost flow rate of environmental impacts varies from $40.18 /h to $276.97 /h and the total cost rates of products vary from $2935.69/h to $12,232.84/h. The depletion number and sustainability index vary from 0.69 to 0.84 and 1.20 to 1.44, respectively.
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Segun Thompson Bolarinwa and Abiodun Adewale Adegboye
The paper investigates the determinants of capital structure and the speed of adjustment of capital structure decisions of Nigerian firms.
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Purpose
The paper investigates the determinants of capital structure and the speed of adjustment of capital structure decisions of Nigerian firms.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper adopts three methods: difference GMM, system GMM and stochastic frontier analysis (SFA).
Findings
The empirical results show that firms' efficiency affects the capital structure decisions of Nigerian firms. At the same time, short-term debt has a higher speed of adjustment in the context of Nigerian firms. The roles of other control variables are established in the paper.
Social implications
Nigerian firms should adopt short-term debt in order to achieve their targeted debt levels. Managers of Nigerian firms are also advised to be more efficient in order to attract higher performance.
Originality/value
The paper is the first literature to measure the efficiency of firms using SFA method. Extant studies in the literature have neglected the determinant while four papers that adopt the determinant data envelope analysis (DEA) method. This is also the first study to document the speed of adjustment in capital structure decisions in the context of Nigerian firms.