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A comparative analysis of exchange rate volatility in the West African Monetary Zone [PDF]
This study employs measures of variability and three GARCH models to comparatively explore the behaviour of exchange rate volatility of the currencies in the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) for the period 1960M01-2011M12. The study selects a sub-sample
Onanuga, Abayomi T. +1 more
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ABSTRACT The present study complements the extant literature by assessing the impact of financial innovation on well‐being, contingent on the role of state capacity in Africa. Two dimensions of well‐being are employed: objective well‐being and subjective well‐being. The study uses a sample of 28 African countries during the period 2004–2020.
Sabine Nadine Ekamena Ntsama +2 more
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An Exploration of DNA Extraction Methods of Fly iDNA for Scalable Biodiversity Monitoring
Metabarcoding of invertebrate‐derived DNA (iDNA) is an excellent tool for assessing terrestrial mammal diversity, but the time and costs associated with sample processing constrain its wider adoption. Our study indicates that the non‐destructive extraction of large pools of entire fly bodies has the potential to streamline and reduce the costs of fly ...
Mueena Jahan +21 more
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Foreign takeover protection and corporate social responsibility
Abstract Research Summary This study examines the impact of foreign takeover protection on firms' corporate social responsibility (CSR) following the enactment of investment screening laws worldwide. Drawing on research on intertemporal trade‐offs in managerial investment decisions, we argue that foreign takeover protection encourages protected firms ...
Dennis Wajda +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Outfits: Narrowly tailored laws that harm instead of help ; a case study of Liberia's telecommunication laws [PDF]
The telecommunications sector in Africa presents many exciting prospects to international investors - indeed many billion dollar projects are already underway across the continent.
de la Cruz Gitau, Rosalia
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Public Administration, Local and Regional Governance, and Domestic Terrorism
ABSTRACT This study examines how the nature of public administration and local and regional governance affects domestic terrorism in 73 mixed and democratic countries from multiple regions and levels of development. In conducting a cross‐national statistical analysis from 1991 to 2019 with standard political, economic, and social controls, and ...
Lance Y. Hunter +3 more
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Reliance Remedies at the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes [PDF]
Examines situations in which the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes has awarded damages for the cost of the investment, which may be compared to the contract law concept of reliance damages.
Collins, D. A.
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BackgroundEbola virus outbreak in West Africa not only triggered a grave public health crisis, but also exerted and induced huge mental distress on medical staff, which would negatively influence epidemic control and social rebuilt furthermore.
Li Li +8 more
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Effects of psychosocial factors on nonadherence to ART in Ganta, Nimba county, Liberia. [PDF]
Strother PJ +3 more
europepmc +1 more source
Sustainable palm weevil farming as nutrition supplementation at maternity waiting homes in Liberia. [PDF]
Reynolds CW +8 more
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