http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3249 2026-04-23T04:09:52Z 2026-04-23T04:09:52Z Alhassan, M. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4416 2025-03-24T11:49:33Z 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONAL EFFICIENCY IN ACHIEVING THE SDGS: EVIDENCE FROM AFRICA Authors: Alhassan, M. Abstract: Purpose – The objective of this study is to analyze the influence of institutional quality on the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) using a data set comprising 45 African nations during the timeframe 2000 to 2020. Design/methodology/approach – The data are divided into two periods, with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) data covering the years 2000–2015 and the SDGs data spanning from 2015 to 2020. Controlling for other factors, the researcher employs an index of institutional quality and applies the generalized method of moments (GMM) method to analyze the data. Findings – The findings demonstrate a noteworthy inverse relationship between institutional quality and the achievement of both the MDGs and SDGs. The findings reveal a significant and positive link between economic growth and the achievement of the MDGs, while the impact on the SDGs is shown to be insignificant. Population growth significantly drives the SDGs. The results further reveal that trade openness and industrialization contribute positively to the achievement of both the MDGs and SDGs. Practical implications – The findings emphasize the importance of improving institutional quality, promoting economic growth and supporting trade openness and industrialization for sustainable development in African countries. Originality/value – The contribution of the study is twofold. Firstly and to the best of the author’s understanding, this research marks an initial endeavor to empirically investigate the nexus between institutional quality and the SDGs in the context of Africa. Secondly, it adds novelty to the literature by examining how institutional quality influences both the SDGs and their precursor the MDGs, providing insights into the actual contribution of institutions to development within the framework of these two major global compacts.

2023-01-01T00:00:00Z Anas, A. L. Musah, A. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4400 2025-03-10T10:08:23Z 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: DEEPENING INEQUALITIES IN SUB‑SAHARAN AFRICA AMIDST THE COVID‑19 CRISIS: EDUCATION AND LABOR MARKET SPACES IN PERSPECTIVE Authors: Anas, A. L.; Musah, A. Abstract: In this paper, we examine inequalities in education and labor market spaces in Ghana during the covid-19 pandemic. Methodologically, the paper adopts both qualitative and quantitative research strategies. Using concurrent mixed-sampling methods, 14 in-depth interviews and 122 survey participants were elected from Tamale and Accra. We demonstrate that Ghanaian youth—especially young females were predisposed to losing their jobs and exposed to underemployment amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The paper also established that the adoption of virtual teaching and learning platforms during the pandemic resulted into marked differences in the acquisition of skillsets among youth from rich/urban and poor/rural settings. We found that unequal access to e-learning and internet infrastructure could translate to uneven learning platforms, creating differentials in skills and competencies that will be acquired for the labor market. This could create and heighten inequalities in labor market participation post-pandemic, with youth who had poor access to e-learning platforms experiencing diminishing prospects in future labor market engagements. Among others, we recommend the provision of adequate internet infrastructure for schools patronized by kids from low-income households, and the adoption of programmes that will widen the ICT interface for people from deprived backgrounds to enable them cope with changes occasioned by pandemics to reducing inequality in education and labor market spaces.

2023-01-01T00:00:00Z Mohammed, A-R. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4370 2025-02-10T11:50:08Z 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: SOCIAL PROTECTION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: TIME TO RETHINK EXPANDING COVERAGE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Authors: Mohammed, A-R. Abstract: In December 2019, the Covid-19 pandemic erupted in China and quickly spread worldwide. So far, the pandemic has created a twin challenge for governments; an enormous public health crisis and mounting economic decline. Governments to varying degrees have responded to the pandemic using both fiscal and monetary policies. The monetary policy responses from sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries have been piecemeal and incomprehensive. However, estimates suggest that SSA countries might experience the worst economic impacts of the pandemic. Even worse, the region has historically had low levels of social protection coverage. Over the years, calls to expand social protection coverage in the region have been met with resistance on the basis of a supposed lack of affordability. But can SSA countries afford not to expand social protection any longer? The aim of this paper, therefore, is to examine what the Covid-19 might tell us about social protection systems in Africa

2022-01-01T00:00:00Z Marfo, S. Musah, H. Mohammed, H. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4346 2025-02-04T12:30:15Z 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: BEYOND ARMS INVESTMENT: INTERROGATING THE SILENT DRIVERS OF PROTRACTED CHIEFTAINCY CONFLICTS IN GHANA Authors: Marfo, S.; Musah, H.; Mohammed, H. Abstract: In Ghana, scholarly works on conflict financing, which sustains most conflicts is very much limited. Against this background, the Yendi chieftaincy conflict was purposely selected with the objective of examining the various resources invested in by the belligerents and other interested parties aside arms and ammunitions, which protracted the conflict and its resolution. A combined 59 respondents were purposely selected in a case study design. Primary data were gathered through interviews and focus group discussion. The study revealed that diverse resources invested in the Yendi chieftaincy conflict include; supply of arms and ammunitions, cash donation, funding of legal battles, and free supply of fuel and machetes. The paper recommends concerted efforts from stakeholders including the police, bankers, military, conflict resolution experts and fuel dealers to help deal with the menace of conflict financing which the study found to have contributed to the protraction of the Yendi chieftaincy conflict

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