The paper employs the multipurpose nature of mobile telephony to investigate its welfare
implications using a large sample of households in Ghana. We use seemingly unrelated …

[ENG] Globally, micro and small businesses require finance to support their business
activities. Most of them have low profits because of the lack of support from the formal …

Poverty reduction and income inequality have remained major challenges in all economies
especially in developing countries. It is evident that digital financial service, as a platform …

The rising significance of services export in international trade brings to the fore discussions
on its linkage with financial development and growth. In this context, the present study is …

Access to credit is critical for SMEs' growth. However, these businesses that need credit to
take advantage of growth opportunities are noted to be credit constrained. The paper …

The study aims at determining the effect of inflation on finance-growth nexus on 23 Sub-
Saharan Africa countries with 5-year averaged data set over the period 1982–2016. A non …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test the female entrepreneurship underperformance
hypothesis using a sample of small firms. The paper also attempts to explain why gender …

This study aimed to examine the relationship between the Separation of Ownership and
Management (SOM) and the performance of poultry farms in Ghana. Binary Probit …

In the 21 th century's business environment, no business firm takes a lackadaisical approach
to the marketplace and expect to succeed given the increasing global complexity and stiff …

Export competitiveness is an important success factor for developing economies. However,
several barriers can prevent firms from exporting. This study empirically investigates export …