This study examines the effect of human capital development on economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa using annual panel data for the period 1990–2021. Human capital development is represented primarily by the Human Development Index, while real gross domestic product is used as t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i92388
The integration of information technology (IT) into financial reporting has transformed the landscape of organisational operations, yet its adoption remains uneven across sectors, particularly in emerging economies. This study investigates the determinants and outcomes of IT adop...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i92389
This study examines the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth (GDP) and domestic investment (GDI) in 16 Asia-Pacific countries from 2011 to 2025. It also investigates the influence of FDI on domestic investment, specifically whether FDI produces a crowding...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i92387
Background: Climate finance is widely presented as the principal lever for accelerating renewable energy deployment, yet the empirical basis for that claim has not been assembled systematically. Global climate finance reached USD 1.9 trillion in 2023 and renewable energy investme...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i92385
This study investigates the nexus between equity market performance, bond market performance, and economic growth in Nigeria using an ARDL model with annual data from 2009 to 2025. This study offers insights into an underexplored area, i.e., the linkage between equity and bond ma...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i92384
Aims: The rapid digitisation of retail settlements through real-time payment (RTP) infrastructures such as the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is transforming micro-enterprises across developing economies. However, informal micro-merchants in semi-urban industrial nodes often ex...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i92381
This study examines whether IT investment intensity and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance jointly affect firm value in a frontier-market setting. The analysis uses an unbalanced panel of 201 non-financial firms listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange, comprising...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i92382
Self-Help Groups (SHGs) are widely used in India as platforms for savings, credit access, livelihood support, and women’s collective action. This retrospective observational study examines reported changes in monthly household income among 535 active female SHG members from five...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i92383
India is moving rapidly towards a digital and cashless or less-cash-dependent economy through the Digital India movement. In this journey, various initiatives have been launched by the Government of India, and the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) is one such initiative. It provide...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i92379
Knowledge-based capital is increasingly important as a source of economic growth worldwide. As startups and innovation-driven enterprises scale up in the domestic economy, their need for access to capital and markets to monetise their intellectual property (IP) and support busine...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i92380