The effect of military spending on economic growth in MENA: evidence from method of moments quantile regression

IA Raifu, A Aminu - Future Business Journal, 2023 - Springer
This study adopted a novel quantile regression via moments to explore the effects of military
spending on the distribution of economic growth of 14 MENA countries over the period from …

Effects of terrorism and economic policy uncertainty on economic complexity in Africa: A study of the moderating role of governance institutions

JE Ogbuabor, ETG Emeka… - South African Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Following the paucity of empirical evidence on the effects of terrorism and uncertainty on
economic complexity in Africa and the moderating role of governance institutions on these …

Revisiting the terrorism–tourism nexus in Nigeria: the moderating role of military spending

IA Raifu, JA Afolabi, OJ Oguntimehin Jr - Journal of Hospitality and …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Tourism development is critical for economic transformation, particularly in
emerging economies. However, the growing spate of terrorism dissuades international …

Research assessment on the extreme social events in Africa—Evidence from a bibliometric analysis using web of science and citespace

CV Okolo, J Wen, K Kolani - Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 2024 - Springer
This study conducts a comprehensive bibliometric analysis to review the literature on
extreme social events (ESEs) within African regions. The study aims to understand the …

Terrorism and economic complexity in Africa: The unconditional impact of military expenditure

ETG Emeka, JE Ogbuabor… - African Development …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Following the rising wave of terrorism in Africa, particularly in the last decade, this study
investigated the effect of terrorism on economic complexity in the region as well as the …

[PDF][PDF] Terrorism and investment in Africa: Exploring the role of military expenditure

CO Iheonu, HE Ichoku - Economics and Business Review, 2022 - sciendo.com
The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of military expenditure on the relationship
between terrorism and investment in twenty-four African countries for the period 2001 to …

Political Risk and Sectoral Analysis: Foreign Direct Investment, Terrorism, and Extractive Industries in the Developing World

G Biglaiser, KL Lu, LY Hunter - The Extractive Industries and Society, 2025 - Elsevier
Scholarship has reached different conclusions regarding the relationship between host-state
terrorism and foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows. While most studies identify a negative …

Environmental health performance and the nexus between terrorism and the economics of technological innovation

CV Okolo, A Susaeta, A Orji, JE Ogbuabor - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
This study employs an instrumental variable fixed effect model with Driscoll-Kraay robust
standard errors and System GMM to investigate the relationship between terrorism …

Dépenses militaires et croissance économique dans l'UEMOA: une analyse des effets de seuil et des canaux de transmission

N Bayale, BMS Gado, NBN Sambieni… - African Development …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Résumé Cet article détermine, à travers une approche non linéaire, le seuil de dépenses
militaires compatible avec l'objectif de croissance économique. En appliquant un modèle de …

How Effective is Military Expenditure in the Terrorism and Tourism Nexus? Insights from Africa

C Iheonu - The Journal of Developing Areas, 2023 - muse.jhu.edu
Terrorism has become an alarming issue in Africa due to its potential negative impact on the
economy. The escalation of terrorist activities in the region has the capacity to discourage …