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Economics
Johnson Worlanyo Ahiadorme
Summary: The study found that income inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa countries exhibits a procyclical response to monetary policy, which may result in wealth concentration and limited distributive capacity. There are distinctions in the transmission of standard and non-standard monetary measures, particularly in terms of stock market reaction, exchange rate response, and fiscal response.
ECONOMIC CHANGE AND RESTRUCTURING
(2022)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Kolawole Ogundari
Summary: This paper examines the convergence of income inequality across African countries. The study finds that there is no overall convergence in income inequality, with disparities increasing over time. However, the results indicate convergence within specific groups of countries. The findings suggest that targeted interventions, such as direct taxes and transfers, are needed to address the inequality problem in Africa and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Goedele van den Broeck, Talip Kilic, Janneke Pieters
Summary: The study examines the effects of structural transformation on gender equality, particularly equal pay, in Sub-Saharan Africa. It finds that women in urban areas earn 40 to 46 percent less than men, while the gender pay gap in rural areas ranges from 12 percent to 77 percent. The analysis reveals that differences in workers' characteristics explain a significant portion of the gender pay gap in rural areas, suggesting that equalizing characteristics would eliminate most of the gap. In urban areas, however, country differences are larger and characteristics account for a smaller portion of the pay gap, indicating the need for gender-sensitive policies.
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Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Isaiah Maket, Izabella Szakalne Kano, Zsofia Vas
Summary: This study contributes to the ongoing debate on the relationship between urban agglomeration and income inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using a dynamic panel model, it reveals a nonlinear relationship where income inequality initially increases with urban agglomeration and later decreases. Based on these findings, the study recommends enhancing governance capacity, improving industrialization, and developing public-private partnerships to address the income inequality resulting from urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa.
SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
(2023)
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Economics
Mary Amponsah, Frank W. Agbola, Amir Mahmood
Summary: The Global Financial Crisis and the recent COVID-19 pandemic have had a devastating impact on Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), resulting in increased poverty and income inequality. This study empirically examined the relationship between poverty, inequality, and economic growth in 35 SSA countries from 1990 to 2018 using comprehensive panel data. The findings suggest that income inequality negatively affects poverty and exacerbates inclusive growth.
ECONOMIC MODELLING
(2023)
Article
Economics
Tomas Kabrt, Karel Bruna
Summary: This study empirically examines the heterogeneous effects of foreign capital inflow on income distribution in the Post-China 16 (PC16) countries. The results show that foreign capital inflow benefits specific income groups, with portfolio investment leading to greater income inequality and other investments reducing income differences.
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND POLICY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Simplice A. Asongu, Nicholas M. Odhiambo
Summary: The study found that financial development promotes renewable energy consumption, but income inequality weakens this promotion effect, and this conclusion mainly applies to the bottom quantiles of the distribution of renewable energy consumption.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yann Forget, Michal Shimoni, Marius Gilbert, Catherine Linard
Summary: By 2050, half of the world's population increase is expected to be in sub-Saharan Africa, leading to high urbanization rates and land cover changes. Earth Observation offers an opportunity to gather spatial information in a data-scarce environment. A mapping approach using multi-sensor satellite imagery and volunteered geographic information has been proposed to address the challenges of urban remote sensing in sub-Saharan Africa, showing promising results in 17 case studies.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Obadiah Jonathan Gimba, Abdulkareem Alhassan, Huseyin Ozdeser, Wafa Ghardallou, Mehdi Seraj, Ojonugwa Usman
Summary: This paper contributes to the literature by studying the impact of income inequality on environmental degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1995 to 2018. Using the augmented Anderson-Hsiao estimator, the paper finds a negative relationship between income inequality and environmental degradation. It also shows that GDP per capita is associated with reduced environmental pollution. However, the study does not support the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis. Population growth and urbanization worsen environmental degradation while access to electricity improves environmental sustainability. The findings suggest that efforts to reduce energy consumption may be more effective in economies with high income inequality, but it comes with significant economic losses. Policy recommendations are provided.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Toyo Amegnonna Marcel Dossou
Summary: Although many studies have investigated the impact of urbanization on income inequality, there is a lack of research on the moderating effect of governance on this relationship. This study fills this gap by examining the moderation of governance quality on the influence of urbanization on income inequality in 46 African economies from 1996 to 2020. The results show that urbanization exacerbates income inequality in Africa, but improving governance quality can contribute to reducing income inequality by promoting positive urbanization and urban economic growth.
SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Sakiru Adebola Solarin, Sinan Erdogan, Ugur Korkut Pata
Summary: This paper examines income inequality convergence in 21 OECD countries using various empirical techniques. The new panel stationarity test and time series approach reveal evidence for absolute, conditional, and sigma convergence. The results suggest that countries are converging, but conditional on economic and population growth factors. The findings also confirm the existence of convergent clubs among OECD countries.
SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Alex O. Acheampong, Janet Dzator, Matthew Abunyewah, Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie, Eric Evans Osei Opoku
Summary: This study used instrumental variable techniques and the Driscoll-Kraay estimator to investigate the impact of democracy and natural resources on income inequality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Based on the comprehensive panel dataset from 43 SSA countries, the empirical analysis revealed that natural resources and various democracy indices have significant effects on income inequality in SSA. Regional comparative analysis showed that democracy indices increase income inequality in West, Central, and Southern Africa, while having a neutral effect in Eastern Africa. Natural resources were found to reduce income inequality in West and Southern Africa, but increase it in Eastern Africa. The study also examined the interactive effects between democracy indices and natural resources and discussed the policy implications of the findings.
SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Bosede Ngozi Adeleye
Summary: This paper investigates the role of quality institutions in the relationship between human capital and income inequality. The findings suggest that both human capital and institutions exacerbate inequality, but their interaction can reduce it. Moreover, the study reveals that enhancing institutional quality enhances the impact of human capital on income inequality.
SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Firew Tekle Bobo, Augustine Asante, Mirkuzie Woldie, Angela Dawson, Andrew Hayen
Summary: In sub-Saharan Africa, inequalities in child vaccination coverage persist with most countries showing a pro-rich vaccination coverage, while a few countries exhibit pro-poor coverage. Countries with lower vaccination coverage tend to have higher inequalities, especially among unvaccinated children from disadvantaged subgroups. Factors such as receiving antenatal care, facility delivery, maternal education, household wealth, and radio exposure contribute to higher vaccine uptake. Efforts to improve vaccination services access, coverage, and reduce inequalities are essential to address the disparities in child vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa.
Article
Environmental Studies
Sudeshna Ghosh, Subrata Kumar Mitra
Summary: The study found that tourism income has varying impacts on countries with different levels of economic development: the inequality index in highly developed countries remains unaffected, developed countries show Kuznets curve behavior, and developing countries exhibit an inverted Kuznets curve behavior.
TOURISM MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Economics
Bernard Sarpong, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah
Summary: This paper empirically examines the relationship between financial inclusion and inclusive growth in sub-Saharan Africa. The findings suggest that the usage of financial services has a quantifiable impact on inclusive growth compared to the availability and knowledge of financial services. The study underscores the importance of policymakers developing innovative and sustainable financial systems that can distribute growth benefits equitably.
COGENT ECONOMICS & FINANCE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Robert Kaba Alhassan, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, Mustapha Immurana, Aaron Asibi Abuosi
Summary: This study investigated the determinants of willingness to pay (WTP) for COVID-19 vaccination among adults in Ghana and provided evidence-based policy recommendations for sustainable financing of COVID-19 vaccination. The survey found that 55% of respondents willing to accept the vaccine were willing to pay an average of $6. Positive predictors of WTP included being an educated male, being married and educated, being a married health worker, and having a positive perception of the vaccine. Higher WTP amounts were associated with adherence to COVID-19 prevention protocols and being a health worker with tertiary education. However, Christian health workers were less likely to pay higher amounts for the vaccine.
Article
Economics
Stephen Kwasi Opoku Duku, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, Christine J. Fenenga, Wendy Janssens, Menno Pradhan
Summary: Health insurance enrollment is low in many Sub-Saharan African countries, possibly due to low service quality. Improving technical quality of care can contribute to better health outcomes and increase health insurance coverage, especially among the previously uninsured.
Article
Economics
Solomon Ahimah-Agyakwah, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, Frank Agyire-Tettey
Summary: This study examines the impact of urbanization on poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) using data from 29 urbanizing countries. The findings suggest that urbanization has a significant effect on reducing poverty, particularly in terms of poverty depth. However, achieving the poverty reduction potential of urbanization requires substantial investment in public infrastructure.
COGENT ECONOMICS & FINANCE
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Immaculate Sabelile Tenza, Priscilla Y. A. Attafuah, Patience Abor, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, Aaron Asibi Abuosi
Summary: This study explored the views of hospital managers in Ghana on compliance with patient safety culture dimensions. Positive patient safety culture behaviors were found in selected facilities, but there were also issues with lack of teamwork, blame culture, inconsistent response to errors, and resource constraints. The lack of standardized policies on reporting adverse events and response to errors hindered the development of patient safety culture. Improvements in staffing, resources, and standardized policies are needed for prompt and appropriate responses to medical errors.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Medical Informatics
Priscilla Y. A. Attafuah, Patience Aseweh Abor, Aaron Asibi Abuosi, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, Immaculate Sabelile Tenza
Summary: This study explored the views of health leaders on the implementation of the electronic health records system in hospitals in Ghana. The study found that there were challenges related to poor record quality, limited involvement of frontline clinicians in system development, inadequate staff training, and limited workstations. Health leaders were generally not satisfied with the EHR system.
BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Aaron Asibi Abuosi, Collins Atta Poku, Priscilla Y. A. Attafuah, Emmanuel Anongeba Anaba, Patience Aseweh Abor, Adelaide Setordji, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah
Summary: This study aims to assess the frequency of adverse event reporting and patient safety culture determinants, and provides recommendations for improving patient safety culture.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Britta Augsburg, Orazio Pedro Attanasio, Robert Dreibelbis, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, Angus Phimister, Sharon Wolf, Sonya Krutikova
Summary: This study evaluates the effectiveness of an early childhood care and education (ECCE) programme that has been scaled up by the Government of Ghana. The findings of this study will provide critical evidence for the government's investment in the programme and serve as a blueprint for other developing countries expanding their investment in ECCE programmes.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Robert Kaba Alhassan, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, Agani Afaya, Solomon Mohammed Salia, Aaron Asibi Abuosi, Jerry John Nutor
Summary: The Global Health Security Index (GHSI) reveals that the world is ill-prepared to deal with future pandemics, as evidenced by the impact of COVID-19. This study aims to determine the correlation between GHSI scores and COVID-19 cases, deaths, and vaccination coverage. The results show that high GHSI scores do not guarantee a reduction in COVID-19 cases and deaths, but they are associated with an increase in fully vaccinated individuals.
JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Abel Gbogbolu, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah
Summary: This study finds that public health education interventions in Ghana to promote condom use against HIV infections have not been very effective. It fills a gap in existing research by investigating how individuals' risk preferences predict their behavior towards condom use.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Patience Gyamenah Okyere Asante, Adobea Yaa Owusu, Joseph Ransford Oppong, Kingsley E. Amegah, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah
Summary: The study reveals that breast and cervical cancer patients in Ghana not only face psychological burdens, but also physical and social restrictions. Patients with low education levels, income status, retired or unemployed, and larger household sizes suffer more psychosocial burdens. Efforts are needed to provide psychological support and reduce stigma surrounding cancers through educational campaigns.
Article
Business
Moses Kumi Asamoah, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, Joseph Danquah Ansong, Boadi Agyekum
Summary: This study explores why African countries resort to e-levy legislation for more revenue despite their rich natural resources, and investigates the education needed for successful mobilization of e-levy revenue in these resource-rich yet poor countries. The findings reveal that mismanagement, poor leadership, weak governance, informality of the economy, lack of financial inclusion, corruption, disinterest of the public, and inadequate education hinder revenue generation from both natural resources and e-levy in Africa. Proactive leadership and governance, formalization of economies, financial inclusion, proper accounting of state revenues, and education on e-levy are crucial for successful revenue generation in Africa.
COGENT BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Economics
Solomon Ahimah-Agyakwah, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, Frank Agyire-Tettey
Summary: This study investigates the causal relationship between urbanization and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, finding evidence of positive bi-directional causality and a non-linear relationship. These findings challenge the prevailing literature on urbanization in the region, highlighting the importance of substantial investment in urban planning, public services, and infrastructure provisions.
AFRICAN REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-AREF
(2022)
Article
Tropical Medicine
Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, Samuel Ampaw, Priscilla Twumasi Baffour
Summary: This study examines the socioeconomic determinants of modern contraceptive use and choice among Ghanaian men and women. The results show that marital status is the most significant predictor, and different factors affect the use and choice of modern methods of contraception among men and women in Ghana.
TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kwaku Oppong Asante, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, Johnny Andoh-Arthur, Samuel Ampaw
Summary: This study examined the interactive effect of gender, rural-urban residence, and socioeconomic status on early sexual debut among young adults in Ghana. The results showed that female youth in urban areas and those from the wealthiest households were less likely to initiate early sexual debut. However, female youth resident in urban areas from rich households were found to be more likely to initiate early debut.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-HEIDELBERG
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Gabriele Bernardini, Tiago Miguel Ferreira, Pilar Baquedano Julia, Rafael Ramirez Eudave, Enrico Quagliarini
Summary: This research offers a methodology for combined spatiotemporal flood risk assessment, considering hazard, physical vulnerability, user exposure, and vulnerability. It adopts a mesoscale approach and investigates indoor and outdoor users' exposure and vulnerability, using the Analytical Hierarchy Process to combine risk factors.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Ying Liu, Chunli Chu, Ruijun Zhang, Shaoqing Chen, Chao Xu, Dongliang Zhao, Chunchun Meng, Meiting Ju, Zhi Cao
Summary: This study investigates the effects of increasing road, wall, and roof albedo on mitigating the urban heat island (UHI) effect in different areas of Tianjin. The results reveal that increasing road albedo is more effective in fringe areas, while increasing wall and roof albedo is more effective in central areas. The temperature changes induced by albedo changes also show seasonal characteristics.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Xisheng Lin, Yunfei Fu, Daniel Z. Peng, Chun-Ho Liu, Mengyuan Chu, Zengshun Chen, Fan Yang, Tim K. T. Tse, Cruz Y. Li, Xinxin Feng
Summary: This study employed computational fluid dynamics and neural network models to investigate and predict pollutant dispersion in urban environments, providing valuable insights for designing effective strategies to mitigate the impacts of hazardous pollutants.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Dipanjan Nag, Arkopal Kishore Goswami
Summary: Future-oriented urban planning should continue to focus on the principles of accessible and walkable cities. The perception of people is crucial for developing better urban walking infrastructure, but current evaluation tools often neglect the "perceived" features of the walking network. This study used conjoint analysis to evaluate users' perception of link and network attributes, revealing the importance of considering both in improving the walking environment.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Yongxin Su, Tao Zhang, Mengyao Xu, Mao Tan, Yuzhou Zhang, Rui Wang, Ling Wang
Summary: This study proposes an optimization method for household integrated demand response (HIDR) by combining rough knowledge and a dueling deep Q-network (DDQN), aiming to address uncertainties in a household multi-energy system (HMES). The simulation results demonstrate that the proposed method outperforms rule-based methods and DDQN in terms of energy cost savings.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Sijia Sun, S. F. A. Batista, Monica Menendez, Yuanqing Wang, Shuang Zhang
Summary: This paper comprehensively analyzes the energy consumption characteristics of electric buses (EBs) and diesel buses (DBs) on different bus lane configurations and operational conditions. The study shows that EBs consume less energy in suburban areas when using regular lanes, while both EBs and DBs save substantial energy when operating on dedicated bus lanes in downtown areas. Notably, shared-use bus lanes have the highest energy consumption.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Shangshang Shen, Dan Yan, Xiaojie Liu
Summary: This study developed a comprehensive theoretical framework for evaluating, diagnosing, and optimizing multi-functional urban agriculture. The framework was applied in Xiamen, China to identify the obstacles that impede its coordinated development and propose optimized modes for its development. Results showed that urban agriculture in Xiamen exhibits sound social function, moderate economic function, and poor ecological function.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Oluwafemi E. Adeyeri, Akinleye H. Folorunsho, Kayode I. Ayegbusi, Vishal Bobde, Tolulope E. Adeliyi, Christopher E. Ndehedehe, Akintomide A. Akinsanola
Summary: This study examines the impact of land cover, vegetation health, climatic forcings, elevation heat loads, and terrain characteristics on land surface temperature distribution over West Africa. The random forest model performs the best in downscaling predictands. The southern regions consistently exhibit healthy vegetation, while areas with unhealthy vegetation coincide with hot land surface temperature clusters. Positive Normalized Difference Vegetation Index trends in the Sahel highlight rainfall recovery and subsequent greening. Southwest winds cause the upwelling of cold waters, resulting in low land surface temperatures in southern West Africa. Considering LVCET factors is crucial for prioritizing greening initiatives and urban planning.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
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Construction & Building Technology
Yuchi Cao, Yan Li, Shouyun Shen, Weiwei Wang, Xiao Peng, Jiaao Chen, Jingpeng Liao, Xinyi Lv, Yifan Liu, Lehan Ma, Guodian Hu, Jinghuan Jiang, Dan Sun, Qingchu Jiang, Qiulin Liao
Summary: The study reveals significant disparities in urban green equity, with high property price areas having better access to green spaces than low property price areas. Landscape and greening have the most significant impact on urban green space differentiation.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Shaobo Sun, Kui Shan, Shengwei Wang
Summary: Economizer control is an important measure for energy savings in air-conditioning systems during moderate seasons. Humidity measurement uncertainties have a significant impact on enthalpy-based economizer control, and an uncertainty-tolerant control strategy is proposed to mitigate these effects.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
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Construction & Building Technology
Ding Mao, Peng Wang, Yi-Ping Fang, Long Ni
Summary: This study analyzes the structure, function, operation, and failure characteristics of district heating networks (DHNs) and proposes vulnerability analysis methods. The effectiveness of these methods is validated through application to a DHN in a Chinese city. The study finds that the heat source connectivity efficiency loss rate effectively characterizes topological and functional vulnerability. It also reveals that controllable DHNs have higher functional vulnerability under large area failure scenarios.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
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Construction & Building Technology
Hamid Karimi, Saeed Hasanzadeh, Hedayat Saboori
Summary: This paper presents a stochastic and cooperative approach for the operation of a cluster of interconnected multi-energy systems. The proposed model investigates the interaction among energy systems and integrates hydrogen and water systems into the overall energy structure. The model studies the performance of energy system agents in decentralized and cooperative scheduling.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
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Construction & Building Technology
Zhiyu Yan, Xiaogang Guo, Zilong Zhao, Luliang Tang
Summary: This study proposes a novel framework for fine-grained information extraction and dynamic spatial-temporal awareness in disaster-stricken areas based on social media data. The framework utilizes deep learning modules to extract location and water depth information from text and images, and analyzes the spatio-temporal distribution characteristics. The results show that the fusion of text and image-based information can enhance the perception of flood processes.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
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Construction & Building Technology
M. A. Pans, G. Claudio, P. C. Eames
Summary: This study simulated and optimized a speculative district heating system in an existing urban area in Loughborough, UK. The system used only renewable heat sources and thermal energy storage to address the mismatch between heat generation and demand. The study assessed the impact of long-term storage volume and charging temperature on system cost and energy efficiency.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Jianmei Zhong, Wei Zhang, Xiaoli Wang, Jinsheng Zhan, Tao Xia, Lingzhi Xie, Xiding Zeng, Kun Yang, Zhangyu Li, Ruiwen Zou, Zepu Bai, Qing Wang, Chenyang Zhang
Summary: This study aims to propose a suitable air distribution design and reduce the energy consumption of the BSL-4 laboratory. It analyzes the diffusion characteristics of aerosols, infection risk under different air distributions, and ventilation parameters. The results show that the proposed energy-saving operation strategy can reduce the energy consumption of the laboratory by 15-30%.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2024)
