Abieyuwa Ohonba
@uj.ac.za
Lecturer, School of Economics, College of Business and Economics
University of Johannesburg
EDUCATION
PhD Economics
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Development Economics, Macroeconomics, Health Economics and Gender Studies
Scopus Publications
Scopus Publications
Abieyuwa Ohonba and Gbenga Wilfred Akinola
EnPress Publisher
This paper examines the effect of governance in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Specifically, this study investigates (i) the interacting impact of government efficiency, regulatory quality, and the rule of law alongside other socioeconomic variables to determine foreign capital inflow (FCI) based on each economic SSA bloc; and (ii) the characteristic drivers of FCI, impacting economic growth in the SSA countries. Descriptive statistics, static models, least square dummy variables (LSDVs) and the dynamic system general method of moment (GMM) were employed as the study’s estimating techniques. Based on the result of the LSDV, food security and the rule of law significantly impact FCI in the sub-economic blocs in the region. Only six countries across the four economic blocs responded to food security and the rule of law in the model. The dynamic system-GMM provided evidence of five socioeconomic variables and three governance variables contributing to FCI. The findings revealed (i) regulatory quality and the rule of law are governance variables that significantly impacted FCI; and (ii) food security failed to significantly impact FCI in the SSA region. However, inflation, life expectancy, the human capital index, exchange rate and gross domestic product (GDP) growth impacted FCI significantly. In the aggregate, inflation, regulatory quality, exchange rate and the human capital index exhibited positive relationships, while other variables such as life expectancy, government effectiveness and the rule of law appeared significant but inversely impacted FCI in the SSA region. The key policy implication recommendation from this study is that a good legal framework could moderate the flow of foreign capital in favour of growth as it creates a strong foundation for sustainable economic development in the region.
Oluwaseyi Olopade, Beatrice Desiree Simo-Kengne, and Abieyuwa Ohonba
Universidad de Oviedo
Shifts from firm-level investment efficiency occur due to market imperfections and informationasymmetry. This translates to an increased cost of capital, which leads to over or under-investments. This study demonstrates the absence of a direct association between investmentefficiency and financial constraints in African firms, complementing the efficient markethypothesis. We observed firms across different industries listed on the JSE from 2009 to 2019.Empirical results from panel data analysis reveal that financial constraints drive improvedinvestment levels and firms in this region depend on external funds – specifically credits – toinvest.
Bosede Ngozi Adeleye, Busayo Aderounmu, Oluwarotimi Owolabi, Victoria Okafor, and Abieyuwa Ohonba
Elsevier BV
Charles Shaaba Saba, Nicholas Ngepah, and Abieyuwa Ohonba
Informa UK Limited
Abstract This study examines the impact of general/national, provincial and local government capital on employment in South Africa. The study spans from 1993 to 2017 for a panel of 269 South African municipalities. The study employs the Granger causality test and the System Generalised Method of Moments (SGMM) estimation techniques. Findings show bidirectional causality between the variables of interest in the eight economic sectors. The results from the SGMM show that general/national government capital contributes more to total employment and the categories of employment (that is, different skills levels) in the economic sectors compared to provincial and local government capital. This suggests provincial and local government capital has not adequately contributed to citizens’ different skills development and employment levels. Therefore, this article recommends synergised and well invested national, provincial and local government capital at all levels of skills development to equip citizens, create jobs, and grow the South African economy.
Abieyuwa Ohonba and Kokunre Agbontaen-Eghafona
Informa UK Limited
The terms “trafficking in persons” (TIP), “human trafficking,” and “modern slavery” all represent the heinous act of “recruiting, harbouring, transporting, providing, or obtaining a person for compelled labour or commercial sex acts through the use of force, fraud, or coercion” (US State Department 5). Regrettably, trafficking in persons is seen as a “mammoth economic enterprise, providing traffickers with financial resources and technological capabilities to enhance and shield activities from public scrutiny and interferences” (Abdulkadir 209). In 2016, Nigeria was ranked 23 out of 167 countries by the Global Slavery Index. Nigeria has remained a source, transit, and destination country for the human trafficking of women and children for forced labor and sex trafficking (US State Department 265). According to the US Report, Nigerian women and girls are involved in forced prostitution throughout Europe. Nigerian women and children are also in North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia as captives in the sex trade or in forced labor. Nigerian gangs are also known to have subjected very many Nigerian women to forced prostitution in the Czech Republic and Italy. These Nigerian women are also in Malaysia as prostitutes and drug mules for their traffickers. The European Union Agency for law Enforcement (EUROPOL) has identified Nigerian-organized crime related to trafficking in persons as one of the greatest law enforcement challenges to European governments (US State Department 265). Edo State in Nigeria has been labeled as the most endemic source of human trafficking in Nigeria (Aghatise 7; United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime [UNODC]/United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute [UNICRI] 25; UNICRI/UNODC 6; Braimah 17). Edo State reportedly ranks as highest in this ignoble trade, and at a time 94% of all women trafficked for the purpose of prostitution from Nigeria to Europe came from Edo State (UNODC, Measures to Combat 12). Benin City is the capital of Edo State and singlehandedly accounts for seven of every 10 persons trafficked from Nigeria (Danish Immigration Service [DIS] 6).
Abieyuwa Ohonba, Nicholas Ngepah, and Beatrice Simo-Kengne
Informa UK Limited
ABSTRACT This study empirically assesses the relationship between mothers’ education and child health using continuous and binary proxies of child health outcomes. A panel, using four waves of the National Income Dynamic Study and a battery of estimation techniques, was employed. The results suggest that maternal education plays a large and significant role in explaining child health outcomes in South Africa. Our results also suggest that maternal education is relevant in respect to stunted growth (stunting). However, the effects of maternal education vary along races, implying levels of inequality. The effects are stronger in the black and coloured populations, possibly due to educational deficits. This suggests a need in improving the educational opportunities for these groups. We suggest that maternal education can significantly contribute to reducing the high degree of inequality in South Africa.