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Green Growth or Economic Trade-offs? Economic Costs of Environmental Degradation in ECOWAS. A New Perspective from Artificial Neural Network and SEM Analysis Open

Seth Acquah Boateng, Abigail Tweneboah Asare, William Godfred Cantah, Joshua Sebu · 2025

Environmental degradation creates unfriendly conditions for economic growth and public health, especially in developing regions like West African countries, where fast industrialization increases these risks, along with precarious environm…

Tackling within-country spatial inequalities in household energy use towards sustainable development: The case of Ghana. Open

Elizabeth Nsenkyire, Jacob Nunoo, Joshua Sebu · 2024

Within-country spatial inequalities in accessibility and usage of modern energy and its services have been recognized by several studies globally. Despite this, studies that commit to analyzing and identifying ways to bridge these spatial …

Increase in Religiosity Over Time is Associated with Reduced Cystatin C Levels Among U.S. Adults Open

Augustine Cassis Obeng Boateng, Katherine C. Britt, Joshua Sebu, Hayoung Oh, Ruby Lekwauwa , et al. · 2024

Background : Religiosity is associated with better health, yet the underlying mechanism is unclear. Cystatin C is a marker of oxidative stress, vascular dysfunction, and inflammation. We assessed the influence of religiosity on cystatin C …

An Examination of the Impact of Clergy-Involved Mental Health Activities for Their Congregants on Clergy Life Satisfaction, Happiness, and Perceptions of Having a Life Close to Ideal in the USA Open

Augustine Cassis Obeng Boateng, Katherine Britt, Joshua Sebu, Hayoung Oh · 2024

Clergy play a crucial role in supporting the mental health of their congregants, but the impact on their own well-being is understudied. A review of 2019–2020 data from 636 U.S. religious leaders using generalized estimating equations anal…

Education infrastructure inequality and academic performance in Ghana Open

Ellen Animah Agyei, Samuel Kobina Annim, Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah, Joshua Sebu, Samuel Kwaku Agyei · 2024

The main thrust of this study was to assess the infrastructure inequality and academic performance nexus. Education statistics (2018) from the Ghana Statistical Service was used for the study. Firstly, ANOVA was used to estimate whether di…

Does Women’s Empowerment Matter for Household Food Security? Evidence From Northern Ghana Open

Gloria Essilfie, Joshua Sebu, Josephine Baako-Amponsah · 2024

The study seeks to analyze the effect of women’s empowerment on household food security in northern Ghana. Employing Random Effect and Generalized Estimating Equations on the two rounds of Feed the Future dataset, 2012 and 2015, the study …

The association between religious beliefs and values with inflammation among Middle-age and older adults Open

Katherine Britt, Augustine Cassis Obeng Boateng, Joshua Sebu, Hayoung Oh, Ruby Lekwauwa , et al. · 2024

Objectives: Dimensions of religion and spirituality are associated with better emotional, physical, and cognitive health. However, the underlying physiological mechanisms are not well known. We investigated the relationship between …

Openness policies and financial development in Ghana: An ARDL approach Open

Mubarik Salifu, James Atta Peprah, Joshua Sebu, William Godfred Cantah · 2024

Vulnerability of the Agricultural Commodity Markets in Ghana to Global Oil Price Fluctuations: An Empirical Analysis Open

Clement Oteng, Omowumi Iledare, Joshua Sebu · 2024

Despite the advocacy for climate change goals and encouragement for renewables, crude oil continues to dominate the energy markets. Crude oil price, however, is prone to global price fluctuations. Analyses of these effects on agricultural …

ASSOCIATION OF RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE, RELIGIOSITY/SPIRITUALITY, AND C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IN MIDDLE TO OLDER ADULTS IN THE U.S Open

Katherine Britt, Augustine Cassis Obeng Boateng, Joshua Sebu, Hayoung Oh, Ruby Lekwauwa , et al. · 2023

Elevated levels of C-reactive Protein (CRP), a biomarker of systemic inflammation, are associated with a higher risk of cognitive decline and dementia. Religious attendance and religiosity/spirituality are associated with better cognitive …

Religiosity & mental health seeking behaviors among U.S. adults Open

Augustine Cassis Obeng Boateng, Joshua Sebu, Ruby Lekwauwa, Katherine C. Britt, Hayoung Oh , et al. · 2023

Objectives The association between religiosity and secular mental health utilization is unclear. Evidence suggests that religious and spiritual leaders (R/S leaders) may be more trusted than secular mental health therapists (SMHTs) and are…

WHAT INFLUENCE ACADEMIC STAFF SWITCHING INTENTION IN CHARTERED PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN GHANA? Open

Andrews Kofi Taayeli, Mumuni Baba Yidana, Joshua Sebu · 2023

Purpose –– The study is driven by the reality that Ghana's private universities are losing a large proportion of key teaching staff (intellectual capital). Methods –– The mixed method of sequential explanatory research was adopted for the …

Values of Directors, Gender Diversity and Corporate Social Responsibility in the Industrial Region of Ghana Open

Raymond Elikplim Kofinti, Joshua Sebu, William Godfred Cantah, Ralph Essem Nordjo, Gloria Essilfie , et al. · 2023

In recent years, gender diversity has gained considerable attention at both the global and national levels and is aimed at multiple perspectives including governance and operations. However, the available evidence on the outcomes of gender…

Structural Vector Autoregressive Analysis of Crude Oil Price Shocks on Ghana’s Economy Open

Aminu Osman, Joshua Sebu, Omowumi Iledare, Eric Amoo Bondzie, Mubarik Salifu · 2023

The paper analyses the extent to which crude oil price shocks impact GDP growth, exchange rate, interest rate and inflation of an emerging oil exporting economy, Ghana. The Structural Vector Autoregressive model is used to analyse the quar…

Openness Policies and Financial Development, an Ardl Approach: The Case of Ghana Open

Mubarik Salifu, James Atta Peprah, Joshua Sebu, William Godfred Cantah · 2023

COVID-19 water and electricity subsidies in Ghana: How do the poor benefit? Open

Richard Kwabena Nkrumah, Francis Kwaw Andoh, Joshua Sebu, Samuel Kobina Annim, Peter Yeltulme Mwinlaaru · 2021

Business and management research themes and impact Open

Paul Phillips, Stephen J. Page, Joshua Sebu · 2020

This paper examines the theoretical issues and research themes of business and management impact. Our empirical setting is the UK Research Excellence Framework 2014 (REF 2014) and the focus is on the nature of research impact. Stakeholders…

Business and management research themes and impact Open

Paul Phillips, Stephen J. Page, Joshua Sebu · 2020

This paper examines the theoretical issues and research themes of business and management impact. Our empirical setting is the UK Research Excellence Framework 2014 (REF 2014) and the focus is on the nature of research impact. Stakeholders…

Author response for "Women's empowerment and household food security in Ghana" Open

Gloria Essilfie, Joshua Sebu, Samuel Kobina Annim, Emmanuel Ekow Asmah · 2020

Mobile Money, Output and Welfare Among Smallholder Farmers in Ghana Open

James Atta Peprah, Clement Oteng, Joshua Sebu · 2020

The objective of this study is to examine the impact of mobile money (m-money) adoption on some household outcomes such as farm output, welfare (consumption expenditure), and wealth (value of assets). Using primary data collected from thre…

Achieving research impact in tourism: Modelling and evaluating outcomes from the UKs Research Excellence Framework Open

Paul Phillips, Stephen J. Page, Joshua Sebu · 2020

Essays on farm household credit constraint, productivity and consumption inequality in Malawi Open

Joshua Sebu · 2017

Credit has proven to be a necessary tool for economic development affecting positively the welfare of households and individuals. However, one major area in which rural households lack is access to financial markets including credit. The s…

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