Chimere O Iheonu
Biographic Data
| ID | 1644432 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chimere O Iheonu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chimere |
| FAMILY NAME | O Iheonu |
| SIGNATURE | IHEONU C O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nigeria |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7348-4494 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Climate change in West Africa
This study aims to estimate the temperature threshold for agricultural productivity in West Africa, as little is known about the temperature threshold for agricultural production. The study utilizes the Driscoll and Kraay regression, the Prais-Winsten regression, and the Quantile Regression (QR) as estimation strategies for 16 West African countries between 1990 and 2021. The findings reveal a threshold value of 24.39 degrees Celsius, above which…
The impact of democracy on peace in Africa
The nexus between democracy and peace in Africa is examined by applying data to 42 sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries between 2008 and 2020. The study used panel regression techniques that include Ordinary Least Squares, the Tobit regression to account for the limited range of the dependent variable, and the System Generalized Method of Moments to account for endogeneity bias. Using seven indicators of democracy, which include electoral democrac…
Food prices and poverty in Africa
This study investigated the effect of food prices on poverty in 37 sub‐Saharan African economies between 2001 and 2020. The study employed Prais‐Winsten regression, variations of the Fixed Effects model to account for conventional biases in econometric modeling, and the Method of Moment Quantile Regression with Fixed Effects to account for existing poverty levels. The findings revealed that a higher proportion of Africans will fall into poverty d…
Investigating the democracy and environmental sustainability nexus in 52 African countries
Objectives This study has investigated the impact of democracy on the sustainability of the environment in 52 African countries between 1990 and 2020. Methods The study utilized the ordinary least square as the baseline estimation technique, the two‐stage least square to account for endogeneity, and the quantile regression to account for existing levels of carbon emissions (CO 2 ), which is a proxy for environmental sustainability. Results Our fi…
Do industrialization, trade openness, and labor force participation enhance Africa’s productive capacity
We investigated the effects of industrialization, trade openness, and labor force participation on Africa’s productive capacity. We also examined how industrialization moderates the link between trade openness, labor force participation, and productive capacity. We adopted the pooled OLS, the dynamic system GMM, and the bias-corrected least squares dummy variable (LSDV) estimators for 49 African economies between 2000 and 2018. Our findings indic…
Democracy and terrorism in Africa
This study adds to the body of existing literature on the relationship between democracy and terrorism by investigating the impact of democracy on terrorism in 26 African countries. The study utilises a robust measure of democracy known as the varieties of democracy index, which has been observed in literature to be more superior to conventional measures of democracy. A composite index of terrorism was derived from the number of terrorism inciden…
Poverty and terrorism in Africa
Prevailing literature recognizes that poverty may not act as a significant factor that spurs the level of terrorist activities. However, literature on the relationship between poverty and terrorism in Africa remains sparse. This study, therefore, investigates the influence of poverty on terrorism in 26 African countries from 2000 to 2017 in a panel data environment. Findings from the two‐stage least square regression, with standard errors which a…
Terrorism and economic growth in Africa
Across African countries, terrorism has become a major challenge to socioeconomic development. While there are studies that have examined the influence of terrorism on economic growth, this study adds to the existing literature by investigating the role of military expenditure on the relationship between terrorism and economic growth in Africa. The study utilised a dataset comprising 24 African countries for which terrorism activities have increa…
Estimating the effect of democracy, governance and militarisation on peace in Africa
Peace has been deemed paramount to socioeconomic progress and economic development across nations. It is for this reason nations strive to improve the peaceful coexistence of citizens. This study investigates the effect of democracy, governance and militarisation on peace in 43 African countries for the year 2018 in a cross sectional framework. The ordinary least square (OLS), the tobit regression and the quantile regression (QR) where employed a…
On the relationship between globalization and income inequality
The purpose of the study is to examine the impact of globalization and institutional quality on income inequality as well as examining the influence of institutional quality on the relationship between globalization and income inequality. The study employed instrumental variable quantile regression which accounts for simultaneity/reverse causality. This method enabled us to determine how the existing level of income inequality affects the impact …
Carbon dioxide abatement in Africa
Do industrialization, trade openness, and labor force participation enhance Africa’s productive capacity
We investigated the effects of industrialization, trade openness, and labor force participation on Africa’s productive capacity. We also examined how industrialization moderates the link between trade openness, labor force participation, and productive capacity. We adopted the pooled OLS, the dynamic system GMM, and the bias-corrected least squares dummy variable (LSDV) estimators for 49 African economies between 2000 and 2018. Our findings indic…
Food prices and poverty in Africa
This study investigated the effect of food prices on poverty in 37 sub‐Saharan African economies between 2001 and 2020. The study employed Prais‐Winsten regression, variations of the Fixed Effects model to account for conventional biases in econometric modeling, and the Method of Moment Quantile Regression with Fixed Effects to account for existing poverty levels. The findings revealed that a higher proportion of Africans will fall into poverty d…
Terrorism and economic growth in Africa
Across African countries, terrorism has become a major challenge to socioeconomic development. While there are studies that have examined the influence of terrorism on economic growth, this study adds to the existing literature by investigating the role of military expenditure on the relationship between terrorism and economic growth in Africa. The study utilised a dataset comprising 24 African countries for which terrorism activities have increa…
Estimating the effect of democracy, governance and militarisation on peace in Africa
Peace has been deemed paramount to socioeconomic progress and economic development across nations. It is for this reason nations strive to improve the peaceful coexistence of citizens. This study investigates the effect of democracy, governance and militarisation on peace in 43 African countries for the year 2018 in a cross sectional framework. The ordinary least square (OLS), the tobit regression and the quantile regression (QR) where employed a…
Investigating the democracy and environmental sustainability nexus in 52 African countries
Objectives This study has investigated the impact of democracy on the sustainability of the environment in 52 African countries between 1990 and 2020. Methods The study utilized the ordinary least square as the baseline estimation technique, the two‐stage least square to account for endogeneity, and the quantile regression to account for existing levels of carbon emissions (CO 2 ), which is a proxy for environmental sustainability. Results Our fi…
Democracy and terrorism in Africa
This study adds to the body of existing literature on the relationship between democracy and terrorism by investigating the impact of democracy on terrorism in 26 African countries. The study utilises a robust measure of democracy known as the varieties of democracy index, which has been observed in literature to be more superior to conventional measures of democracy. A composite index of terrorism was derived from the number of terrorism inciden…
Poverty and terrorism in Africa
Prevailing literature recognizes that poverty may not act as a significant factor that spurs the level of terrorist activities. However, literature on the relationship between poverty and terrorism in Africa remains sparse. This study, therefore, investigates the influence of poverty on terrorism in 26 African countries from 2000 to 2017 in a panel data environment. Findings from the two‐stage least square regression, with standard errors which a…
Carbon dioxide abatement in Africa
Estimating the effect of democracy, governance and militarisation on peace in Africa
Peace has been deemed paramount to socioeconomic progress and economic development across nations. It is for this reason nations strive to improve the peaceful coexistence of citizens. This study investigates the effect of democracy, governance and militarisation on peace in 43 African countries for the year 2018 in a cross sectional framework. The ordinary least square (OLS), the tobit regression and the quantile regression (QR) where employed a…
On the relationship between globalization and income inequality
The purpose of the study is to examine the impact of globalization and institutional quality on income inequality as well as examining the influence of institutional quality on the relationship between globalization and income inequality. The study employed instrumental variable quantile regression which accounts for simultaneity/reverse causality. This method enabled us to determine how the existing level of income inequality affects the impact …
Poverty and terrorism in Africa
Prevailing literature recognizes that poverty may not act as a significant factor that spurs the level of terrorist activities. However, literature on the relationship between poverty and terrorism in Africa remains sparse. This study, therefore, investigates the influence of poverty on terrorism in 26 African countries from 2000 to 2017 in a panel data environment. Findings from the two‐stage least square regression, with standard errors which a…
Terrorism and economic growth in Africa
Across African countries, terrorism has become a major challenge to socioeconomic development. While there are studies that have examined the influence of terrorism on economic growth, this study adds to the existing literature by investigating the role of military expenditure on the relationship between terrorism and economic growth in Africa. The study utilised a dataset comprising 24 African countries for which terrorism activities have increa…
Democracy and terrorism in Africa
This study adds to the body of existing literature on the relationship between democracy and terrorism by investigating the impact of democracy on terrorism in 26 African countries. The study utilises a robust measure of democracy known as the varieties of democracy index, which has been observed in literature to be more superior to conventional measures of democracy. A composite index of terrorism was derived from the number of terrorism inciden…
Food prices and poverty in Africa
This study investigated the effect of food prices on poverty in 37 sub‐Saharan African economies between 2001 and 2020. The study employed Prais‐Winsten regression, variations of the Fixed Effects model to account for conventional biases in econometric modeling, and the Method of Moment Quantile Regression with Fixed Effects to account for existing poverty levels. The findings revealed that a higher proportion of Africans will fall into poverty d…
Investigating the democracy and environmental sustainability nexus in 52 African countries
Objectives This study has investigated the impact of democracy on the sustainability of the environment in 52 African countries between 1990 and 2020. Methods The study utilized the ordinary least square as the baseline estimation technique, the two‐stage least square to account for endogeneity, and the quantile regression to account for existing levels of carbon emissions (CO 2 ), which is a proxy for environmental sustainability. Results Our fi…
Do industrialization, trade openness, and labor force participation enhance Africa’s productive capacity
We investigated the effects of industrialization, trade openness, and labor force participation on Africa’s productive capacity. We also examined how industrialization moderates the link between trade openness, labor force participation, and productive capacity. We adopted the pooled OLS, the dynamic system GMM, and the bias-corrected least squares dummy variable (LSDV) estimators for 49 African economies between 2000 and 2018. Our findings indic…
The impact of democracy on peace in Africa
The nexus between democracy and peace in Africa is examined by applying data to 42 sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries between 2008 and 2020. The study used panel regression techniques that include Ordinary Least Squares, the Tobit regression to account for the limited range of the dependent variable, and the System Generalized Method of Moments to account for endogeneity bias. Using seven indicators of democracy, which include electoral democrac…
Climate change in West Africa
This study aims to estimate the temperature threshold for agricultural productivity in West Africa, as little is known about the temperature threshold for agricultural production. The study utilizes the Driscoll and Kraay regression, the Prais-Winsten regression, and the Quantile Regression (QR) as estimation strategies for 16 West African countries between 1990 and 2021. The findings reveal a threshold value of 24.39 degrees Celsius, above which…
Economics (11 works) · Development economics (8 works) · Econometrics (7 works) · Economic Growth and Development (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Democracy (4 works) · Demographic economics (4 works) · Law (4 works)