Abel E Ezeoha
Biographic Data
| ID | 4099184 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abel E Ezeoha |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abel E |
| FAMILY NAME | Ezeoha |
| SIGNATURE | EZEOHA A E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ebonyi State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5425-5816 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Socioeconomic Implications of Foreign Remittances and Human Capital Flight in Africa
This study tests the hypothesis that foreign remittances compensate for the effects of outward migration. It uses a panel dataset of 51 African countries, a dynamic estimator, and selected socio‐economic performance indicators. On a macroeconomic and procyclical scale, the study finds that human capital flight (HCF) constrains the manufacturing sector performance, per capita GDP growth, and labour force participation in the sending countries. In …
Multinational companies and climate change and sustainable development debate
Using the Third-party Cost Theory and the Pollution Haven Hypothesis as well as a comparative case study design, this study examined multinational companies' commitments to energy efficiency and responsive climate action in Africa. The study used cases of cement production in different African countries to benchmark the baseline operational context of Dangote Cement Plc. (a local MNC) and Lafarge Africa Plc. (a foreign MNC) in Nigeria. Although b…
Funding, Governance, and Control Contestations in a Multilateral Organizational Setting
The main research question in this article centers on how changes in the African Development Bank (AfDB) power distribution influence the funding, governance, and operations of the Bank. The study specifically explores how the power-play between external and internal members of a regional multilateral development bank influences the funding capacity and governance quality. Using the case of the AfDB, the article chronicles the persistent changes …
The United Kingdom, the Sterling Area operations, and reserve management in Nigeria
From a historical perspective and using a country-specific case analysis, this paper examines the claim that, under a bilateral or multilateral arrangement, a country’s monetary system unwittingly causes frustrations in the monetary management of other countries. It explores the dynamics of Nigeria’s relationship with the UK throughout the Sterling Area regime and documents the diplomatic reactions of Nigeria to the variations in the role of the …
Nigeria and the Practice of Whistleblowing – How Not to Mobilize Citizens’ Participation in Anti-Corruption Programme
Relying on the Nigerian case, this study uses the principles of public par-ticipation theory to show how faulty anti-corruption designs and imple-mentation processes can exacerbate political corruption and breedineffective anti-corruption regulations. Applying an exploratory researchdesign and triangulating information from official sources and mainstreamliterature, the study reveals that the government’s attempt to implicitlyand explicitly imple…
Micro and Small Business Growth Drivers in Nigeria
This study involves a comprehensive survey of about 1500 micro and small businesses across three major cities in one of the smallest states in Nigeria (Ebonyi State). Based on the cross-sectional data generated, a linearized Tobit regression and a robust T-Test statistical technique are applied to comparatively examine how internal firm attributes, market attributes, and socioeconomic and macroeconomic conditions affect the growth of micro and sm…
We will pay compensation from future profits
The 1970 nationalisation of foreign businesses in Uganda was arguably the first time that a country would announce to pay compensation for nationalised businesses from the future profits earned by such businesses. Using two interrelated models, namely the Obsolescing Bargaining Model and Political Bargaining Model, and materials from three UK archives and the World Bank Archives, this paper critiques the negotiations between the nationalised busi…
Advancing Legal and Ethical Arguments against Ex-Governors’ Pension Practice in Nigeria
One of the biggest issues with public accountability in most federal systems is the payment of pensions to former public officeholders such as governors, which is arguably undermining ethical standards in the public sector and impeding socio-economic development. This is because of the arbitrariness of the policy, the huge financial burdens it imposes on subnational governments, and the fact that such practice is often uncorrelated with the fisca…
Multinationals, Capital Export, and the Inclusive Development Debate in Developing Countries
In this paper, we employed a blend of multiple and historical case study design, and a mix of institutional, behavioral, resource-based, and multinational theories, to examine the nature of multinational companies’ (MNC) engagements in local economic development and capital export practices in an African context. Evidence from our Nigerian case analysis (FrieslandCampina, Nigerian Breweries Plc. and Dangote Cement) confirms the proposition that, …
Second-hand vehicle markets in West Africa
This article critiques the second-hand vehicle markets in the West African region, focusing on the triad trading arrangements among Nigeria, Benin, Togo, and Niger. These countries are connected by a number of underlying conflicting interests in the second-hand vehicles trade. Benin and Togo are incentivised by the revenues derived from re-export trade and port operations. Niger provides a proxy market for the illegal re-export of these vehicles …
State Legitimacy and the Unending Crisis of Petrol Subsidy Reforms in Nigeria
Why would the citizens of an oil-producing state continually resist reform-induced petrol price increases, even when subsidy payments are proved to be a serious threat to the capacity of the state to deliver its core constitutional mandates? In this paper, we tackle this question by contending that the difficulty in petrol subsidy implementation in a country like Nigeria has more to do with the clear lack of state legitimacy and public trust, and…
Sources and Resources
This paper presents and discusses the outcome of a mentorship programme for capacity enhancement of Nigerian policy makers for evidence use in policy making. Policy makers were mentored by senior researchers to foster their research capacity for evidence-informed policy making. The mentorship programme involved lectures, focus group discussions, dialogues, and group work. Mentees were taught research techniques and how to use research evidence in…
Financial Determinants of International Remittance Flows to the Sub‐Saharan African Region
There is a general belief that Sub‐Saharan Africa has the poorest record of international remittances because, due to deficiencies in the region's financial systems, a greater proportion of remittances passes through informal channels. This article examines the interactive impact of financial development on remittances to the region. Using a panel data covering 32 countries in the region from 1995 to 2009, it finds evidence of weak financial infr…
Promotion of evidence-informed health policymaking in Nigeria
In Nigeria, the lack of adequate understanding of the complex nature of translating research into policy and the incompatibility existing between researchers and policymakers constitute a great challenge to evidence-informed policymaking. To address these challenges a one-day evidence-to-policy training workshop was organised for policymakers, researchers and other major stakeholders in the health sector in southeastern Nigeria. Of the 104 indivi…
Individual and organisational capacity for evidence use in policy making in Nigeria
This paper presents and discusses the outcome of an exploratory quantitative cross-sectional study of the perceptions of Nigeria health policy makers on capacity for evidence use in policy making at individual and organisational levels. The capacity for acquisition, assessment, adaptation and application of research evidence in policy making at individual and organisational levels was generally suboptimal. This capacity constraint was the major c…
Financial Determinants of International Remittance Flows to the Sub‐Saharan African Region
There is a general belief that Sub‐Saharan Africa has the poorest record of international remittances because, due to deficiencies in the region's financial systems, a greater proportion of remittances passes through informal channels. This article examines the interactive impact of financial development on remittances to the region. Using a panel data covering 32 countries in the region from 1995 to 2009, it finds evidence of weak financial infr…
Individual and organisational capacity for evidence use in policy making in Nigeria
This paper presents and discusses the outcome of an exploratory quantitative cross-sectional study of the perceptions of Nigeria health policy makers on capacity for evidence use in policy making at individual and organisational levels. The capacity for acquisition, assessment, adaptation and application of research evidence in policy making at individual and organisational levels was generally suboptimal. This capacity constraint was the major c…
We will pay compensation from future profits
The 1970 nationalisation of foreign businesses in Uganda was arguably the first time that a country would announce to pay compensation for nationalised businesses from the future profits earned by such businesses. Using two interrelated models, namely the Obsolescing Bargaining Model and Political Bargaining Model, and materials from three UK archives and the World Bank Archives, this paper critiques the negotiations between the nationalised busi…
State Legitimacy and the Unending Crisis of Petrol Subsidy Reforms in Nigeria
Why would the citizens of an oil-producing state continually resist reform-induced petrol price increases, even when subsidy payments are proved to be a serious threat to the capacity of the state to deliver its core constitutional mandates? In this paper, we tackle this question by contending that the difficulty in petrol subsidy implementation in a country like Nigeria has more to do with the clear lack of state legitimacy and public trust, and…
Individual and organisational capacity for evidence use in policy making in Nigeria
This paper presents and discusses the outcome of an exploratory quantitative cross-sectional study of the perceptions of Nigeria health policy makers on capacity for evidence use in policy making at individual and organisational levels. The capacity for acquisition, assessment, adaptation and application of research evidence in policy making at individual and organisational levels was generally suboptimal. This capacity constraint was the major c…
Promotion of evidence-informed health policymaking in Nigeria
In Nigeria, the lack of adequate understanding of the complex nature of translating research into policy and the incompatibility existing between researchers and policymakers constitute a great challenge to evidence-informed policymaking. To address these challenges a one-day evidence-to-policy training workshop was organised for policymakers, researchers and other major stakeholders in the health sector in southeastern Nigeria. Of the 104 indivi…
Financial Determinants of International Remittance Flows to the Sub‐Saharan African Region
There is a general belief that Sub‐Saharan Africa has the poorest record of international remittances because, due to deficiencies in the region's financial systems, a greater proportion of remittances passes through informal channels. This article examines the interactive impact of financial development on remittances to the region. Using a panel data covering 32 countries in the region from 1995 to 2009, it finds evidence of weak financial infr…
Sources and Resources
This paper presents and discusses the outcome of a mentorship programme for capacity enhancement of Nigerian policy makers for evidence use in policy making. Policy makers were mentored by senior researchers to foster their research capacity for evidence-informed policy making. The mentorship programme involved lectures, focus group discussions, dialogues, and group work. Mentees were taught research techniques and how to use research evidence in…
State Legitimacy and the Unending Crisis of Petrol Subsidy Reforms in Nigeria
Why would the citizens of an oil-producing state continually resist reform-induced petrol price increases, even when subsidy payments are proved to be a serious threat to the capacity of the state to deliver its core constitutional mandates? In this paper, we tackle this question by contending that the difficulty in petrol subsidy implementation in a country like Nigeria has more to do with the clear lack of state legitimacy and public trust, and…
Second-hand vehicle markets in West Africa
This article critiques the second-hand vehicle markets in the West African region, focusing on the triad trading arrangements among Nigeria, Benin, Togo, and Niger. These countries are connected by a number of underlying conflicting interests in the second-hand vehicles trade. Benin and Togo are incentivised by the revenues derived from re-export trade and port operations. Niger provides a proxy market for the illegal re-export of these vehicles …
Multinationals, Capital Export, and the Inclusive Development Debate in Developing Countries
In this paper, we employed a blend of multiple and historical case study design, and a mix of institutional, behavioral, resource-based, and multinational theories, to examine the nature of multinational companies’ (MNC) engagements in local economic development and capital export practices in an African context. Evidence from our Nigerian case analysis (FrieslandCampina, Nigerian Breweries Plc. and Dangote Cement) confirms the proposition that, …
We will pay compensation from future profits
The 1970 nationalisation of foreign businesses in Uganda was arguably the first time that a country would announce to pay compensation for nationalised businesses from the future profits earned by such businesses. Using two interrelated models, namely the Obsolescing Bargaining Model and Political Bargaining Model, and materials from three UK archives and the World Bank Archives, this paper critiques the negotiations between the nationalised busi…
Advancing Legal and Ethical Arguments against Ex-Governors’ Pension Practice in Nigeria
One of the biggest issues with public accountability in most federal systems is the payment of pensions to former public officeholders such as governors, which is arguably undermining ethical standards in the public sector and impeding socio-economic development. This is because of the arbitrariness of the policy, the huge financial burdens it imposes on subnational governments, and the fact that such practice is often uncorrelated with the fisca…
Multinational companies and climate change and sustainable development debate
Using the Third-party Cost Theory and the Pollution Haven Hypothesis as well as a comparative case study design, this study examined multinational companies' commitments to energy efficiency and responsive climate action in Africa. The study used cases of cement production in different African countries to benchmark the baseline operational context of Dangote Cement Plc. (a local MNC) and Lafarge Africa Plc. (a foreign MNC) in Nigeria. Although b…
Funding, Governance, and Control Contestations in a Multilateral Organizational Setting
The main research question in this article centers on how changes in the African Development Bank (AfDB) power distribution influence the funding, governance, and operations of the Bank. The study specifically explores how the power-play between external and internal members of a regional multilateral development bank influences the funding capacity and governance quality. Using the case of the AfDB, the article chronicles the persistent changes …
The United Kingdom, the Sterling Area operations, and reserve management in Nigeria
From a historical perspective and using a country-specific case analysis, this paper examines the claim that, under a bilateral or multilateral arrangement, a country’s monetary system unwittingly causes frustrations in the monetary management of other countries. It explores the dynamics of Nigeria’s relationship with the UK throughout the Sterling Area regime and documents the diplomatic reactions of Nigeria to the variations in the role of the …
Nigeria and the Practice of Whistleblowing – How Not to Mobilize Citizens’ Participation in Anti-Corruption Programme
Relying on the Nigerian case, this study uses the principles of public par-ticipation theory to show how faulty anti-corruption designs and imple-mentation processes can exacerbate political corruption and breedineffective anti-corruption regulations. Applying an exploratory researchdesign and triangulating information from official sources and mainstreamliterature, the study reveals that the government’s attempt to implicitlyand explicitly imple…
Micro and Small Business Growth Drivers in Nigeria
This study involves a comprehensive survey of about 1500 micro and small businesses across three major cities in one of the smallest states in Nigeria (Ebonyi State). Based on the cross-sectional data generated, a linearized Tobit regression and a robust T-Test statistical technique are applied to comparatively examine how internal firm attributes, market attributes, and socioeconomic and macroeconomic conditions affect the growth of micro and sm…
Socioeconomic Implications of Foreign Remittances and Human Capital Flight in Africa
This study tests the hypothesis that foreign remittances compensate for the effects of outward migration. It uses a panel dataset of 51 African countries, a dynamic estimator, and selected socio‐economic performance indicators. On a macroeconomic and procyclical scale, the study finds that human capital flight (HCF) constrains the manufacturing sector performance, per capita GDP growth, and labour force participation in the sending countries. In …
Economics (12 works) · Business (9 works) · Political science (9 works) · Finance (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Corporate governance (3 works) · Development economics (3 works)