Hyacinth E Ichoku
Biographic Data
| ID | 6291775 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hyacinth E Ichoku |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hyacinth E |
| FAMILY NAME | Ichoku |
| SIGNATURE | ICHOKU H E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nigeria |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
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…
Does expanding fiscal space lead to improved funding of the health sector in developing countries
BACKGROUND: The global focus on promoting Universal Health Coverage has drawn attention to the need to increase public domestic funding for health care in low- and middle-income countries. OBJECTIVES: This article examines whether increased tax revenue in the three territories of Kenya, Lagos State (Nigeria) and South Africa was accompanied by improved resource allocation to their public health sectors, and explores the reasons underlying the obs…
Explaining socio-economic inequalities in immunization coverage in Nigeria
Globally, in 2013 over 6 million children younger than 5 years died from either an infectious cause or during the neonatal period. A large proportion of these deaths occurred in developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Immunization is one way to reduce childhood morbidity and deaths. In Nigeria, however, although immunization is provided without a charge at public facilities, coverage remains low and deaths from vaccine preventable…
Estimating willingness to pay with the stochastic payment card design
The Value of Managing Urban Solid Waste
Empirical findings of a contingent valuation method survey conducted in Enugu State, Nigeria, from July to September 2003, to elicit from urban residents monetary values placed on improved solid waste management facilities. Two formats were used in the study: a referendum design that mimics a typical political referendum and a stochastic payment card design, which incorporates uncertainty into an individual's valuation of an environmental quality…
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…
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…
The Value of Managing Urban Solid Waste
Empirical findings of a contingent valuation method survey conducted in Enugu State, Nigeria, from July to September 2003, to elicit from urban residents monetary values placed on improved solid waste management facilities. Two formats were used in the study: a referendum design that mimics a typical political referendum and a stochastic payment card design, which incorporates uncertainty into an individual's valuation of an environmental quality…
Estimating willingness to pay with the stochastic payment card design
Explaining socio-economic inequalities in immunization coverage in Nigeria
Globally, in 2013 over 6 million children younger than 5 years died from either an infectious cause or during the neonatal period. A large proportion of these deaths occurred in developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Immunization is one way to reduce childhood morbidity and deaths. In Nigeria, however, although immunization is provided without a charge at public facilities, coverage remains low and deaths from vaccine preventable…
Does expanding fiscal space lead to improved funding of the health sector in developing countries
BACKGROUND: The global focus on promoting Universal Health Coverage has drawn attention to the need to increase public domestic funding for health care in low- and middle-income countries. OBJECTIVES: This article examines whether increased tax revenue in the three territories of Kenya, Lagos State (Nigeria) and South Africa was accompanied by improved resource allocation to their public health sectors, and explores the reasons underlying the obs…
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…
Economics (6 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Econometrics (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Contingent valuation (2 works) · COVID-19 epidemiological studies (2 works) · Demographic economics (2 works)