Crime and insecurity constitute persistent challenges to economic performance in Nigeria because they can disrupt productive activities, discourage investment, increase security-related expenditure, and weaken business confidence. At the same time, unemployment, inflation, and in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i102400
Portfolio diversification is an important investment strategy for managing risk and improving the balance between risk and return. However, investment decisions are influenced not only by market conditions and asset allocation but also by behavioural factors such as overconfidenc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i102401
This study examined the impact of poverty on economic performance in Nigeria over the period 1990–2024. Specifically, the study investigated the effects of the poverty rate, human capital development, measured by the Human Development Index (HDI), the dependency ratio, and gross...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i102402
Background: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in employment creation, income generation and local economic development in Tanzania. Despite growing evidence on financial literacy and SME performance, limited empirical evidence exists on how specific dimen...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i102399
Fiscal decentralisation has become an important governance reform for promoting local economic development by transferring fiscal responsibilities, resources, and decision-making authority to subnational governments. However, the developmental benefits of decentralisation depend...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i102397
Foreign direct investment is similarly positioned in the global growth literature as a potential catalyst for productivity and long-run growth because it can bring capital, managerial know-how, global market linkages, and technology spillovers. Trade openness provides the fourth...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i102398
Aims: This study examined the contemporaneous relationship between Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT) revenue and economic growth in Nigeria over the period 2010–2023, while accounting for exchange-rate and inflation dynamics. Study Design: The study adopted an ex post facto annual time-...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i102394
Purpose: This study aims to examine the effects of Income and Lifestyle on Online Loan Usage Decisions among the Millennial Generation in West Java Province. Furthermore, this study investigates the moderating role of Financial Literacy in explaining the relationships between Inc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i102395
This study examines the effects of environmental, social, governance, and aggregate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure on financial performance and firm value, and evaluates the intervening role of financial performance among mining companies listed on the Ind...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i102396
Financial transaction monitoring is increasingly expected to identify anomalous and potentially fraudulent activity while transactions are still operationally actionable. This requirement is more demanding than conventional offline classification because the detector is embedded...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i102391
Background: Environmental sustainability is increasingly recognised as a critical determinant of public health, particularly in developing nations where ecological degradation and fragile healthcare systems converge. Objectives: This study investigates the long-run impact of the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i102392
U.S. public health financing systems, particularly Medicare and Medicaid, continue to face substantial improper-payment and fraud risks. Analytics and machine learning offer expanded detection coverage, more focused investigative targeting, and opportunities for earlier intervent...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i102393
Purpose: This study aims to examine the effects of Fear of Missing Out (FOMO), Financial Self-Efficacy, and Risk Tolerance on Stock Investment Decision among individual stock investors in Indonesia. Furthermore, this study investigates the mediating role of Investment Intention i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i102390
This study examines the effect of human capital development on economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa using annual panel data for the period 1990–2021. Human capital development is represented primarily by the Human Development Index, while real gross domestic product is used as t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i92388
The integration of information technology (IT) into financial reporting has transformed the landscape of organisational operations, yet its adoption remains uneven across sectors, particularly in emerging economies. This study investigates the determinants and outcomes of IT adop...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i92389