Browsing by Author "Hauwah AbdulKareem"

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    Informal Employment and Inequality: Implications for Migration in Sub-Saharan Africa
    (UTS ePRESS, 2025-03-31) Rashidat Akande; Hauwah AbdulKareem; Sodiq Jimoh; Taofeekat Temitope Nofiu
    A sizable level of informal employment, often stemming from social disparities and limited economic opportunities, can have great implications for migration in Sub-Sahara Africa. Similarly, inequality, particularly unequal access to economic resources in the formal sector, can serve as a key driver for migration as people seek better opportunities. Therefore, this study investigates the individual impact of the size of informal employment and inequality on migration within the region by examining the individual effects of informal employment and inequality as well as their interactive effect on migration. Utilizing System GMM method of analysis, the study examined the data from 43 Sub Saharan African countries from 2009 to 2022. The findings suggest that both informal employment and inequality positively influence migration flows in the region. Additionally, the analysis shows that the interaction between informal employment and inequality exerts a negative effect on migration flow
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    Informal Sector and Financial Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
    (Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023-12-28) Sodiq Olaiwola Jimoh; Rashidat Sumbola Akande; Hauwah AbdulKareem; Odunayo Bidemi Jimoh; Taofeekat Temitope Sulaimon; Yusuf Toyin Yusuf; Israel Adegboye; Aminat Mama Usman
    Since a persistent increase is seen in the size of the informal sector and its continuous coexistence alongside the formal sector and institutional development, this study empirically examines the effect of informal sector size on the financial development in Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 1996-2019. The study represents financial market development by the financial market depth, which is regressed against informal sector size, growth rate of GDP, interest rate, trade openness, and institutional quality index. The study relied on the estimates of the Discroll-Kraay and IV-2LS. Results indicate that informality repressed financial development, while trade openness, growth rate of gross domestic product, interest rate, and institutional quality have a positive impact on financial development. It is therefore recommended for policymakers to reduce the size of informality to improve the financial sector.