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Dynamics of Poor Health and Non-employment
Haan, Peter; Myck, Michal - 2009
While there is little doubt that the probability of poor health increases with age, and that less healthy people face a more difficult situation on the labour market, the precise relationship between facing the risks of health deterioration and labour market instability is not well understood....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600839
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Dynamics of Poor Health and Non-employment
Haan, Peter; Myck, Michal - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2009
While there is little doubt that the probability of poor health increases with age, and that less healthy people face a more difficult situation on the labour market, the precise relationship between facing the risks of health deterioration and labour market instability is not well understood....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005018699
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On the substitution of institutions and finance in investment
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2014
The Ali (2013, EB) findings on the nexuses among institutions, finance and investment could have an important influence … finance and institutions because they are less realistic to developing countries to which the resulting policy implications … why the Acemoglu & Johnson (2005) justification provided for the measurement of property rights institutions (PRI) is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390860
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An Empirical Note on Tribalism and Government Effectiveness
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice A. - 2015
This study assesses the relationship between tribalism (the tribalism index) and government effectiveness (per the World Bank) in 65 countries using cross-sectional data averages from 2000-2010. This study finds that countries with high-tribal populations generally enjoy bad governance in terms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390909
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Women in Power and Power of Women: the Liberian Experience
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice A. - 2015
Do women really improve conditions for gender equality after becoming heads of states? This study investigates if having a woman at the helm of country's decision making processes leads to better indicators on women conditions. Using time series observations for the period 2000-2011, we test the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390919
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Growth and Institutions in African Development
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2015
Edited by Augustin K. Fosu Routledge Studies in Development Economics, 2015, pp. 393 (Hardcover). Reviewed by Simplice A. Asongu African Governance and Development Institute P.O. Box 8413, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390930
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On the Empirics of Institutions and Quality of Growth: Evidence for Developing Countries
Asongu, Simplice A.; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2015
We explore a newly available dataset on quality of growth to investigate the effect of institutions on growth quality … in 93 developing countries for the period 1990 to 2011. Quality of institutions is measured in term of political risk … established. First, institutions are positively related to the quality of growth. Second, institutions have significantly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390938
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Bundling Governance: Finance versus Institutions in Private Investment Promotion
Asongu, Simplice; Batuo, Enowbi; Tchamyou, Vanessa - 2015
Purpose – The study extends the debate on finance versus institutions in the promotion of investment documented by … institutions to promote investment on the one hand and fighting financial allocation inefficiency by mitigating surplus liquidity … issues on the other hand. Originality/value – The paper extends the debate on the substitution of finance and institutions in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596324
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Institutional Governance, Education and Growth
Jellal, Mohamed; Mohamed, Bouzahzah; Asongu, Simplice - 2015
This study articulates the interaction between institutional governance, education and economic growth. Given the current pursuit of education policy reforms and knowledge economy around the world, it is of policy relevance to theoretically analyze the main mechanisms by which the macroeconomic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596332
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FDI and Growth in the MENA countries: Are the GCC countries Different?
Gammoudi, Mouna; Cherif, Mondher; Asongu, Simplice - 2016
of institutions. These results are confirmed with both annual data and five year average data. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596351