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Crime and conflicts in Africa: consequences of corruption?
Asongu, Asongu Simplice; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2013
With earthshaking and jaw-breaking levels of corruption in the African continent, the question on the extent to which … corruption influences crime still remains unanswered. This paper assesses the effect of corruption (corruption-control) in 38 … African countries using updated data. We find that, crime is highly positively (negatively) correlated with corruption …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010693307
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On the Effect of State fragility on Corruption
Asongu, Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2014
classical corruption or extreme corruption could have an important influence on academic and policy debates. Using updated data …/no violence and corruption-control (corruption). As a policy implication, the finding of the underlying paper maybe more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011266296
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State fragility, rent seeking and lobbying: evidence from African data
Asongu, Asongu Simplice; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2013
This paper assesses the determinants of state fragility in sub-Saharan Africa using hitherto unexplored variables in the literature. The previously missing dimension of nation building is integrated and the hypothesis of state fragility being a function of rent seeking and/or lobbying by de...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010693284
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External Debt Origin, Capital Flight and Poverty Reduction in the Franc Zone: Does the Economic Consequences of Sino-African Relationship matter?
NGUENA, NGUENA Christian-Lambert - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2014
Is China-Africa economic relation instrumental for capital flight and poverty reduction in FZ? Does it matter in the improvement of external debt’s impact on GDP per capita and capital flight reduction in particular? This paper extends and assesses the Asongu and Aminkeng (2013) conclusions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010905857
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Global dynamic timelines for IPRs harmonization against software piracy
Asongu, Asongu Simplice; Andrés, Antonio R. - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2013
This paper employs a recent methodological innovation on intellectual property rights (IPRs) harmonization to project global timelines for common policies against software piracy. The findings on 99 countries are premised on 15 fundamental characteristics of software piracy based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010693278
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The Knowledge Economy-finance nexus: how do IPRs matter in SSA and MENA countries?
Asongu, Asongu Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2013
This paper assesses the relevance of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in the knowledge economy (KE)-finance nexus using the four variables identified under the World Bank’s knowledge economy index (KEI) and seven financial intermediary dynamics of depth, efficiency, activity and size. Three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010693280
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Fighting software piracy: which governance tools matter in Africa?
Asongu, Asongu Simplice; Andrés, Antonio R. - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2012
consideration significantly decrease the incidence of piracy, corruption-control is the most effective weapon; (2) but for voice and … dynamics of rule of law, regulation quality, government effectiveness, corruption-control, and press freedom. Hence, the need …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010695994
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Harmonizing IPRs on Software Piracy: Empirics of Trajectories in Africa
Asongu, Asongu Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2012
In the current efforts of harmonizing the standards and enforcement of IPRs protection worldwide, this paper explores software piracy trajectories and dynamics in Africa. Using a battery of estimation techniques that ignore as well as integrate short-run disturbances in time-dynamic fashion, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010696006
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Software piracy, inequality and the poor: evidence from Africa
Asongu, Asongu Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2012
Purpose – Poverty and inequality undoubtedly remain substantial challenges to economic and human developments amid growing emphasis on IPRs (with recent advances in ICTs) and good governance. In the first empirical study on the incidence of piracy on inequality in Africa, we examine how a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010696011
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Fighting software piracy in Africa: how do legal origins and IPRs protection channels matter?
Asongu, Asongu Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2012
In the current efforts towards harmonizing IPRs regimes in the African continent, this paper provides answers to four key questions relevant in the policy decision making processes. After empirically examining the questions, the following findings are established. (1) In comparison to common law...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010862094