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Population Growth and Forest Sustainability in Africa

Asongu, Simplice A.; Jingwa, Brian - 2011

growth on forest sustainability in Africa. Using three instruments of forest exploitation, the study shows how rural …

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Deforestation and Welfare: Evidence from Africa

Asongu, Simplice A. - 2011

This paper examines the effects of deforestation on the welfare of rural communities in the Congo Basin. Using moment conditions of agricultural and forest exploitations, findings indicate deforestation significantly improves welfare both at overall-rural and agricultural household per capita...

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The Role of Human Development on Deforestation in Africa: A Modelling-Based Approach

Asongu, Simplice A.; Jingwa, Brian - 2012

The rate of deforestation in Africa is of paramount concern not only to the future of Africa, but also to the world …

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Is Aid for Agriculture Effective in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Ssozi, John; Asongu, Simplice; Amavilah, Voxi Heinrich S. - 2017

One of the key economic development challenges facing Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is its low agricultural productivity …. Governments, donors, and foreign investors have underinvested in African agriculture even though research evidence shows that … Moments to examine whether official development assistance (ODA) for agriculture and rural development is helping to boost …

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A comparative study of export processing zones in the wake of sustainable development goals: Cases of Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe

Adu-Gyamfi, Richard; Asongu, Simplice; Mmusi, Tinaye S.; … - 2020

, and Zimbabwe integrate the Sustainable Development Goals in their implementation and operations. We focused on four … programmes. We found that firms in Kenya and Zimbabwe have a higher number of male than female employees, while zones in Tanzania …

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Inclusive human development in pre-crisis times of globalisation-driven debts

Asongu, Simplice; Efobi, Uchenna; Beecroft, Ibukun - 2014

The paper verifies the Azzimonti et al. (2014) conclusions on a sample of 53 African countries for the period 1996-2008. Authors of the underlying study have established theoretical underpinnings for a negative nexus between rising public debt and inequality in OECD nations. We assess the...

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Bank Efficiency and Openness in Africa: Do Income Levels Matter?

Asongu, Simplice A. - 2010

This paper integrates a previously missing wealth-effect component in the openness-finance debate. From a panel of 29 low and middle income African countries with data spanning from 1987 to 2008, we provide evidence that openness (trade and financial) triggers less bank efficiency in low income...

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