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African Development: Beyond Income Convergence
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
indicators could support both endogenous and neoclassical growth theories in the convergence debate. This paper investigates … convergence in real per capita GDP and inequality adjusted human development in 38 African countries, disaggregated into 10 … is that the income component of the human development index moves slower than others in the convergence process and thus …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390790
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Modeling the future of knowledge economy: evidence from SSA and MENA countries
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013
This paper projects the future of knowledge economy (KE) in SSA and MENA countries using the four components of the World Bank's Knowledge Economy Index (KEI): economic incentive, education, ICTs and innovation. The empirical evidence provides the speeds of integration as well as the time...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390833
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Trajectories in Knowledge Economy: Empirics from SSA and MENA countries
Asongu, Simplice; Andrés, Antonio R. - 2015
In the first critical assessment of knowledge economy dynamic paths in Africa and the Middle East, but for a few exceptions, we find overwhelming support for diminishing cross-country disparities in knowledge-base-economy dimensions. The paper employs all the four components of the World...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596333
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Trajectories of knowledge economy in SSA and MENA countries
Asongu, Simplice; Andrés, Antonio R. - 2019
In the first critical assessment of knowledge economy dynamic paths in Africa and the Middle East, but for a few exceptions, we find overwhelming support for diminishing cross-country disparities in knowledge-based economy dimensions. The paper employs all the four components of the World Bank's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112144
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Long-term effects of population growth on aggregate investment dynamics: selected country evidence for Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2011
Purpose - Our generation is witnessing the greatest demographic transition and Africa is at the heart of it. There is mounting concern over corresponding rising unemployment and depleting per capita income. I examine the issues in this paper from a long-run perspective by assessing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390764
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How would population growth affect investment in the future? Asymmetric panel causality evidence for Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2011
Our generation is experiencing the greatest demographic transition and Africa is at the center of it. There is mounting concern over corresponding rising unemployment and depleting per capita income. We examine the issues in this paper from a long-run perspective by assessing the relationships...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390765
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Governance, debt service, information technology and access to electricity in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Le Roux, Sara - 2024
The study investigates the role of governance (i.e., 'voice & accountability', political stability/no violence, regulatory quality, government effectiveness, corruption-control and the rule of law) in the incidence of short-term debt services on infrastructure development in the perspective of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014549302
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The impact of tourism development on economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa
Nyasha, Sheilla; Odhiambo, Nicholas M.; Asongu, Simplice - 2020
This study examines the dynamic impact of tourism development on economic growth in subSaharan Africa (SSA) using the Generalised Method of Moments and data covering the period from 2002 to 2018. The increasingly important role of tourism and the limelight the tourism sector has been enjoying of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389198
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Tourism management for financial access in Sub-Saharan Africa: Inequality thresholds
Asongu, Simplice; Rahman, Mushfiqur; Okeke, Okeoma J.-P.; … - 2021
The study provides insights into how tourism can be managed to improve financial access in sub-Saharan Africa. The empirical evidence is based on the generalised method of moments. To make this assessment, inequality dynamics (i.e. the Gini coefficient, the Atkinson index and Palma ratio) are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012872964
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Law, political stability, tourism management and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Rahman, Mushfiqur; Nnanna, Joseph - 2022
This study complements the extant literature by assessing how the rule of law and political stability modulate tourism development dynamics (i.e. tourism receipts and tourism expenditure) to affect economic development in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. The study focuses on 47...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014278439