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Corruption, economic growth and the informal sector: Empirical evidence from developing countries

Ngouhouo, Ibrahim; Njoya, Loudi; Asongu, Simplice - 2022

informal sector in the presence of corruption. The impact of the interaction between growth and corruption on economic … the empirical literature because it studies the effect of the interaction between growth and corruption in the informal …, economic growth interacts with corruption and produces negative net effects up to a corruption threshold of 4.79745 when this …

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The role of economic prosperity on informality in Africa: Evidence of corruption thresholds from PSTR

Njoya, Loudi; Ngouhouo, Ibrahim; Asongu, Simplice; … - 2022

. Using a large annual panel of African countries with a time series of 25 years, ours results show that when the corruption … rate is above (below) a threshold of 1.3577, economic growth reduces (increases) informal economic sector. The corruption … proxy is measured as a decreasing function of corruption such that higher levels of the corruption proxy translate lower …

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Fiscal vulnerability and transport infrastructure development in Nigeria

Oseni, Isiaq O.; Adekunle, Ibrahim A.; Ogunade, Ayomide O. - 2020

In spite of the massive revenue emanating from oil wealth, the successive government of Nigeria failed to give to its citizenry the dividend of democracy owing in large part to their inability to establish a market clearing situation because of inadequate linkage between the sources and the...

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Towards building shared prosperity in Sub-Saharan Africa: How does the effect of economic integration compare to social equity policies?

Ofori, Isaac Kwesi - 2021

The debate on the need for Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries to foster inclusive growth has intensified following the coming into force of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic. A conspicuous lacuna in the literature is a lack of...

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Fighting software piracy: which IPRs laws (treaties) matter in Africa?

Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012

With the proliferation of technology used to prate software, this paper answers some key questions in policy decision making. Dynamic panel Generalized Methods of Moments and Two Stage Least Squares are employed. IPRs laws (treaties) are instrumented with government quality dynamics to assess...

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Fighting software piracy in Africa: how do legal origins and IPRs protection channels matter?

Asongu, Simplice A. - 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...

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Fighting software piracy: which governance tools matter in Africa?

Asongu, Simplice A.; Andrés, Antonio R. - 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 …

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Harmonizing IPRs on Software Piracy: Empirics of Trajectories in Africa

Asongu, Simplice A. - 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...

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A brief future of Time in the monopoly of scientific knowledge

Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013

This seminal paper provides global empirical evidence on catch-up processes in scientific and technical publications. Its purpose is to model the future of scientific knowledge monopoly in order to understand whether the impressive growth experienced by latecomers in the industry has been...

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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...

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