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Middle class in Africa: Determinants and Consequences
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice A.; Kayembe, … - 2014
This study complements the inclusive growth literature by examining the determinants and consequences of the middle class in a continent where economic growth has been relatively high. The empirical evidence is based on a sample of 33 African countries for a 2010 cross-sectional study. OLS,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390886
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The conditional influence of poverty, inequality and severity of poverty on economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Eita, Joel Hinaunye - 2023
Poverty and inequality represent major policy syndromes that are relevant in the achievement of most United Nations … inequality and severity of poverty on economic growth. The focus is on 42 countries in sub-Saharan Africa with data from 1980 to … 2019. The Gini index is used to measure income inequality. Poverty is measured in terms of the poverty headcount ratio …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014549258
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Information technology, inequality and adult literacy in developing countries
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M.; Rahman, Mushfiqur - 2023
The study assesses linkages between information technology, inequality and adult literacy in 57 developing countries … for the period 2012-2016. Income inequality is measured with the Gini coefficient while six dynamics of information … access in schools unconditionally promote adult literacy. The corresponding inequality threshold that should not be exceeded …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014549368
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Inequality and female labour force participation in West Africa
Iheonu, Chimere Okechukwu; Nwodo, Ozoemena S.; … - 2020
This study examined the impact of income inequality on female labour force participation in West Africa for the period … inequality. For robustness, the study also utilises female employment and female unemployment as measures of female labour force … empirical results reveal that the three measures of income inequality significantly reduce the participation of women in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389230
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Addressing the severity and intensity of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: How relevant is the ICT and financial development pathway?
Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Armah, Mark Kojo; Taale, Francis; … - 2021
The study examines the effectiveness of financial development, financial access, and ICT diffusion in reducing the severity and intensity of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Using data from the World Bank's World Development Indicators, and the Global Consumption and Income Project...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012801033
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Introduction
Asongu, Simplice - 2018
This special section aims to advance scholarship on well-being and happiness in Africa. The section covers theoretical, conceptual and empirical contributions which address relevant areas that enhance extant knowledge on linkages between poverty, happiness and well-being in Africa.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112183
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Income levels, governance and inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
This study examines how income-driven governance affects inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa with data for the period 2000-2012. The empirical evidence is based on the Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) and Tobit regressions. Nine bundled and unbundled concepts of governance are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112204
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Understanding sub-Saharan Africa's extreme poverty tragedy
Asongu, Simplice; Le Roux, Sara - 2018
Motivated by a recent World Bank report on achieving of Millennium Development Goals which shows that poverty has been declining in all regions of the world with the exception of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), this study puts some empirical structure to theoretical and qualitative studies on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011956960
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Bank accounts, bank concentration and mobile money innovations
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2023
The present study investigates how increasing bank accounts and bank concentration affect mobile money innovations in 148 countries. It builds on scholarly and policy concerns in the literature that increasing bank accounts may not be having the desired effects on financial inclusion on the one...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014549269
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Telecommunications regulation, mobile money innovations and financial inclusion
Asongu, Simplice - 2023
This study assesses how corporate telecommunication (telecom) policies follow telecom sector regulation in mobile money innovation for financial inclusion in developing countries. Telecom policies are understood in terms of mobile subscriptions, mobile connectivity coverage and mobile...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014549334