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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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Does social media promote democracy? Some empirical evidence
Jha, Chandan Kumar; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2019
This study explores the relationship between social media and democracy in a cross- section of over 125 countries around the world. We find the evidence of a strong, positive correlation between Facebook penetration (a proxy for social media) and democracy. We further show that the correlation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112199
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Foreign direct investment, information technology and economic growth dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
The research assesses how information and communication technology (ICT) modulates the effect of foreign direct … investment (FDI) on economic growth dynamics in 25 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 1980-2014. The employed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112206
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Information and communication technologies (ICTs) as catalyst for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) at the local level in Africa
Diop, Samba; Asongu, Simplice - 2022
This study evaluates if information and communication technologies (ICTs) can play a role of catalyst for the … towards SDGs in Africa. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014549346
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014549368
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Enhancing ICT for insurance in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
This study assesses how enhancing information and communication technology (ICT) affects life insurance and non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389155
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Enhancing ICT for productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa: Thresholds for complementary policies
Asongu, Simplice; Acha-Anyi, Paul N. - 2020
The purpose of this research is to investigate the relevance of enhancing information and communication technology (ICT …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389163
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Enhancing Information Technology for Value Added Across Economic Sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Rahman, Mushfiqur; Nnanna, Joseph; … - 2020
This study investigates how enhancing information and communication technology (ICT) affects value added across sectors … in 25 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa using data for the period 1980-2014. The empirical evidence is based on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389218
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Foreign Direct Investment, Information Technology and Total Factor Productivity Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2022
Compared to other regions of the world, the potential for information technology penetration in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA … of information technology in influencing the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on total factor productivity (TFP …) dynamics. The focus is on 25 countries in SSA. Information technology is measured with mobile phone penetration and internet …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013330047
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Information technology and sustainability in developing countries: An introduction
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2022
information technology within the specific remit of the relationship between information technology and sustainability outcomes in …) information technology usage; (ii) the nexus between ICT and growth outcomes at the urban and national levels and (iii) leveraging …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013330056