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Towards the quest to reduce income inequality in Africa: Is there a synergy between tourism development and governance?

Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Dossou, Toyo A. M.; Akadiri, Seyi - 2021

Africa, the effect of the former is amplified in the presence of quality economic, political and institutional governance …. Particularly, we find that control of corruption and political stability are keys for propelling Africa’s tourism sector to … Aspirations 1 and 3 of Africa’s Agenda 2063. …

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Natural resources and wealth inequality: A cross-country analysis

Tadadjeu, Sosson; Ndieupa, Henri Njangang; Asongu, Simplice - 2021

This study investigates the impact of natural resources on wealth inequality as a first attempt on a panel of 45 developed and developing countries over the period 2000-2014. Using the Generalized Method of Moments, the results provide stong evidence that natural resources increase wealth...

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Governance in mitigating the effect of oil wealth on wealth inequality: A cross-country analysis of policy thresholds

Ndieupa, Henri Njangang; Asongu, Simplice; Tadadjeu, Sosson - 2021

The study assesses the role of governance in modulating the effect of oil wealth on wealth inequality in 45 countries in the world. The empirical evidence is based on Pooled Ordinary Least Squares and the Generalised Method of Moments. The findings show that oil rents unconditionally increase...

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Ethnic diversity and inequality in sub-Saharan Africa: Do institutions reduce the noise?

Ajide, Kazeem Bello; Alimi, Olorunfemi Y.; Asongu, Simplice - 2019

Studies on the causes of income differences between the rich and the poor have received an extensive attention in the inequality empirics. While ethnic diversity h asalso been identified as one of the fundamental causes of income inequality, the role of institutions as a mediating factor in the...

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Governance, CO 2 emissions and Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019

This study investigates the relevance of government quality in moderating the incidence of environmental degradation on inclusive human development in 44 sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2000-2012. Environmental degradation is measured with CO2 emissions and the governance dynamics...

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Economic development thresholds for a green economy in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019

This study investigates how increasing economic development affects the green economy in terms of CO2 emissions, using data from 44 countries in the SSA for the period 2000-2012. The Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) is used for the empirical analysis. The following main findings are...

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The comparative economics of ICT, environmental degradation and inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.; Pyke, Chris - 2018

This study examines how information and communication technology (ICT) could be employed to dampen the potentially damaging effects of environmental degradation in order to promote inclusive human development in a panel of 44 Sub-Saharan African countries. ICT is captured with internet and...

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Linkages between globalisation, carbon dioxide emissions and governance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Nting, Rexon T.; Nnanna, Joseph - 2019

-Saharan Africa using data for the period 2000-2012. The Generalised Method of Moments is employed as empirical strategy …

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ICT, openness and CO2 emissions in Africa

Asongu, Simplice - 2017

This study investigates how information and communication technology (ICT) complements globalisation in order to influence CO2 emissions in 44 Sub-Saharan African countries over the period 2000-2012. ICT is measured with internet penetration and mobile phone penetration whereas globalisation is...

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CO2 emission thresholds for inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice - 2018

We provide policy-relevant critical masses beyond which, increasing CO2 emissions negatively affects inclusive human development. This study examines how increasing CO2 emissions affects inclusive human development in 44 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2000-2012. The empirical...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011956970

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