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State fragility, rent seeking and lobbying: evidence from African data
Asongu, Simplice A.; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2013
This paper assesses the determinants of state fragility in sub-Saharan Africa using hitherto unexplored variables in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390841
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Foreign Aid and Inclusive Development: Updated Evidence from Africa, 2005-2012
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2015
Motivated by the April 2015 World Bank Publication on MDGs which reveals that poverty has been declining in all regions of the world with the exception of African countries, this study investigates the effects of a plethora of foreign aid dynamics on inequality adjusted human development....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596335
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Foreign Aid Fiscal Policy: Theory and Evidence
Asongu, Simplice; Jellal, Mohamed - 2015
private investment and fixed capital formation through fiscal policy mechanisms. We propose an endogenous growth theory based …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596336
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The political economy of development assistance: peril to government quality dynamics in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
This paper assesses the effectiveness of foreign aid in improving government institutions in 52 African countries using updated data (1996-2010). Findings suggest development assistance deteriorates government quality dynamics of corruption-control, political-stability, rule of law, regulation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390794
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Development thresholds of foreign aid effectiveness in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
are necessary for the effectiveness of foreign aid in Africa. Design/methodology/approach - The panel quantile regression …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390795
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Institutional benchmarking of foreign aid effectiveness in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
Africa. (2) But for a thin exception (democracy), foreign-aid is more negatively correlated with countries of higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390814
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Reversed Economics and Inhumanity of Development Assistance in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
sustainable cure to poverty in Africa. Social implications - It is a momentous epoque to solve the second tragedy of foreign aid …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390815
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On the effect of foreign aid on corruption
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
& Samreth(2012, EL) finding for developing countries may not be relevant for Africa. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390817
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Consult your gods: the questionable economics of development assistance in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013
as a sustainable cure to poverty in Africa. Though the stated intents or purposes of aid are socio-economic, the actual …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390830
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On the channels of foreign aid to corruption
Asongu, Simplice A.; Jellal, Mohamed - 2013
's consumption expenditure increases corruption. (2) Development assistance channeled via private investment and tax effort decreases … corruption. It follows that foreign aid that is targeted towards reducing corruption should be channeled via private investment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390840