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Banking Behaviour and Political Business Cycle in Africa: The Role of Independent Regulatory Policies of the Central Bank
Ofori-Sasu, Daniel; Agbloyor, Elikplimi Komla; Nsafoah, … - 2024
on bank lending behaviour in Africa. It employs the dynamic system Generalized Method of Moments (SGMM) Two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014549289
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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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Economic globalisation and Africa's quest for greener and more inclusive growth: The missing link
Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Freytag, Andreas; Asongu, Simplice - 2023
inclusive green growth (IGG) relationship in Africa. Based on macro data for 22 African countries and the Driscoll …-Kraay standard errors with fixed effects instrumental variable regression, the following findings are established. First, Africa … threshold analysis suggests that by improving Africa's mostly unfree economic architecture to 60% (moderately free)or 80% (free …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014549351
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Economic globalisation and inclusive green growth in Africa: Contingencies and policy-relevant thresholds of governance
Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Figari, Francesco - 2022
globalisation (EG) to foster inclusive green growth (IGG). First, the study finds that EG hampers IGG in Africa. Second, although …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014278459
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Crime and conflicts in Africa: consequences of corruption?
Asongu, Simplice A.; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2013
in the birth and propagation of conflicts within and across Africa. Policy implications are discussed. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390824
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Fighting African Conflicts and Crimes: Which Governance Tools Matter?
Asongu, Simplice A.; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2013
Crimes and conflicts are seriously undermining African development. This article assesses the best governance tools in the fight against the scourges. The following findings are established. (1) Democracy, autocracy and voice & accountability have no significant negative correlations with crime....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390832
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On the Effect of State fragility on Corruption
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2014
The Kodila-Tedika & Bolito-Losembe (2014, ADR) finding on no evidence of causality flowing from State fragility to classical corruption or extreme corruption could have an important influence on academic and policy debates. Using updated data (1996-2010) from 53 African countries, we provide...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390892
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Foreign aid volatility and lifelong learning: demand-side empirics to a textual literature
Asongu, Simplice A.; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2015
learning in Africa. Practical implications- As a policy implication, when faced with aid uncertainty, the demand for education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390908
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A Good Turn Deserves Another: Political Stability, Corruption and Corruption-Control
Asongu, Simplice A.; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2015
We build on existing literature and contemporary challenges to African development to assess the role of political stability in fighting corruption and boosting corruption-control in 53 African countries for the period 1996-2010. We postulate that on the one hand, an atmosphere of political...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390936
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Does corruption starve Africa? The mitigating effect of political distribution of power
Ndieupa, Henri Njangang; Asongu, Simplice; Mouchili, Eric - 2023
developed and developing countries. However, in developing countries, and particularly in Africa, hunger is another big … corruption is the most disastrous for hunger in Africa, followed by legislative corruption. Our results remain valid even after …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014560463