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Global health care infrastructure and Africa in times of Covid-19: Insights for sustainable development and future pandemics
Diop, Samba; Asongu, Simplice - 2020
This exploratory study aims to assess Africa's lagging position in global heath in relation to some health care … infrastructure before critically examining the situation of Africa in the light of pressing Covid-19 healthcare infrastructural needs … analysis is provided to showcase which regions are leading in the health facilities in the world in general and Africa in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389227
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The non-linear effects of fixed broadband on economic growth in Africa
Kouam, Jean C.; Asongu, Simplice - 2022
The study assesses the non-linear nexus between fixed broadband and economic growth. It focuses on data from 33 African countries for the period 2010 to 2020. The empirical evidence is based on unit root tests, panel smooth transition regression, and the generalized method of moments. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014278407
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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
The debate by Okada & Samreth (2012, EL) and Asongu (2012, EB; 2013, EEL) on 'the effect of foreign aid on corruption' in its current state has the shortcoming of modeling corruption as a direct effect of development assistance. This note extends the debate by assessing the channels of foreign aid...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390840
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On the effectiveness of foreign aid in institutional quality
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013
We extend the Okada & Samreth (2012, EL) and Asongu (2012, EB) debate on 'the effect of foreign aid on corruption' by: not partially negating the former's methodological underpinning (as in the latter's approach) with a unifying empirical framework and; broadening the horizon of inquiry from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390842