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Equitable and Sustainable Development of Foreign Land Acquisitions: what have we learnt on policy syndromes and implications?
Asongu, Simplice A.; Christian, Nguena - 2014
Large-scale agricultural land acquisitions have been covered substantially in recent literature. Despite the wealth of theoretical and empirical studies on this subject, there is no study that has reviewed existing literature in light of concerns over sustainable and equitable management. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390861
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Equitable and Sustainable Development of Foreign Land Acquisitions: Lessons, Policies and Implications
Asongu, Simplice A.; Nguena, Christian - 2014
Large-scale agricultural land acquisitions have been covered substantially in recent literature. Despite the wealth of theoretical and empirical studies on this subject, there is no study that has reviewed existing literature in light of concerns over sustainable and equitable management. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390891
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Education enrollment rate vs employment rate: Implications for sustainable human capital development in Nigeria
Adejumo, Opeyemi Oluwabunmi; Asongu, Simplice; Adejumo, … - 2021
The study examines the dynamic interrelationships among the school enrolment rates and the rate of employment (via unemployment rates) in Nigeria. The study employed Autoregressive estimates and an unrestricted VAR approach to analyze these relationships. The study lends credence to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012652974
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Women Empowerment and Intra-household Dietary Diversity in Nigeria
Tanankem, Belmondo V.; Efobi, Uchenna R.; Atata, Ngozi S. - 2016
This study used a nationally representative survey from the 2012-2013 World Bank’s General Household Survey for Nigeria … index, and household dietary diversity, based on the FAO groupings of food intake within the household. Accounting for … regression, we find that increases in empowerment are positively associated with household dietary diversity. Overall, household …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596386
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Liberalization and financial sector competition: a critical contribution to the empirics with an African assessment
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013
financial sector competition in Africa using updated data to appraise second generation reforms. The 'freedom to trade' and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390859
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The Covid-19 pandemic and the new poor in Africa: The straw that broke the Camel's back
Diop, Samba; Asongu, Simplice - 2020
This study assesses the incidence of the Covid-19 pandemic on poverty levels in 50 African countries by employing the PovcalNet computational tool for poverty monitoring. The empirical evidence is based on: (i) Pre Covid-19 macroeconomic projections of October 2019 and revised macroeconomic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389192
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Is Aid for Agriculture Effective in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Ssozi, John; Asongu, Simplice; Amavilah, Voxi Heinrich S. - 2017
One of the key economic development challenges facing Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is its low agricultural productivity …. Governments, donors, and foreign investors have underinvested in African agriculture even though research evidence shows that … Moments to examine whether official development assistance (ODA) for agriculture and rural development is helping to boost …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011784893
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Inclusive human development in pre-crisis times of globalisation-driven debts
Asongu, Simplice; Efobi, Uchenna; Beecroft, Ibukun - 2014
The paper verifies the Azzimonti et al. (2014) conclusions on a sample of 53 African countries for the period 1996-2008. Authors of the underlying study have established theoretical underpinnings for a negative nexus between rising public debt and inequality in OECD nations. We assess the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011310232
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Law, Economic Growth and Human Development: Evidence from Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2011
-Saharan Africa is slightly below the average of Francophone Africa. As a policy implication, results support the benefits of the rule …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390773
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Investment and Inequality in Africa: which financial channels are good for the poor?
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2011
the poor as they diminish estimated household income-inequality. Financial size does not have a significant income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390778