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The impact of mobile phone penetration on African inequality
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013
survey-based approaches in the literature and provides the first macroeconomic assessment of the ‘mobile phone’-inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409960
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The role of ICT in modulating the effect of education and lifelong learning on income inequality and economic growth in Africa
Tchamyou, Vanessa; Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
This study assesses the role of ICT in modulating the impact of education and lifelong learning on income inequality … interact with primary school education to decrease income inequality. Second, all ICT indicators interact with secondary school … influence inequality and economic growth through tertiary school education and lifelong learning. These main findings are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012060740
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Inequality, information technology and inclusive education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Orim, Stella-Maris I.; Nting, Rexon T. - 2019
This study examines linkages between inequality, information and communication technology (ICT) and inclusive education … in order to establish inequality thresholds that should not be exceeded in order for ICT to promote inclusive education ….400 and 0.625 are income inequality thresholds that should not be exceeded in order for internet penetration to positively …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012019796
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Education, lifelong learning, inequality and financial access : evidence from African countries
Tchamyou, Vanessa S. - 2018
inequality in 48 African countries for the period 1996 to 2014. Lifelong learning is conceived and measured as the combined … measures of inequality are employed notably: the Gini coefficient; the Atkinson index and the Palma ratio. The estimation … levels do not significantly influence inequality through financial access channels. Policy implications are discussed. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011794989
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Does Immigration Induce "Native Flight" from Public Schools into Private Schools?
Fairlie, Robert - Economics Department, University of California-Santa … - 2014
The paper tests whether native-born American families respond to inflows of immigrants by sending their children to private school.  The analysis uses 1980 and 1990 Census data from 132 metropolitan areas.  For primary school students, no significant relation between immigration and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010928894
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Is There "White Flight" into Private Schools? Evidence from the National Educational Longitudinal Survey
Fairlie, Robert - Economics Department, University of California-Santa … - 2014
Using a recently released confidential dataset from the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), we find some evidence of "white flight" from public schools into private schools partly in response to minority schoolchildren.  We also examine whether "white flight" is from all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010929810
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Explaining Ethnic, Racial, and Immigrant Differences in Private School Attendance
Fairlie, Robert - Economics Department, University of California-Santa … - 2014
Using 1990 Census microdata, we explore ethnic, racial and immigrant differences in private school attendance.  We find high rates of private school attendance among white natives, white immigrants, and Asian natives.  In contrast, we find low private school rates among black and Hispanic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010929812
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ICT dynamics for gender inclusive intermediary education : minimum poverty and inequality thresholds in developing countries
Asongu, Simplice; Amari, Mouna; Jarboui, Anis; … - 2021
This study examines linkages between information and communication technology (ICT) dynamics, inequality and poverty in … order to establish critical masses of poverty and inequality that should not be exceeded in order for ICT dynamics to … headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of the population) while inequality is proxied by the Gini coefficient, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012436926
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Mobile money innovations, income inequality and gender inclusion in subSaharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Agyemang-Mintah, Peter; Nnanna, Joseph; … - 2023
The study assesses the role of mobile money innovations on income inequality and gender inclusion in 42 Sub …. First, income inequality unconditionally reduces the involvement of women in business and politics. Second, mobile money … innovations interact with income inequality to have a positive impact on women in business and politics. Third, net effects from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014335597
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Skill Dynamics, Inequality and Social Policies
Bauduin, Nicolas; Hellier, Joël - Society for the Study of Economic Inequality - ECINEQ - 2006
redistribution policy makes it possible to increase output per capita and to reduce inequality because both increase the educated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005135147