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development of the agricultural sector in sub-Saharan Africa. To enhance the positive effects of ICTs on agriculture, governments …) and agriculture. Despite increasing attention on the subject, existing studies are sparse on the channels through which … regression model to assess both the impact and transmission of ICTs on agriculture in 18 sub-Saharan African countries. The …
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This study assesses how information diffusion dampens the adverse effect of market power on the price and quantity of loans provided by a panel of 162 banks from 39 African countries for the period 2001-2011. The empirical evidence is based on three endogenity-robust estimation techniques,...
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This study investigates loan price and quantity effects of information sharing offices with ICT, in a panel of 162 banks consisting of 42 African countries for the period 2001-2011.The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments and Instrumental Quantile Regressions. Our...
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This study investigates how enhancing information and communication technology (ICT) affects female economic participation in sub-Saharan African nations. Three female economic participation indicators are used, namely female labor force participation, female unemployment and female employment...
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In the quest for the attainment of democracy with its fully unleashed potentials, the role of information and communication technology (ICT) is integral within this current knowledge economy disposition. The study explores the effect of mobile technology penetration on governance quality from...
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In this study, we assess how the mobile phone can be leveraged upon to improve the role of governance in environmental sustainability in 44 Sub-Saharan African countries. The Generalised Method of Moments is used to establish policy thresholds. A threshold is a critical mass or level of mobile...
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severity and intensity of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Using data from the World Bank's World Development Indicators …
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agreement, and the expected rebound of foreign direct investment inflow to Africa from 2022, this study examines the joint … effects of industrialisation and ICT diffusion on resource mobilisation in Africa. To this end, we use data on 42 African … services tax (GST), and (ii) profits, corporate and income tax (PCIT) mobilisation efforts in Africa, the effects of the former …
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agreement, and the expected rebound of foreign direct investment to Africa from 2022, this study examines the joint effects of … industrialisation and digital infrastructure on resource mobilisation in Africa. To this end, we mine data for 42 African countries for …) mobilisation efforts in Africa, the effects of the former is rather remarkable in the presence of the latter. Particularly, we find …
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issue using data from 49 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2004-2018 divided into: (i) 42 countries for the …
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