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Does public debt matter for human capital development? : evidence from Nigeria
Nwokoye, Ebele Stella; Dimnwobi, Stephen Kelechi; … - 2024
An inquiry into the impact of external and domestic borrowings is considered timely for Nigeria, given the growing public debt profile amid deteriorating human capital development. Using data from 1990 to 2021, the study estimates the effects of domestic and external debts on Nigeria's human...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014514213
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Determinants of health professionals' migration in Africa : a WHO based assessment
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013
Abstract Purpose - How do economic prosperity, health expenditure, savings, price-stability, demographic change, democracy, corruption-control, press-freedom, government effectiveness, human development, foreign-aid, physical security, trade openness and financial liberalization play-out in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409899
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The impact of health worker migration on development dynamics : evidence of wealth-effects from Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
This paper examines three relevant hypotheses on the incidence of health worker migration on human development and economic prosperity (at macro and micro levels) in Africa. Owing to lack of relevant data on Health Human Resource (HHR) migration for the continent, the subject matter has remained...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410040
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Globalization and health worker crisis : what do wealth-effects tell us?
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
Owing to lack of relevant data on health human resource (HHR) migration, the empirical dimension of the health-worker crisis debate has remained void despite abundant theoretical literature. A health worker crisis is overwhelming the world. Shortages in health professionals are reaching...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410067
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Determinants of health professionals' migration in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
How do economic prosperity, health expenditure, savings, price-stability, demographic change, democracy, corruption-control, press-freedom, government effectiveness, human development, foreign-aid, physical security, trade openness and financial liberalization play-out in the fight against...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410241
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Intelligence, human capital and HIV/AIDS : fresh exploration
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice A. - 2015
This study complements existing literature on the relationship between HIV/AIDS and human capital by introducing previously unexplored indicators as well as more robust empirical strategies. The overarching purpose is to assess whether previous findings on the relationship withstand empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011408404
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Human capital, knowledge creation, knowledge diffusion, institutions and economic incentives : South Korea versus Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa S. - 2018
This article compares African countries to South Korea in terms of knowledge economy (KE). Emphasis is laid on human … capital, knowledge creation, knowledge diffusion, institutions and economic incentives. The analytical approach consists of … providing knowledge economy catch-up strategies that can be understood within the context of country-specific gaps between the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011817243
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Knowledge-driven economic growth : the case of Sub-Saharan Africa
Oluwatobi, Stephen; Olurinola, Isaiah Oluranti; Alege, … - 2018
capital in SSA mitigate the effect of innovation on economic growth in the region, thus, making it a lean knowledge economy. …, leapfrog the stages of development and catch up with advanced economies by putting knowledge capital as the driver of … development. If the knowledge economy is therefore a n accelerant of development for both advanced and developing economies, it is …
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