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ICT for sustainable development : global comparative evidence of globalisation thresholds

Nchofoung, Tii Njivukuh; Asongu, Simplice - 2021

The objectives of this paper are to investigate the effect of ICT on sustainable development and the mechanisms through which the effect is modulated. The methodology involves the: (i) Fixed Effects estimator to control for individual heterogeneity, (ii) Driscoll and Kraay estimator to control...

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How does foreign aid affect the relationship between IFRS adoption and foreign direct investment?

Uchenna, Efobi; Nnadi, Matthias - 2015

This paper constructs a theoretical model to explain the relationship between IFRS adoption, FDI and foreign aid. Using the SGMM estimation technique to check the issue of endogeneity and reverse causality, this relationship was examined on 92 countries for the period 2003-2012. Overall, IFRS...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011408499

Governance in the exploration of global and regional determinants of ICT development

Saba, Charles Shaaba; Asongu, Simplice; Ngepah, Nicholas; … - 2023

The present study assesses how governance affects information and communication technology at the global level contingent on macroeconomic policy factors such as trade, foreign investment, manufacturing value added and agriculture value added. The focus of the study is on 183 countries for the...

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An empirical analysis of human trafficking in an era of globalization

Malah, Yselle F.; Asongu, Simplice - 2021

The paper explores the dark side of economic openness by examining empirically the nexus between the globalization … and exploitation of human beings. After discussing some transmission channels through which globalization could increase … specificities and controlling for social, cultural and historical factors, suggest that globalization, particularly financial and …

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Aid, terrorism, and foreign direct investment : empirical insight conditioned on corruption control

Efobi, Uchenna Rapuluchukwu; Asongu, Simplice; … - 2018

This paper examines the effect of foreign aid in the terrorism-FDI nexus while considering the extent of domestic corruption-control (CC). The empirical evidence is based on a sample of 78 developing countries. The following findings are established: the negative effect of terrorism on FDI is...

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Aid in modulating the impact of terrorism on FDI : no positive thresholds, no policy

Asongu, Simplice; Efobi, Uchenna Rapuluchukwu; … - 2017

We investigate how foreign aid dampens the effects of terrorism on FDI using interactive quantile regressions. The empirical evidence is based on 78 developing countries for the period 1984-2008. Bilateral and multilateral aid variables are used, while terrorism dynamics entail: domestic,...

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Foreign direct investment, aid and terrorism : empirical insight conditioned on corruption control

Efobi, Uchenna Rapuluchukwu; Asongu, Simplice; … - 2015

This study checks the effect of foreign aid on terrorism and FDI, conditioned on domestic levels of corruption-control (CC). The empirical evidence is based on a sample of 78 countries for the period 1984-2008. The following findings are established: the negative effect of terrorism on FDI is...

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Foreign investment, international trade and environmental sustainability : exploring ecological footprints in 37 African countries

Iheonu, Chimere Okechukwu; Emeka, Ekene; Asongu, Simplice; … - 2022

This study complements existing literature by examining the short-run heterogeneous and longrun homogeneous impacts of foreign direct investment (FDI) and international trade on ecological footprints in 37 African countries for the period 1990 to 2019. Utilizing the pooled mean group estimator,...

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Towards sustainability : the relationship between foreign direct investment, economic freedom and inclusive green growth

Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Figari, Francesco; Ojong, Nathanael - 2023

This study contributes to the environmental and socioeconomic sustainability literature by examining three important issues. First, the study examines the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) and economic freedom on inclusive green growth (IGG) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Second, we...

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Foreign investment, international trade and environmental sustainability : exploring ecological footprints in 37 African countries

Iheonu, Chimere Okechukwu; Emeka, Ekene; Asongu, Simplice; … - 2023

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