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Determinants of health professionals' migration in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
of health-worker crisis in Africa owing to emigration, lack of relevant data has made the subject matter empirically void …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410241
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Growth enhancement support scheme (GESS) and farmers' fertilizer use in rural Nigeria
Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.; Asongu, Simplice - 2019
a critical factor for raising fertilizer use in Nigeria. This implies that food security in sub-Saharan Africa can be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012060743
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The costs and benefits of migration into the European Union : debunking contemporary myths with facts
Leke, Ivo J.; Asongu, Simplice - 2016
of the consequences of the recent surge of migrants into Europe. We argue that: (i) the concern about loss of Christian … citizens do go to Church in contemporary Europe; (ii) the threat to European liberal institutions is falsifiable and … fundamentalism and (iv) the concern about social security burden is relevant only in the short-term because of Europe's ageing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011586961
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Does corporate social responsibility initiative restrain young people from irregular migration in sub-Saharan Africa? : evidence from Nigeria's oil producing communities
Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N. - 2020
factors that compel youth irregular migration in sub-Saharan Africa would be deterred. Social implications - The fight against … initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa and rationale for demands for social projects by host communities. It concludes that business …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012262156
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Bundling governance : finance versus institutions in private investment promotion
Asongu, Simplice A.; Batuo, Enowbi; Tchamyou, Vanessa S. - 2015
Purpose - The study extends the debate on finance versus institutions in the promotion of investment documented by Acemoglu and Johnson (2005), Ali (2013) and Asongu (2014). We assess the effects of various components of governance on private investment, notably: political, economic and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011417473
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Inequality, finance and pro-poor investment in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A.; Tchamyou, Vanessa S. - 2015
This study complements existing literature by investigating how investment-driven finance affects inequality in Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011417474
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The comparative African regional economics of globalization in financial allocation efficiency
Asongu, Simplice A.; Tchamyou, Vanessa S. - 2015
four economic and monetary regions in Africa for the period 1980 to 2008. Banking system and financial system efficiencies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011417476
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Information sharing and conditional financial development in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A.; Anyanwu, John C.; Tchamyou, Vanessa S. - 2016
This study examines conditional financial development from information sharing in 53 African countries for the period 2004-2011, using contemporary and non-contemporary quantile regressions (QR) which enable the assessment of the effect of information sharing throughout the conditional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011417477
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PhD by publication as an argument for innovation and technology transfer : with emphasis on Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016
The contribution of African researchers to knowledge by means of scientific publications is low compared to other regions of the world. This paper presents an argument in favour of PhD by Publication as a tool for innovation and technology transfer. Building on the literature on the key role of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011530060
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Information asymmetry and market power in the African banking industry
Boateng, Agyenim; Asongu, Simplice; Akamavi, Raphael; … - 2016
This study investigates the role of information sharing offices and its association with market power in the African banking industry. The empirical evidence is based on a panel of 162 banks from 42 countries for the period 2001-2011. Five simultaneity-robust estimation techniques are employed,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011530068