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Dynamic determinants of access to weapons : global evidence

Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph - 2019

This study investigates the determinants of and persistence in access to weapons using a global sample of 163 countries for the period 2010 to 2015. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments (GMM). Hysteresis in access to weapons is consistently more apparent in countries...

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The right to life : global evidence on the role of security officers and the police in modulating the effect of insecurity on homicide

Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.; Pyke, Chris - 2018

The study investigates the role of security officers and the police in dampening the effect of insecurity on homicides. Insecurity dynamics are measured in terms of access to weapons, violent crime, perception of criminality and political instability. The geographical and temporal scopes are...

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Assessment of the influence of institutions and globalization on environmental pollution for open and closed economies

Gyamfi, Bright Akwasi; Agozie, Divine Quase; Ali, … - 2024

well as the trend of globalization on CO2 emissions for open and closed economies from 1990 to 2020. Crucial indicators …

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Globalisation, technology and global health

Shobande, Olatunji Abdul; Ogbeifun, Lawrence; Asongu, … - 2022

This study explored whether globalisation and technology are harmful to health for a global panel dataset of 52 countries for the period of 1990-2019. The study focused on four continents: Africa, the Americas, Asia/Oceania, and Europe. We used four advanced econometric methodologies, which...

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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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Economic globalisation and inclusive green growth in Africa : contingencies and policy-relevant thresholds of governance

Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Figari, Francesco - 2022

This study employs macrodata for 23 African countries to examine whether good governance interacts with economic globalisation (EG) to foster inclusive green growth (IGG). First, the study finds that EG hampers IGG in Africa. Second, although unconditionally good governance promotes IGG, only...

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Digital divide, globalization and income inequality in sub-Saharan African countries : analysing cross-country heterogeneity

Ndoya, Hermann; Asongu, Simplice - 2022

income inequality varies across two distinct groups of countries, which differ according to their level of globalization. In … linkages between the digital divide, globalization and income inequality in sub-Saharan African countries contingent on cross …

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Development in Africa

Pelizzo, Riccardo; Kinyondo, Abel; Nwokora, Zim - 2018

. While it may not be possible for Africa to alter, for now, its position in the world system, it may nonetheless create the …

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Globalization in lifelong gender inclusive education for structural transformation in Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Bouanza, Jean R. F. K.; … - 2024

The present study examines the relevance of globalization in lifelong gender inclusive education for structural …, secondary and tertiary inclusive education stages. Total globalization and corresponding components (social, economic and … (i.e., interpersonal, informational and cultural) globalization are also employed for robustness purposes. The hypotheses …

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Does economic growth, international trade and urbanization uphold environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa? : insights from quantile and causality procedures

Iheonu, Chimere Okechukwu; Anyanwu, Ogochukwu C.; Odo, … - 2021

International trade and urbanization are increasing at an unprecedented rate in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The region has also witnessed a fair share of economic growth, with minimal investment and consumption of renewables. Therefore, this study investigates the influence of economic growth,...

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