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Women in power and power of women : the Liberian experience
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice A. - 2015
Do women really improve conditions for gender equality after becoming heads of states? This study investigates if …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011408493
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Gender inclusion and sustainable development in Africa
Tchamyou, Vanessa; Edoh, Ofeh M. - 2022
This study investigates how ameliorating gender inclusion affects sustainable development in Africa over the period … better pace for the attainment of sustainable development in Africa. The gender inclusion variable used is the females … alongside the Ordinary Least Squaresmethod. It is expected that gender inclusion substantially affects sustainable development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013419125
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Welfare spending and quality of growth in developing countries : evidence from hopefuls, contenders and best performers
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2015
The transition from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has shifted the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011408491
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Quality of growth empirics : comparative gaps, benchmarking and policy syndromes
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2017
This study uses a new dataset to provide comparative gaps, benchmarking with best performers and policy syndromes of growth quality in 93 developing countries with data for the period 1990-2011. Sigma and Beta estimation strategies are used to provide between and within cross-country...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011721104
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Building knowledge economies in Africa : a survey of policies and strategies
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2017
Compared to other regions of the world, Africa is lagging in its drive toward knowledge-based economies. This study surveys the literature in order to highlight the policies and strategies with which African countries can accelerate their current drive towards knowledge economies. These are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011668537
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Building knowledge-based economies in Africa : a systematic review of policies and strategies
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
Compared to other regions of the world, Africa is lagging in its drive toward knowledgebased economies. This study systematically reviews the literature in order to highlight the policies and strategies with which African countries can accelerate their current drive towards building...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012111599
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Poverty and development in Tanzania
Pelizzo, Riccardo; Katera, Lucas; Mwombela, Stephen; … - 2018
The paper investigates the relationship between development, as measured by the GNI per capita and lived poverty in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011817286
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Welfare spending and quality of growth in developing countries : a note on evidence from hopefuls, contenders and best performers
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016
The transition from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has shifted the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011523138
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Building knowledge economies in Africa : an introduction
Asongu, Simplice; Kuada, John E. - 2020
Knowledge has emerged as a fundamental driver of economic growth and development by inter alia improving the … African countries affect the knowledge development process (and thereby competitiveness) on the continent. A knowledge economy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012150485
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Growth, employment, poverty and inequality in Tanzania
Kinyondo, Abel; Pelizzo, Riccardo - 2018
This paper shows that in Tanzania, economic growth contributes to job creation and employment opportunities, however, it does very little to curb income inequality. Using official data from various local sources compiled by the National Bureau of Statistics, the paper provides an explanation as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011794985