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Global health care infrastructure and Africa in times of Covid-19 : insights for sustainable development and future pandemics
Diop, Samba; Asongu, Simplice - 2020
illustrate that the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed how Africa cannot reach most Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012301756
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An account of disproportionate child healthcare utilization in Nigeria
Ihedimma, Godfrey Ikechukwu; Opara, Godwin I. - 2020
, frequency of older mothers, vaccination and exclusive breastfeeding. Frequency of older children and larger household sizes were … across regions and the retraining of mothers since secondary education alone is requisite for child healthcare utilization. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012251923
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Enhancing ICT for quality education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
This research assesses the relevance of information and communication technology (ICT) in primary education quality in a panel of 49 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2000-2012. The empirical evidence is based on Two Stage Least Squares (2SLS) and Instrumental Quantile regressions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998032
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Remittances, ICT and doing business in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Biekpe, Nicholas; Tchamyou, Vanessa S. - 2018
Purpose - This study examines how linkages between information and communication technology (ICT) and remittances affect the doing of business. Design/methodology/approach - The focus is on a panel of 49 sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2000-2012. The empirical evidence is based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011817269
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Households' ICT access and educational vulnerability of children in Ghana
Karakara, Alhassan Abdul-Wakeel; Osabuohien, Evans - 2019
educationally disadvantaged or risk school dropout. Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) data for 2014 with binary and … reveal disparity in wealth distribution in Ghana. Wealth of family is a determinant of child success in education and urban …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012137812
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ICT adoption, competition and innovation of informal firms in West Africa : comparative study of Ghana and Nigeria
Karakara, Alhassan Abdul-Wakeel; Osabuohien, Evans - 2020
the cases of Ghana and Nigeria. Design/methods/approach - The study used the World Bank Enterprise Survey data 2014 for … Ghana and Nigeria with binary logistic regression analysis to achieve this. Four different innovations are modelled. They …, these effects varied markedly between Ghana and Nigeria. Firms' spending on R&D, firm giving its employees the chance to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012214477
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Threshold effects of ICT access and usage in Burkinabe and Ghanaian households
Karakara, Alhassan Abdul-Wakeel; Osabuohien, Evans - 2021
Burkina Faso and Ghana. It employs Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data for both Burkina Faso and Ghana 2014 in achieving …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012614095
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Foreign direct investment, information technology and economic growth dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
The research assesses how information and communication technology (ICT) modulates the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth dynamics in 25 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 1980-2014. The employed economic growth dynamics areGross Domestic Product (GDP)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012025644
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Enhancing ICT for productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa : thresholds for complementary policies
Asongu, Simplice; Acha-Anyi, Paul N. - 2020
The purpose of this research is to investigate the relevance of enhancing information and communication technology (ICT) on dynamics of total factor productivity (TFP) in 25 Sub-Saharan African countries using data covering the period 1980-2014. The empirical evidence is based on the Generalised...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012171358
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Foreign Direct Investment, Information Technology and Total Factor Productivity Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2022
Compared to other regions of the world, the potential for information technology penetration in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is very high. Unfortunately, productivity levels in the region are also very low. This study investigates the importance of information technology in influencing the effect of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012887916