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ICT diffusion, foreign direct investment and inclusive growth in sub-Saharan Africa
Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Asongu, Simplice - 2021
This study examines the joint effects of ICT diffusion (composed of access, usage and skills), and foreign direct …) FDI and ICT diffusion and corresponding components (ICT access, usage, skills) induce inclusive growth in SSA; (2 …, and (3) compared to ICT access and usage, ICT skills are more effective in driving inclusive growth in SSA. Overall FDI …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012544837
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Inequality, information technology and inclusive education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Orim, Stella-Maris I.; Nting, Rexon T. - 2019
This study examines linkages between inequality, information and communication technology (ICT) and inclusive education in order to establish inequality thresholds that should not be exceeded in order for ICT to promote inclusive education in 42 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012019796
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Renewable energy, trade performance and the conditional role of finance and institutional capacity of sub-Sahara African countries
Akinyemi, Opeyemi; Efobi, Uchenna Rapuluchukwu; Asongu, … - 2019
private sector, there are potentials for a positive net impact of renewable energy usage on manufacturing export. For …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012019788
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Adoption of improved crop varieties by involving farmers in the e-wallet program in Nigeria
Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N. - 2018
The amount of improved seed used in Nigeria is extremely low. Overall, only 5 to 10 percent of cultivated land is planted with improved seeds, and about 10 percent of rural farmers use improved varieties. The objective of this investigation was to identify determinants of adoption of improved...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998116
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Dollarization and the "unbundling" of globalization in sub-Saharan Africa
Ajide, Kazeem Bello; Raheem, Ibrahim Dolapo; Asongu, … - 2018
This study contributes to the dollarization literature by expanding its determinants to account for different dimensions of globalization, using the widely employed KOF index of globalization. Specifically, globalization is "unbundled" into three different layers namely : economic, social and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998228
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Youth empowerment in non-timber forest products (NTFPs) of sub-Saharan Africa : the role of corporate social responsibility in Niger Delta, Nigeria
Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N. - 2019
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the multinational oil companies' (MOCs) corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate the impact of General Memorandum of Understanding (GMoUs) on rural young people involved in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012122497
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The impact of CSR interventions on female education development in the rural Niger Delta region of Nigeria
Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.; Asongu, Simplice - 2019
The objective of this investigation was to assess the impact of multinational oil companies' (MOCs) corporate social responsibility (CSR) interventions in female education programmes in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. A total of 800 rural women were sampled across the region. The results from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012107838
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Women's participation in the offshore and inshore fisheries entrepreneurship : the role of CSR in Nigeria's oil coastal communities
Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.; Asongu, Simplice - 2020
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the multinational oil companies' (MOCs) corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate the impact of the global memorandum of understanding (GMoU) on women involved in offshore and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012171577
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Does CSR contribute to the development of rural young people in cultural tourism of sub-Saharan Africa? : evidence from the Niger Delta in Nigeria
Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.; Asongu, Simplice - 2018
Handicrafts are key cultural products consumed in the Nigeria’s tourism industry. Owing to low entry barriers, as handicrafts require a low level of capital investment, there is potential to develop viable linkages between tourism and local handicrafts sectors that create economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011879035
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The asymmetric effect of internet access on economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa : insight from a dynamic panel threshold regression
Idris Abdullahi Abdulqadir; Asongu, Simplice - 2021
This article investigates the asymmetric effect of internet access (index of the internet) on economic growth in 42 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries over the period 2008-2018. The estimation procedure is obtained following a dynamic panel threshold regression technique via 1000 bootstrap...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012482874