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The emergence of inclusive growth : issues, challenges and policy options for Nigeria
Eregha, Perekunah B.; Mesagan, Ekundayo P. - 2019
This study analysed the issues involved in inclusive growth as well as the challenges faced by Nigeria. Issues like economic growth, green growth, inclusive green growth and inclusive growth were discussed in the study. Key determinants of inclusive growth such as human capital investment, job...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012107783
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Democracy and governance
Pelizzo, Riccardo - 2018
The purpose of the paper is to show that the nature of the relationship between governance and democracy varies … distinctive features of the other we find that governance and democracy are not just mutually reinforcing but even overlapping …, that only when we distinguish on theoretical ground governance from democracy we create the basis for analyzing their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011817112
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Natural resources, renewable energy, and governance : a path towards sustainable development
Nchofoung, Tii Njivukuh; Ojong, Nathanael - 2022
renewable energy development and the mediating effects of governance on that relationship. For this purpose, the Ordinary Least … robust across alternative specifications of natural resources and governance, except for forest resources, which have a …. Second, governance interacts with natural resource rents to generate positive effects across different governance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013461726
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Determinants of health professionals' migration in Africa : a WHO based assessment
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013
Abstract Purpose - How do economic prosperity, health expenditure, savings, price-stability, demographic change, democracy, corruption-control, press-freedom, government effectiveness, human development, foreign-aid, physical security, trade openness and financial liberalization play-out in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409899
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The impact of health worker migration on development dynamics : evidence of wealth-effects from Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
This paper examines three relevant hypotheses on the incidence of health worker migration on human development and economic prosperity (at macro and micro levels) in Africa. Owing to lack of relevant data on Health Human Resource (HHR) migration for the continent, the subject matter has remained...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410040
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Globalization and health worker crisis : what do wealth-effects tell us?
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
Owing to lack of relevant data on health human resource (HHR) migration, the empirical dimension of the health-worker crisis debate has remained void despite abundant theoretical literature. A health worker crisis is overwhelming the world. Shortages in health professionals are reaching...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410067
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Determinants of health professionals' migration in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
How do economic prosperity, health expenditure, savings, price-stability, demographic change, democracy, corruption-control, press-freedom, government effectiveness, human development, foreign-aid, physical security, trade openness and financial liberalization play-out in the fight against...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410241
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How would population growth affect investment in the future? : asymmetric panel causality evidence for Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2011
Our generation is experiencing the greatest demographic transition and Africa is at the center of it. There is mounting concern over corresponding rising unemployment and depleting per capita income. We examine the issues in this paper from a long-run perspective by assessing the relationships...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410548
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The effect of intelligence on financial development : a cross-country comparison
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice A. - 2015
We assess the correlations between intelligence and financial development in 123 countries using data averages from 2000-2010. Human capital is measured in terms of IQ, cognitive ability & cognitive skills, while financial development is appreciated both from financial intermediary and stock...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409062
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Intelligence and slave exports from Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2019
This article examines the role of cognitive ability or intelligence on slave expor ts from Africa. We test a hypothesis that countries which were endowed with higher levels of cognitive ability were more likely to experience lower levels of slave exports from Africa probably due to comparatively...
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