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Fiscal regimes in resource dependent African states : a political economy game
Laniran, Temitope J. - 2017
Policy reform debates in African economies often focus on poverty alleviation programs, liberalisation of trade and market and social service provisions. These reforms are heavily dependent on funding from either foreign sources or natural resource wealth, accompanied with concessions from the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011724406
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Natural resource endowments and growth dynamics in Africa : evidence from panel cointegrating regression
Adekunle, Ibrahim Ayoade; Maku, Olukayode Emmanuel; … - 2023
the variances in Africa's growth process as induced by robust measures of factor endowments. This study used a … and environmental economics literature in Africa. These comprehensive data on oil rent, coal rent, and forest rent could …, coal rent and economic development in Africa. Forest rent, on the other hand, is inversely related to economic growth in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014265930
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Natural resources and wealth inequality : a cross-country analysis
Tadadjeu, Sosson; Ndieupa, Henri Njangang; Asongu, Simplice - 2021
This study investigates the impact of natural resources on wealth inequality as a first attempt on a panel of 45 developed and developing countries over the period 2000-2014. Using the Generalized Method of Moments, the results provide stong evidence that natural resources increase wealth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012489866
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A revisit of the natural resource curse in the tourism industry
Ngassam, Sylvain Bertelet; Asongu, Simplice; … - 2023
Despite a growing literature on the natural resource curse, existing studies are sparse on how real effective exchange rate, political stability and corruption shape the relationship between natural resources and tourism revenues. This study analyses both the direct and indirect effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014427379
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Extending the frontiers of financial development for sustainability of the MENA states : the roles of resource abundance and institutional quality
Onifade, Stephen T.; Gyamfi, Bright Akwasi; Haouas, Ilham; … - 2023
Resource abundance characterizes economies within the MENA region from North Africa to the Middle East. As such, to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014339312
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Natural resources, renewable energy, and governance : a path towards sustainable development
Nchofoung, Tii Njivukuh; Ojong, Nathanael - 2022
renewable energy. First, we find that natural resources enhance renewable energy development in Africa and that the results are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013461726
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Bundling governance : finance versus institutions in private investment promotion
Asongu, Simplice A.; Batuo, Enowbi; Tchamyou, Vanessa S. - 2015
Purpose - The study extends the debate on finance versus institutions in the promotion of investment documented by Acemoglu and Johnson (2005), Ali (2013) and Asongu (2014). We assess the effects of various components of governance on private investment, notably: political, economic and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011417473
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Sino-African relations : some solutions and strategies to the policy syndromes
Asongu, Simplice A.; Ssozi, John - 2015
her operations and local businesses; exporting low quality products to Africa; and the emergence of China hindering Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011408500
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The economic consequences of China-Africa relations : debunking myths in the debate
Asongu, Simplice A.; Aminkeng, Gilbert A. A. - 2013
This study dissects with great acuteness some of the big questions on China-Africa relations in order to debunk … direction of China-Africa relations. In the mean, the relationship from an economic standpoint is promising and encouraging but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409965
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Law and investment in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2011
Contrary to mainstream consensus on the dominance of English common law countries in investment prospects, this paper sets a new tone in the legal origins debate by providing empirical validity on the dominance of French civil-law countries in private investment. The assessment is based on 38...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410380