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Foreign bank assets and presence on banking stability in Africa : does strong and weak corporate governance systems under different regulatory regimes matter?
Kusi, Baah Aye; Agbloyor, Elikplimi Komla; Asongu, Simplice - 2021
and weak country-level corporate governance in Africa between 2006 and 2015. Employing a Prais-Winsten panel data model on … Africa. The initial findings show that foreign bank presence and assets promote banking stability. However, the positive … between foreign bank presence and assets is deeply shaped by corporate governance systems and regulatory regimes in Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012496937
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The role of openness in the effect of ICT on governance
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2017
government quality in sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2000-2012. Openness is measured in terms of trade and financial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011759234
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Drivers of FDI in fast growing developing countries : evidence from bundling and unbundling governance
Asongu, Simplice A.; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2015
We assess drivers of FDI in a panel of BRICS and MINT countries for the period 2001-2011. We bundle and unbundle governance determinants using a battery of contemporary and non-contemporary estimation techniques. The following findings are established. First, for both contemporary and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409066
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FDI in selected developing countries : evidence from bundling and unbundling governance
Asongu, Simplice - 2019
The objective of this study is to assess governance drivers of FDI in a panel of BRICS and MINT countries for the period 2001-2011. We bundle and unbundle governance determinants using a battery of contemporary and non-contemporary estimation techniques. Our findings reveal the following:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012063760
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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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Inequality, finance and pro-poor investment in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A.; Tchamyou, Vanessa S. - 2015
This study complements existing literature by investigating how investment-driven finance affects inequality in Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011417474
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The comparative African regional economics of globalization in financial allocation efficiency
Asongu, Simplice A.; Tchamyou, Vanessa S. - 2015
four economic and monetary regions in Africa for the period 1980 to 2008. Banking system and financial system efficiencies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011417476
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Information sharing and conditional financial development in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A.; Anyanwu, John C.; Tchamyou, Vanessa S. - 2016
This study examines conditional financial development from information sharing in 53 African countries for the period 2004-2011, using contemporary and non-contemporary quantile regressions (QR) which enable the assessment of the effect of information sharing throughout the conditional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011417477
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PhD by publication as an argument for innovation and technology transfer : with emphasis on Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016
The contribution of African researchers to knowledge by means of scientific publications is low compared to other regions of the world. This paper presents an argument in favour of PhD by Publication as a tool for innovation and technology transfer. Building on the literature on the key role of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011530060
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Information asymmetry and market power in the African banking industry
Boateng, Agyenim; Asongu, Simplice; Akamavi, Raphael; … - 2016
This study investigates the role of information sharing offices and its association with market power in the African banking industry. The empirical evidence is based on a panel of 162 banks from 42 countries for the period 2001-2011. Five simultaneity-robust estimation techniques are employed,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011530068