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The impact of e-wallet on informal farm entrepreneurship development in rural Nigeria
Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.; Asongu, Simplice - 2018
investigation is to assess the impact of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) e - wallet programme on informal farm … entrepreneurship development in rural Nigeria. Informal sector farmers are those that are not legal ly registered at the national level … geo - political zones of Nigeria. Results from the use of a bivariate probit model indicate that the mobile phone - based …
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Mediating roles of institutions in the remittance-growth relationship : evidence from Nigeria
Adekunle, Ibrahim A.; Williams, Tolulope O.; Omokanmi, … - 2020
In this study, we examine the mediating roles of institutions in the remittances growth relationship for some reasons. We found that no country-specific study has towed this line leaving a vacuum in the literature of development and international finance. Most studies along this dimension have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012271416
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Environmental pollution, economic growth and institutional quality : exploring the nexus in Nigeria
Egbetokun, Samuel; Osabuohien, Evans; Akinbobola, … - 2019
case of Nigeria. The EKC model includes population density, education expenditure, foreign direct investment, and gross … technique, which has not been applied in the literature on Nigeria. The results, inter alia, indicate that there is EKC for CO2 … and SPM. This implies that the green growth objective can be pursued in Nigeria with concerted efforts. Other …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012101396
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A theory of compliance with minimum wage law
Asongu, Simplice A.; Jellal, Mohammed - 2014
Purpose - In this paper, we introduce firm heterogeneity in the context of a model of non-compliance with minimum wage legislation. Design/methodology/approach - Theoretical modeling under government compliance policy and wages & employment under non compliance. Findings - The introduction of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409262
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Corruption, economic growth and the informal sector : empirical evidence from developing countries
Ngouhouo, Ibrahim; Njoya, Loudi; Asongu, Simplice - 2022
The main objective of this paper is to contribute to in-depth literature on the relationship between growth and the informal sector in the presence of corruption. The impact of the interaction between growth and corruption on economic performance (increase or decrease of the informal sector)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012817792
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An integrative framework for formal and informal entrepreneurship research in Africa
Adu-Gyamfi, Richard; Kuada, John E.; Asongu, Simplice - 2022
It is a well-established practice of many Sub-Sahara African (SSA) governments to aid entrepreneurs within both the formal and informal sectors in order to enhance their performance and growth. Unfortunately, there is no agreed method by which governments can differentiate between entrepreneurs...
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The role of economic prosperity on informality in Africa : evidence of corruption thresholds from PSTR
Njoya, Loudi; Ngouhouo, Ibrahim; Asongu, Simplice; … - 2022
This paper is interested in explaining the causes of the simultaneous evolution between economic growth and informality. Using a large annual panel of African countries with a time series of 25 years, ours results show that when the corruption rate is above (below) a threshold of 1.3577,...
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Effect of informal employment on overeducation in developing countries with a focus on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Mosengo, Cédrick Kalemasi; Zamo Akono, Christian Marie - 2024
The aim of this study is to assess the effect of informal employment on the occurrence of overeducation in developing countries, focusing on the specific case of the DRC. Using employment data, we determine the incidence of overeducation and we isolate the role of informal employment as a...
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On the empirics of institutions and quality of growth : evidence for developing countries
Asongu, Simplice A.; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2015
We explore a newly available dataset on quality of growth to investigate the effect of institutions on growth quality in 93 developing countries for the period 1990 to 2011. Quality of institutions is measured in term of political risk. The empirical evidence is based on: (i) Ordinary Least...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011407924
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An empirical note on tribalism and government effectiveness
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice A. - 2015
This study assesses the relationship between tribalism (the tribalism index) and government effectiveness (per the World Bank) in 65 countries using cross-sectional data averages from 2000-2010. This study finds that countries with high-tribal populations generally enjoy bad governance in terms...
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