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Economic sectors and globalization channels to gender economic inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2023
This study complements the extant literature by assessing economic sector and globalization channels for gender … gender employment in the industry and the negative effect is driven by the financial globalization sub-component of economic …-components positively affect gender employment in the service sector and the corresponding positive effect is driven by the trade …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014265910
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Enhancing ICT for female economic participation in sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2022
This study investigates how enhancing information and communication technology (ICT) affects female economic participation in sub-Saharan African nations. Three female economic participation indicators are used, namely female labor force participation, female unemployment and female employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012817936
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Inequality and the economic participation of women in Sub-Saharan Africa : an empirical investigation
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
indicators of gender inclusion are also employed, namely: female employment and female unemployment rates. The empirical analysis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012010175
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Globalisation and female economic participation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Efobi, Uchenna Rapuluchukwu; … - 2019
This study assesses the relationship between globalisation and the economic participation of women (EPW) in 47 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 1990-2013. EPW is measured with the female labour force participation and employment rates. The empirical evidence is based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011997603
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Strengthening women's participation in the traditional enterprises of sub-Saharan Africa : the role of corporate social responsibility initiatives in Niger Delta, Nigeria
Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.; Uduji, Joseph I.; Asongu, Simplice - 2020
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 development of rural women's traditional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012404474
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The synergy between governance and economic integration in promoting female economic inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa
Ofori, Pamela E.; Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa - 2021
The debate on the need for Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries to increase female participation in the economic sector has intensified the coming into force of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and good governance. This study investigates the joint effects of governance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012663326
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The synergy between governance and trade openness in promoting female economic inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ofori, Pamela Efua; Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa; … - 2023
The debate on the need for Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries to increase female participation in the economic sector has intensified the coming into force of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and good governance. This study investigates the joint effects of governance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013473183
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The role of mobile money innovations in transforming unemployed women to self-employed women in sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Le Roux, Sara - 2023
The study examines how mobile money innovations transform unemployed women to self-employed women. The empirical evidence is based on interactive quantile regressions focusing on data in 44 countries from sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2004 to 2018. The hypothesis that mobile money...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014265923
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Mobile money innovations, income inequality and gender inclusion in subSaharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Agyemang-Mintah, Peter; Nnanna, Joseph; … - 2023
The study assesses the role of mobile money innovations on income inequality and gender inclusion in 42 Sub … the role of mobile money innovations in income inequality for gender inclusion are consistently negative. Fourth, given … distribution of gender inclusion, thresholds at which mobile money innovations can completely dampen the negative effect of income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014335597
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The effect of natural disasters on food security in sub-Saharan Africa
Ndour, Cheikh T.; Diop, Waoundé; Asongu, Simplice - 2024
This study assesses the effects of natural disasters on food security in a sample of 40 subSaharan African countries. First, we assess the effects of natural disasters on the four dimensions of food security and secondly, we disaggregated natural disaster using the two dimensions that are most...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015076257