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Interconnections between governance and socioeconomic conditions : understanding Sub-Saharan African challenges

Fagbemi, Fisayo; Nzeribe, Geraldine E.; Osinubi, … - 2021

Given that challenges facing sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries on the issue of socioeconomic development have been identified as critical to strengthening the inherent link between governance and socioeconomic conditions, this study examines the interconnections between governance and SSA...

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Building knowledge economies in Africa : an introduction

Asongu, Simplice; Kuada, John E. - 2020

syndromes. Recent evidence suggests that Africa is on the threshold of significant and sustainable economic growth if its human …-'Building Knowledge Economies in Africa' - consists of papers that focus on, but are not limited to, the four dimensions of the World Bank … of building knowledge economies in Africa and summarises the main contributions to the themed issue. The paper ends by …

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Culture and economic development in Africa - opportunities and challenges

Kuada, John E. - 2020

This paper forwards the view that some aspects of African culture enhance economic development on the continent while other aspects tend to constrain development. By drawing on the extant literature on culture and development, the paper discusses the manner in which economic activities are...

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Middle class in Africa : determinants and consequences

Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice A.; Kayembe, … - 2014

This study complements the inclusive growth literature by examining the determinants and consequences of the middle class in a continent where economic growth has been relatively high. The empirical evidence is based on a sample of 33 African countries for a 2010 cross-sectional study. OLS,...

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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...

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Diaspora remittance inflow, financial development and the industrialisation of Africa

Efobi, Uchenna Rapuluchukwu; Asongu, Simplice; Okafor, … - 2016

The paper assesses how remittances directly and indirectly affect industrialisation in a panel of 49 African countries for the period 1980-2014. The indirect impact is assessed through financial development channels. The empirical evidence is based on three interactive and non-interactive...

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The comparative inclusive human development of globalisation in Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016

This study examines the impact of globalisation on inclusive human development in 51 African countries for the period 1996-2011 with particular emphasis on income levels (low income versus middle income), legal origins (English common law versus French civil law), resource wealth (oil-rich...

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The white man's burden : on the effect of African resistance to European domination

Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice A.; Cinyabuguma, … - 2016

Are there contemporary development effects of African resistance to European domination? This question is the primary issue addressed by this inquiry. We establish that African resistance has had adverse effects on post-colonial African development and discuss possible channels of such...

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Is the threat of foreign aid withdrawal an effective deterrent to political oppression? : evidence from 53 African countries

Asongu, Simplice A.; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016

This study complements existing literature on the aid-institutions nexus by focusing on political rights, aid volatilities and the post-Berlin Wall period. The findings show that while foreign aid does not have a significant effect on political rights, foreign aid volatilities do mitigate...

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Mobile phone penetration, mobile banking and inclusive development in Africa

Asongu, Simplice A.; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016

The study assesses the role of mobile phones and mobile banking in decreasing inequality in 52 African countries. The empirical procedure involves first, examining the income-redistributive effect of mobile phone penetration and then investigating the contribution of mobile banking services in...

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