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Financial development, human capital development and climate change in East and Southern Africa

Shobande, Olatunji Abdul; Asongu, Simplice - 2021

Africa is currently experiencing both financial and human development challenges. While several continents have advocated for financial development in order to acquire environmentally friendly machinery that produces less emissions and ensures long-term sustainability, Africa is still lagging...

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Fighting African conflicts and crimes : which governance tools matter?

Asongu, Simplice A.; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2013

& accountability have no significant negative correlations with crime. (2) The increasing relevance of government quality in the fight …) Corruption-control is the most effective mechanism in fighting crime (conflicts). The findings are significantly strong when …

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Crime and conflicts in Africa : consequences of corruption?

Asongu, Simplice A.; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2013

corruption influences crime still remains unanswered. This paper assesses the effect of corruption (corruption-control) in 38 … African countries using updated data. We find that, crime is highly positively (negatively) correlated with corruption … corruption, implying, corruption-control offsets crime emanating beyond the corruption mechanism (inter alia, other poor …

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Knowledge economy gaps, policy syndromes and catch-up strategies : fresh South Korean lessons to Africa

Asongu, Simplice A. - 2014

Africa's overall knowledge index fell between 2000 and 2009. South Korea's economic miracle is largely due to a knowledge-based development strategy that holds valuable lessons for African countries in their current pursuit towards knowledge economies. Using updated data (1996-2010), this paper...

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Information asymmetry and insurance in Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2020

In this study, we assess the relevance of decreasing information asymmetry on life and nonlife insurance consumption, by using data from 48 African countries during the period 2004-2014. Reduced information asymmetry is proxied by information sharing offices, namely: public credit registries and...

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Linkages and spillover effects of South African foreign direct investment in Botswana and Kenya

Nandonde, Felix Adamu; Adu-Gyamfi, Richard; Mmusi, Tinaye S. - 2019

In recent decades, the impact of South African foreign direct investment in Africa has been captured by research and policy. This paper investigates linkages and spillover effects of South African foreign direct investment in Botswana and Kenya. The study uses primary data to investigate...

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New empirics of monetary policy dynamics : evidence from the CFA franc zones

Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013

Purpose - A major lesson of the EMU crisis is that serious disequilibria in a monetary union result from arrangements not designed to be robust to a variety of shocks. With the specter of this crisis looming substantially and scarring existing monetary zones, the present study has complemented...

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Does money matter in Africa? : new empirics on long- and short-run effects of monetary policy on output and prices

Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013

Purpose - While in developed economies, changes in monetary policy affect real economic activity in the short-run but only prices in the long-run, the question of whether these tendencies apply to developing countries remains open to debate. In this paper, we examine the effects of monetary...

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Towards the quest to reduce income inequality in Africa : is there a synergy between tourism development and governance?

Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Dossou, Toyo A. M.; Akadiri, Seyi - 2021

This study investigates: (i) the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on total factor productivity (TFP) and economic growth dynamics, and (ii) the relevance of value added from three economic sectors in modulating the established effect of FDI on TFP and economic growth dynamics. The...

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Addressing the severity and intensity of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa : how relevant is the ICT and financial development pathway?

Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Armah, Mark Kojo; Taale, Francis; … - 2021

The study examines the effectiveness of financial development, financial access, and ICT diffusion in reducing the severity and intensity of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Using data from the World Bank's World Development Indicators, and the Global Consumption and Income Project...

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