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On the effectiveness of foreign aid in institutional quality
Asongu, Simplice A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
We extend the Okada & Samreth (2012, EL) and Asongu (2012, EB) debate on ‘the effect of foreign aid on corruption’ by: not partially negating the former’s methodological underpinning (as in the latter’s approach) with a unifying empirical framework and; broadening the horizon of inquiry...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258764
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Fighting African corruption when existing corruption-control levels matter in a dynamic cultural setting
Asongu, Simplice A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
tradition improves CC. Originality/value – We complement the literature on the fight against corruption in Africa by employing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259054
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Middle class in Africa: Determinants and Consequences
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 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,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011264823
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Knowledge Economy and Financial Sector Competition in African Countries
Asongu, Simplice A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
The goal of this paper is to assess how knowledge economy (KE) plays out in financial sector competition. It suggests a practicable way to disentangle the effects of different components of KE on various financial sectors. The variables identified under the World Bank’s four knowledge economy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109197
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Consult your gods: the questionable economics of development assistance in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
as a sustainable cure to poverty in Africa. Though the stated intents or purposes of aid are socio-economic, the actual …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110001
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Knowledge Economy Gaps, Policy Syndromes and Catch-up Strategies: Fresh South Korean Lessons to Africa
Asongu, Simplice A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Africa’s overall knowledge index fell between 2000 and 2009. South Korea’s economic miracle is largely due to a … knowledge economies. Using updated data (1996-2010), this paper presents fresh South Korean lessons to Africa by assessing the … syndromes and compelling catch-up strategies are discussed. Issues standing on the way to KE in Africa are dissected with great …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111371
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The Economic Consequences of China-Africa Relations: Debunking Myths in the Debate
Asongu, Simplice A; Aminkeng, Gilbert A. A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This study dissects with great acuteness some of the big questions on China-Africa relations in order to debunk … direction of China-Africa relations. In the mean, the relationship from an economic standpoint is promising and encouraging but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111450
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The Evolving Debate on the Effect of Foreign Aid on Corruption and Institutions in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This policy chapter summarises an evolving debate on the effect of foreign aid on corruption and institutions. It entails a series of publications that have been successively motivated by feedbacks from academic and policy making circles. The plethora of papers explores debates sustaining the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111694
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International aid, corruption and fiscal policy behavior
Asongu, Simplice A; Jellal, Mohamed - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
The Okada & Samreth (2012, EL) and Asongu (2012, EB; 2013, EEL) debate on ‘the effect of foreign aid on corruption’ has had an important influence in policy and academic circles. This paper provides a unifying framework by using investment and fiscal behavior transmission channels in 53...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011112314
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On taxation, political accountability and foreign aid: empirics to a celebrated literature
Asongu, Simplice A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
academic and policy-making debates. Eubank has warned that his findings should not be generalized across Africa until they are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011207381