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Revisiting the oil curse: are oil rich nations really doomed to autocracy and inequality?

Schubert, Samuel R. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006

There is an adage about wealth and democracy that says “the more well-to-do a nation, the greater the chances it will sustain democracy.” Accordingly, one would expect that nations rich in natural resources, and particularly those with large deposits of oil – a clear absolute advantage –...

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Being rich in energy resources – a blessing or a curse

Schubert, Samuel R. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

states. This in turn directly affects Europe’s energy supply security and threatens to engulf Europe in unwanted hostilities … of dividend programs, the link between corruption and security of energy supplies, additional possible actions of the … supply security, poor transparency, and inequality, and proves that a low level of economic diversification is a reliable …

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Fighting African Conflicts and Crimes: Which Governance Tools Matter?

Simplice A, Asongu; Oasis, Kodila-Tedika - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

controlling for age dependency, number of police (and security) officers, per capita economic prosperity, educational level and …

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Crime and conflicts in Africa: consequences of corruption?

Simplice A, Asongu; Oasis, Kodila-Tedika - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

With earthshaking and jaw-breaking levels of corruption in the African continent, the question on the extent to which 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,...

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Institutional benchmarking of foreign aid effectiveness in Africa

Simplice A, Asongu - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

This paper integrates two main strands of the aid-development nexus in providing additional information as to why institutional benchmarks (thresholds) matter for the effectiveness of aid in institutional development. Using seven government-quality dynamics (rule of law, regulation quality,...

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Consult your gods: the questionable economics of development assistance in Africa

Asongu, Simplice A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

This paper assesses the aid-development nexus in 52 African countries using updated data (1996-2010) and a new indicator of human development (adjusted for inequality). The effects of Total Net Official Development Assistance (NODA), NODA from the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and NODA...

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International aid corruption and fiscal behavior policy

Asongu, Simplice; 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...

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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...

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On the channels of foreign aid to corruption

Asongu, Simplice A; Jellal, Mohamed - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

The debate by Okada & Samreth (2012, EL) and Asongu (2012, EB; 2013, EEL) on ‘the effect of foreign aid on corruption’ in its current state has the shortcoming of modeling corruption as a direct effect of development assistance. This note extends the debate by assessing the channels of foreign...

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Development thresholds of foreign aid effectiveness in Africa

Simplice A, Asongu - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

Purpose – This paper examines whether initial levels in GDP growth, GDP per capita growth and inequality adjusted human development matter in the impact of aid on development. In substance its object is to assess if threshold development conditions are necessary for the effectiveness of...

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