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The Impact of Formal Institutions on Knowledge Economy
Asongu, Simplice A.; Andrés, Antonio R.; Amavilah, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Using Kauffman, Kraay, and Mastruzzi governance indicators, this article analyzes the impact of formal institutions on the knowledge economy- by assessing how the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) through good governance mechanisms affects the knowledge economy. The article also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259085
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Modeling the future of knowledge economy: evidence from SSA and MENA countries
Asongu, Simplice A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This paper projects the future of knowledge economy (KE) in SSA and MENA countries using the four components of the World Bank’s Knowledge Economy Index (KEI): economic incentive, education, ICTs and innovation. The empirical evidence provides the speeds of integration as well as the time...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258550
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Fighting African corruption when existing corruption-control levels matter in a dynamic cultural setting
Asongu, Simplice A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Purpose – This paper assesses the determinants of corruption-control with freedom dynamics (economic, political, press … characteristic, the following findings have been established. (1) While political freedom increases corruption-control (CC) in a … 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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Globalization, (fighting) corruption and development: how are these phenomena linearly and nonlinearly related in wealth effects?
Simplice A, Asongu - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Purpose – Is globalization instrumental in fighting corruption? Do wealth effects matter in this fight? Are findings … and financial liberalization are instrumented on human-development and government-quality to account for corruption … (corruption-control) effects. Thus the intuition is assessing how globalization is instrumental in the fight against corruption …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650668
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Fighting corruption with cultural dynamics: when legal-origins, religious-influences and existing corruption-control levels matter
Simplice A, Asongu - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Are there different determinants in the fight against corruption across developing countries? Why are some countries … more effective at battling corruption than others? To investigate these concerns we examine the determinants of corruption …-control throughout the conditional distribution of the fight against corruption using panel data from 46 African countries for the period …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650669
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Fighting corruption in Africa: do existing corruption-control levels matter?
Simplice A, Asongu - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Purpose – Are there different determinants in the fight against corruption across African countries? Why are some … countries more effective at battling corruption than others? To assess these concerns we examine the determinants of corruption …-control throughout the conditional distribution of the fight against corruption using panel data from 46 African countries for the period …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650675
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Fighting corruption when existing corruption-control levels count : what do wealth effects tell us?
Simplice A, Asongu - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Why are some nations more effective at battling corruption than others? Are there different determinants in the fight … against corruption across developing nations? How do wealth effects play-out when existing corruption-control levels matter in … the corruption battle? To investigate these concerns we examine the determinants of corruption-control throughout the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650677
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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 … institutions. Moreover, another debate on the incidence of foreign aid distortions on corruption is also assessed in light of a … corruption and institutions are: directly positive; conditionally positive with a magnitude dependent on initial institutional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111694
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Fighting corruption when existing corruption-control levels count : what do wealth-effects tell us in Africa?
Simplice A, Asongu - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Why are some nations more effective at battling corruption than others? Are there different determinants in the fight … against corruption across developing nations? How do wealth effects play-out when existing corruption-control levels matter in … the corruption battle? To investigate these concerns we examine the determinants of corruption-control throughout the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011112565
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Commodity Export Diversification in Rwanda - Many Export Discoveries with Little Scaling-Up
Chandra, Vandana; Li, Ying; Osorio Rodarte, Israel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
Increased diversification of commodity exports, and increased numbers of high-value commodity exports, are needed to generate employment and meet the Government of Rwanda´s targets for poverty reduction. This chapter presents evidence that increased diversification of exports is linked to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008472237