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Bundling Governance: Finance versus Institutions in Private Investment Promotion

Asongu, Simplice; Batuo, Enowbi; Tchamyou, Vanessa - 2015

Purpose – The study extends the debate on finance versus institutions in the promotion of investment documented by … finance and governance as substitutes in their impact on investment implies that good governance fuels private investment and … issues on the other hand. Originality/value – The paper extends the debate on the substitution of finance and institutions in …

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Inequality, Finance and Pro-Poor Investment in Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa - 2015

This study complements existing literature by investigating how investment-driven finance affects inequality in Africa …

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Recent finance advances in information technology for inclusive development: A systematic review

Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2018

about 180 recently published papers to provide recent information technology advances in finance for inclusive development …, innovations and investment strategies with particular emphasis, inter alia on: informal finance, microfinance, mobile banking …, crowdfunding, micro insurance, Islamic finance, remittances, Payment for Environmental Services (PES) and the Diaspora Investment …

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Financial access, governance and insurance sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019

Purpose - This study investigates the role of financial access in moderating the effect of governance on insurance consumption in 42 Sub-Saharan African countries using data for the period 2004-2014. Design/methodology/approach - Two life insurance indicators are used, notably: life insurance...

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Revisiting the finance-inequality nexus in a panel of African countries

Meniago, Christelle; Asongu, Simplice - 2018

The study assesses the role of financial development on income inequality in a panel of 48 African countries for the period 1996 to 2014. Financial development is defined in terms of depth (money supply and liquid liabilities), efficiency (from banking and financial system perspectives),...

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Inequality and gender economic inclusion: The moderating role of financial access in sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph; Acha-Anyi, Paul N. - 2019

This study assesses how financial access can be used to modulate the effect of income inequality on gender economic inclusion. The focus is on 42 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for the period 2004-2014 and the empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) and Fixed...

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Finance, governance and inclusive education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2020

This research assesses the importance of credit access in modulating governance for gender inclusive education in 42 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with data spanning the period 2004- 2014. The Generalized Method of Moments is employed as empirical strategy. The following findings are...

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Finance, inequality and inclusive education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph; Acha-Anyi, Paul N. - 2020

This research complements the extant literature by establishing inequality critical masses that should not be exceeded in order for financial access to promote gender parity inclusive education in Sub-Saharan Africa. The focus is on 42 countries in the sub-region and the data is for the period...

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Financing sustainable development in Africa: Taking stock, and looking forward

Adejumo, Opeyemi Oluwabunmi; Efobi, Uchenna Rapuluchukwu; … - 2020

Financing sustainable development in Africa requires financing options that is best for development in the region without further escalating other societal problems. This chapter takes stock of financing options previously advocated for financing development in the African region such as...

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Finance, Institutions and Private Investment in Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph; Tchamyou, Vanessa - 2020

The study extends the debate on finance versus institutions and measurement of property rights institutions. We assess … correlate of private investment than financial intermediary development. The interaction of finance and governance is not …

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