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Mobile phones, institutional quality and entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016

dimensions of entrepreneurship are considered. Two main findings are established with respect to the net effects of the …

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Mobile phones, institutional quality and entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.; Orim, … - In: Technological forecasting & social change : an … 131 (2018), pp. 183-203

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An integrative framework for formal and informal entrepreneurship research in Africa

Adu-Gyamfi, Richard; Kuada, John E.; Asongu, Simplice - 2022

, despite the good intentions, entrepreneurship policy initiatives have been incorrectly targeted, poorly implemented and …

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Historical prevalence of infectious diseases and entrepreneurship : the role of institutions in 125 countries

Messono, Omang O.; Asongu, Simplice - 2021

This study examines the effects of the historical prevalence of infectious diseases on contemporary entrepreneurship … disease prevalence on contemporary entrepreneurship is mediated by property rights. The central hypothesis posits that a … guarantee of property rights reduces the effect of past diseases on entrepreneurship. Using data from 125 countries, we find …

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Historical prevalence of infectious diseases and entrepreneurship : evidence from 125 countries

Omang, Messono O.; Asongu, Simplice - 2023

entrepreneurship. Previous studies reveal numerous proximate causes of entrepreneurship, but little is known about the fundamental … exert persistent impacts on present-day entrepreneurship. We provide support for the underlying hypothesis using Ordinary … averages between 2006 and 2018. Findings -Past diseases reduce entrepreneurship both directly and indirectly. The strongest …

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The Sustainability of Tourism : Global Comparative Evidence

Asongu, Simplice - 2020

This study investigated the sustainability of global tourism in 163 countries for the period 2010 to 2015. Given the richness of the data-set, the data has been decomposed into 11 fundamental characteristics based on income levels, legal origins and openness to the sea. The empirical evidence...

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Remittances, ICT and Pension Income Coverage : The International Evidence

Adeabah, David - 2020

This study examines the impact of remittances and information and communication technology (ICT) on pension at the country level. Our empirical evidence, based on data from 96 countries, indicate a significant non-linearity between remittances, ICT and pension income coverage. First, we find a...

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Genetic Distance and Cognitive Human Capital : A Cross-National Investigation

Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2015

This paper explores the determinants of intelligence by focusing on the role played by barriers to the diffusion of competence and human capital. The results based on cross-sectional data from 167 countries consisting of 1996-2009 averages suggest that, genetic distance to global frontiers has a...

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The Murder Epidemic : A Global Comparative Study

Asongu, Simplice - 2018

We build on literature from policy and academic circles to assess if Latin America is leading when it comes to persistence in homicides. The focus is on a global sample of 163 countries for the period 2010 to 2015. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments. The following...

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Persistence in Incarcerations : Global Comparative Evidence

Asongu, Simplice - 2018

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to assess how incarcerations persist across the world. The focus is on 163 countries for the period 2010 to 2015.Design/methodology/approach - The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments. In order to increase room for policy...

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