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Does globalization promote good governance in Africa? : an empirical study across 51 countries

Asongu, Simplice - 2017

This study investigates the effect of globalisation on governance in 51 African countries for the period 1996-2011. Four bundled governance indicators and four globalisation (political, economic, social and general) variables are used. The empirical evidence is based on Instrumental Variable...

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The persistence of global terrorism

Asongu, Simplice - 2019

This study investigates persistence of global terrorism in a panel of 163 countries for the period 2010 to 2015. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments. The following findings are established. First, persistence in terrorism is a decreasing function of income levels...

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The persistence of weapons : global evidence

Asongu, Simplice; Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N. - 2019

This study investigates persistence (or hysteresis) in weapons using a panel of 163 countries for the period 2010 to 2015. The following are some main findings. (i) Compared to countries that are landlocked, persistence in heavy weapons is more apparent in nations that are open to the sea. (ii)...

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Effects of globalization on peace and stability : implications for governance and the knowledge economy of African countries

Amavilah, Voxi Heinrich S.; Asongu, Simplice; Andrés, … - In: Technological forecasting & social change : an … 122 (2017), pp. 91-103

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Dynamic determinants of access to weapons : global evidence

Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph - In: Foreign trade review : FTR ; quarterly journal of … 54 (2019) 4, pp. 334-354

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Persistence in incarcerations : global comparative evidence

Asongu, Simplice - 2017

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to assess how incarcerations persist across the world. The focus is on 163 …

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The murder epidemic : a global comparative study

Asongu, Simplice; Acha-Anyi, Paul N. - 2017

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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Effects of globalization on peace and stability : implications for governance and the knowledge economy of African countries

Amavilah, Voxi Heinrich S.; Asongu, Simplice; Andrés, … - 2017

We argue that there exists an indirect link between globalization and the knowledge economy of African countries in … which globalization influences 'peace and stability' and peace and stability affects governance, and through governance the … peace and stability from globalization defined as trade are stronger than those of peace and stability resulting from …

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Dynamic determinants of access to weapons : global evidence

Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph - 2019

This study investigates the determinants of and persistence in access to weapons using a global sample of 163 countries for the period 2010 to 2015. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments (GMM). Hysteresis in access to weapons is consistently more apparent in countries...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998027

The right to life : global evidence on the role of security officers and the police in modulating the effect of insecurity on homicide

Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.; Pyke, Chris - 2018

The study investigates the role of security officers and the police in dampening the effect of insecurity on homicides. Insecurity dynamics are measured in terms of access to weapons, violent crime, perception of criminality and political instability. The geographical and temporal scopes are...

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