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What has caused global business cycle decoupling : smaller shocks or reduced sensitivity?

Berger, Tino; Richter, Julia - 2017

According to a growing body of empirical literature, global shocks have become less important for business cycles in industrialized countries and emerging market economies since the mid-1980s. In this paper, we analyze the question of what might have caused a decoupling from the global business...

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What Has Caused Global Business Cycle Decoupling : Smaller Shocks or Reduced Sensitivity?

Berger, Tino - 2017

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Which Global Cycle? A Stochastic Factor Selection Approach for Global Macro-Financial Cycles

Berger, Tino; Hienzsch, Sebastian - 2022

We statistically test for the factor structure driving common global dynamics in macroeconomic and financial data by employing a stochastic factor selection approach. Using a sample of 16 developed countries from 1996Q1 to 2019Q4, we find strong evidence of a global macro-financial cycle and an...

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Inclusive development in environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from governance mechanisms

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019

), institutional governance (entailing corruption-control and the rule of law), and general governance (a composite measure of … the relevance of inclusive development in modulating the effects of regulation quality, economic governance and general …

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Globalization and terror in Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Biekpe, Nicholas - 2017

general globalisation variables are employed and the empirical evidence is based on Fixed Effects regressions and Generalised … globalisation and general globalisation increase transnational terrorism. Economic globalisation reduces domestic terrorism …. Political globalisation, social globalisation and general globalization positively affect unclear terrorism. Social …

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Information Technology, Gender Economic Inclusion and Environment Sustainability in Sub-Sahara Africa

Ndour, Cheikh T.; Asongu, Simplice - 2024

provided; (iv) ICT synergy effects are apparent for female unemployment, but not for female employment. In general, the joint …

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Searching for sustainable footprints: Does ICT increase CO2 emissions?

Shobande, Olatunji Abdul; Asongu, Simplice - 2022

Generally, the revolutionary idea behind using information and communication technology (ICT) has improved potential productivity in many industries, particularly in Africa. ICT is an essential tool in the oil and gas industry and plays a complementary role in technological dynamics and...

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Enhancing ICT for Environmental Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Le Roux, Sara; Biekpe, Nicholas - 2017

This study examines how increasing ICT penetration in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) can contribute towards environmental sustainability by decreasing CO2 emissions. The empirical evidence is based the Generalised Method of Moments and forty-four countries for the period 2000-2012. ICT is measured...

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The Role of Globalization in Modulating the Effect of Environmental Degradation on Inclusive Human Development

Asongu, Simplice - 2020

This study assesses how globalisation modulates the effect of environmental degradation on inclusive human development in 44 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), using data for the period 2000 to 2012. The empirical results are based on the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM). The following...

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Mobile Phone Innovation and Environmental Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice - 2017

This study investigates how the mobile phone can complement knowledge diffusion in order to influence CO2 emissions in 44 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2000-2012. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments. Three knowledge diffusion variables representing...

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