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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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FDI, aid, terrorism : conditional threshold evidence from developing countries
Asongu, Simplice; Efobi, Uchenna Rapuluchukwu; … - 2015
We investigate how foreign aid dampens the effects of terrorism on FDI using interactive quantile regressions. The empirical evidence is based on 78 developing countries for the period 1984-2008. Bilateral and multilateral aid variables are used, while terrorism dynamics entail: domestic,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011312327
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012839246
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Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Fast-Growing Economies : Evidence from the BRICS and MINT Countries
Asongu, Simplice - 2018
This study employs panel analysis to examine the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) and Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Turkey (MINT) using data for eleven years i.e. 2001–2011. First, it uses pooled time-series cross...
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Foreign Aid, Terrorism and Growth : Conditional Evidence from Quantile Regression
Asongu, Simplice - 2019
In this study, we investigate the role of development assistance in reducing a hypothetically negative impact of terrorism on economic growth, using a panel of 78 developing nations with data for the period 1984-2008. The empirical evidence is based on interactive Quantile regressions. Domestic,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012897568
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Fighting Terrorism : Empirics on Policy Harmonization
Asongu, Simplice - 2018
This paper models the feasibility of common policy initiatives against global terrorism, as well as timelines for their enforcement. The empirical evidence is based on 78 developing countries for the period 1984-2008. Employed terrorism dynamics are domestic, transnational, unclear and total...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012937182
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FDI, Aid, Terrorism : Conditional Threshold Evidence from Developing Countries
Asongu, Simplice - 2015
We investigate how foreign aid dampens the effects of terrorism on FDI using interactive quantile regressions. The empirical evidence is based on 78 developing countries for the period 1984-2008. Bilateral and multilateral aid variables are used, while terrorism dynamics entail: domestic,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013021930
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FDI and Growth in the MENA Countries : Are the GCC Countries Different?
Gammoudi, Mouna - 2016
This paper examines the relationship between Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for the period 1985-2009. The empirical evidence is based on an endoeneity-robust Generalised Method of Moments. Results show...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012988106
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Aid in Modulating the Impact of Terrorism on FDI : No Positive Thresholds, No Policy
Asongu, Simplice - 2018
We investigate how foreign aid dampens the effects of terrorism on FDI using interactive quantile regressions. The empirical evidence is based on 78 developing countries for the period 1984-2008. Bilateral and multilateral aid variables are used, while terrorism dynamics entail: domestic,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012929060
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ICT for sustainable development : global comparative evidence of globalisation thresholds
Nchofoung, Tii Njivukuh; Asongu, Simplice - 2021
The objectives of this paper are to investigate the effect of ICT on sustainable development and the mechanisms through which the effect is modulated. The methodology involves the: (i) Fixed Effects estimator to control for individual heterogeneity, (ii) Driscoll and Kraay estimator to control...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012650702