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FDI, Aid, Terrorism: Conditional Threshold Evidence from Developing Countries

Asongu, Simplice; Efobi, Uchenna; Beecroft, Ibukun - 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,...

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Foreign aid, terrorism and growth: Conditional evidence from quantile regression

Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.; Biekpe, Nicholas - 2018

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,...

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The comparative African economics of governance in fighting terrorism

Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa; Asongu, Ndemaze; … - 2018

This study assesses the comparative economics of governance in fighting terrorism in 53 African countries for period 1996-2012. Four terrorism variables are used, namely: domestic, transnational, unclear and total terrorism dynamics. Nine bundled and unbundled governance variables are employed,...

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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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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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Aid in modulating the impact of terrorism on FDI: No positive thresholds, no policy

Asongu, Simplice; Efobi, Uchenna Rapuluchukwu; … - 2017

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The role of inclusive development and military expenditure in modulating the effect of terrorism on governance

Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.; Le Roux, Sara - 2018

Purpose- The study investigates the role of inclusive human development and military expenditure in modulating the effect of terrorism on governance. Design/methodology/approach- It is based on 53 African countries for the period 1998-2012 and interactive Generalised Method of Moments is...

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Fighting terrorism in Africa when existing terrorism levels matter

Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa; Asongu, Ndemaze; … - 2019

This study examines policy tools in the fight against terrorism when existing levels of terrorism matter in 53 African countries for the period 1998-2012. The empirical evidence is based on contemporary, non-contemporary and Instrumental Variable Quantile regressions (QR) which enable the...

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Fighting terrorism in Africa: Complementarity between inclusive development, military expenditure and political stability

Asongu, Simplice; Le Roux, Sara; Singh, Pritam - 2020

This study examines complementarities between inclusive development, military expenditure and political stability in the fight against terrorism in 53 African countries for the period 1998-2012. Hence the policy variables employed in the study are inclusive development, military expenditure and...

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The Impact of Terrorism on Governance in African Countries

Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2017

corruption-control and the rule of law) and general governance. The governance indicators are bundled by means of principal …, transnational terrorism more negatively and significantly affects political, economic and general governances. Policy implications …

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