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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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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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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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The Comparative African Economics of Inclusive Development and Military Expenditure in Fighting Terrorism

Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa; Asongu, Ndemaze; … - 2017

This study investigates the role of inclusive human development and military expenditure in fighting terrorism in 53 African countries for the period 1998-2012. The empirical evidence is based on contemporary, non-contemporary and instrumental variable Fixed Effects regressions. Inclusive...

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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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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,...

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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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