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FDI in selected developing countries : evidence from bundling and unbundling governance
Asongu, Simplice - 2019
The objective of this study is to assess governance drivers of FDI in a panel of BRICS and MINT countries for the … period 2001-2011. We bundle and unbundle governance determinants using a battery of contemporary and non …, while the majority of our governance determinants of Gross FDI are significant, they are overwhelmingly insignificant for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012063760
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Governance and the capital flight trap in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph - 2020
The study examines the use of governance tools to fight capital flight by reducing the capital flight trap. Two … overarching policy syndromes are addressed in the study. It first assesses whether governance is an effective deterrent to the … capital flight trap with political stability, regulation quality, economic governance and corruption-control on capital flight …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012219629
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FDI in selected developing countries : evidence from bundling and unbundling governance
Asongu, Simplice - In: European journal of government and economics : EJGE 8 (2019) 2, pp. 161-188
The objective of this study is to assess governance drivers of FDI in a panel of BRICS and MINT countries for the … period 2001-2011. We bundle and unbundle governance determinants using a battery of contemporary and non …, while the majority of our governance determinants of Gross FDI are significant, they are overwhelmingly insignificant for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012157121
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Corruption, economic growth and the informal sector: Empirical evidence from developing countries
Ngouhouo, Ibrahim; Njoya, Loudi; Asongu, Simplice - 2022
The main objective of this paper is to contribute to in-depth literature on the relationship between growth and the informal sector in the presence of corruption. The impact of the interaction between growth and corruption on economic performance (increase or decrease of the informal sector)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013330033
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Entrepreneurship, institutions and skills in low-income countries
Brixiova, Zuzana; Égert, Balázs - 2017
This paper develops a model of costly firm creation in an economy with weak institutions, costly business environment as well as skill gaps where one of the equilibrium outcomes is a low-productivity trap. The paper tests the implications of the model using a cross-sectional dataset including...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011646808
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Entrepreneurship, institutions and skills in low-income countries
Brixiova, Zuzana; Égert, Balázs - 2017
This paper develops a model of costly firm creation in an economy with weak institutions, costly business environment as well as skill gaps where one of the equilibrium outcomes is a low-productivity trap. The paper tests the implications of the model using a cross-sectional dataset including...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011641557
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Entrepreneurship, Institutions and Skills in Low-Income Countries
Brixiova, Zuzana - 2017
This paper develops a model of costly firm creation in an economy with weak institutions, costly business environment as well as skill gaps where one of the equilibrium outcomes is a low-productivity trap. The paper tests the implications of the model using a cross-sectional dataset including...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012955283
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Entrepreneurship, Institutions and Skills in Low-Income Countries
Brixiova, Zuzana - 2017
This paper develops a model of costly firm creation in an economy with weak institutions, costly business environment as well as skill gaps where one of the equilibrium outcomes is a low-productivity trap. The paper tests the implications of the model using a cross-sectional dataset including...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012957509
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May the Soul of the IFS Financial System Definition RIP in Developing Countries
Asongu, Simplice - 2014
In this paper, we dissect with great acuteness contemporary insufficiencies of the IFS (2008) definition of the financial system and conclude from sound theoretical underpinnings and empirical justifications that the foundation, on which it is based, while solid for developed countries, holds...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013043661
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Corruption, economic growth and the informal sector : empirical evidence from developing countries
Ngouhouo, Ibrahim; Njoya, Loudi; Asongu, Simplice - 2022
The main objective of this paper is to contribute to in-depth literature on the relationship between growth and the informal sector in the presence of corruption. The impact of the interaction between growth and corruption on economic performance (increase or decrease of the informal sector)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012817792