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Financial crisis, financial globalisation and financial development in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph - 2020
This study unites two streams of research by simultaneously focusing on the impact of financial globalisation on financial development and pre- and post-crisis dynamics of the investigated relationship. The empirical evidence is based on 53 African countries for the period 2004-2011 and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012251924
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Financial development and pre-historic geographical isolation : global evidence
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice; Cinyabuguma, … - 2017
Using cross-country differences in the degree of isolation before the advent of technologies in sea and air transportation, we assess the relationship between geographic isolation and financial development across the globe. We find that pre-historic geographical isolation has been beneficial to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011737396
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Assessing marginal, threshold and net effects of financial globalisation on financial development in Africa
Asongu, Simplice - 2017
dimensions identified by the Financial Development and Structure Database of the World Bank. The findings consistently reveal: (i …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011651148
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Economic globalisation and Africa's quest for greener and more inclusive growth : the missing link
Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Freytag, Andreas; Asongu, Simplice - 2023
This study examines the contingency and threshold effects of economic freedom in the economic globalisation (EG) and inclusive green growth (IGG) relationship in Africa. Based on macro data for 22 African countries and the Driscoll-Kraay standard errors with fixed effects instrumental variable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014284946
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Economic globalisation and Africa's quest for greener and more inclusive growth : the missing link
Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Freytag, Andreas; Asongu, Simplice - 2023
This study examines the contingency and threshold effects of economic freedom in the economic globalisation (EG) and inclusive green growth (IGG) relationship in Africa. Based on macro data for 22 African countries and the Driscoll-Kraay standard errors with fixed effects instrumental variable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014292764
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Economic globalisation and Africa's quest for greener and more inclusive growth : the missing link
Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Freytag, Andreas; Asongu, Simplice - 2023
This study examines the contingency and threshold effects of economic freedom in the economic globalisation (EG) and inclusive green growth (IGG) relationship in Africa. Based on macro data for 22 African countries and the Driscoll-Kraay standard errors with fixed effects instrumental variable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014280129
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An empirical analysis of human trafficking in an era of globalization
Malah, Yselle F.; Asongu, Simplice - 2021
The paper explores the dark side of economic openness by examining empirically the nexus between the globalization … and exploitation of human beings. After discussing some transmission channels through which globalization could increase … specificities and controlling for social, cultural and historical factors, suggest that globalization, particularly financial and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012489867
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Foreign investment, international trade and environmental sustainability : exploring ecological footprints in 37 African countries
Iheonu, Chimere Okechukwu; Emeka, Ekene; Asongu, Simplice; … - 2022
This study complements existing literature by examining the short-run heterogeneous and longrun homogeneous impacts of foreign direct investment (FDI) and international trade on ecological footprints in 37 African countries for the period 1990 to 2019. Utilizing the pooled mean group estimator,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013389150
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Foreign investment, international trade and environmental sustainability : exploring ecological footprints in 37 African countries
Iheonu, Chimere Okechukwu; Emeka, Ekene; Asongu, Simplice; … - 2023
This study complements existing literature by examining the short-run heterogeneous and longrun homogeneous impacts of foreign direct investment (FDI) and international trade on ecological footprints in 37 African countries for the period 1990 to 2019. Utilizing the pooled mean group estimator,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014339611
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Dynamic determinants of access to weapons : global evidence
Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph - 2019
This study investigates the determinants of and persistence in access to weapons using a global sample of 163 countries for the period 2010 to 2015. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments (GMM). Hysteresis in access to weapons is consistently more apparent in countries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998027