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Trust institutions, perceptions of economic performance and the mitigating role of political diversity
Diop, Samba; Asongu, Simplice - 2022
Several previous studies have explored the nexus between trust and socio-economic conditions but do not attempt to examine channels through which the relation operates. In this paper, we examine how political fractionalization mitigates the positive relationship between trust institutions and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013375382
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Trust institutions, perceptions of economic performance and the mitigating role of political diversity in sub-Saharan Africa
Diop, Samba; Asongu, Simplice - 2023
Several previous studies have explored the relationship between trust and socio-economic conditions but do not attempt to examine channels through which the relation operates. In this paper, we examine how political fractionalization mitigates the positive relationship between trust institutions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014233352
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Linkages between formal Institutions, ICT adoption and inclusive human development in Sub Saharan Africa
Andrés, Antonio R.; Amavilah, Voxi Heinrich S.; … - 2016
Using data for 49 African countries over the years spanning 2000-2012, and controlling for a wide range of factors, this study empirically assesses the effects of formal institutions on ICT adoption in developing countries. It deploys 2SLS and FE regression models, (a) to estimate what...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011523123
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Trust and growth revisited
Asongu, Simplice; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2017
The paper extends Breggren et al. (2008, EE) on "trust and growth: a shaky relationship" by incorporating recent developments in the trust-growth literature and using a robust methodological underpinning that accounts for the presence of outliers. The empirical evidence is based on 63 countries....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011794974
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Bridging Africa's income inequality gap : how relevant is China's outward FDI to Africa?
Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Dossou, Toyo A. M.; Asongu, Simplice; … - 2021
In line with the SDG 10 and Aspiration 1 of Africa's Agenda 2063, this study examines whether: (i) the remarkable inflow of Chinese FDI to Africa matters for bridging the continent's marked income inequality gap, (ii) Africa's institutional fabric is effective in propelling Chinese FDI towards...
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A survey on the Washington Consensus and the Beijing Model : reconciling development perspectives
Asongu, Simplice; Acha-Anyi, Paul N. - 2019
State and market failures but failed to provide a unified theory, the former has left the challenging concern of how …-run respectively. While the paper postulates for a unified theory by reconciling the WC and the BM to complement the NSE, it at the … unifying a development theory and to the LIP literature on institutional preferences with stages of development. Hence, the …
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Historical prevalence of infectious diseases and sustainable development in 122 countries
Omang, Messono O.; Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa - 2022
This study investigates the effects of historical prevalence of infectious diseases on contemporary sustainable development. Previous studies reveal numerous proximate causes of sustainable development, but little is known about the fundamental determinants of this widespread economic concern....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013257110
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Historical prevalence of infectious diseases and entrepreneurship : the role of institutions in 125 countries
Messono, Omang O.; Asongu, Simplice - 2021
This study examines the effects of the historical prevalence of infectious diseases on contemporary entrepreneurship. Previous studies reveal the persistence of the effects of historical diseases on innovation, through the channel of culture. Drawing on the epidemiological origin of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012799894
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Effects of political institutions on the external debt-economic growth nexus in Africa
Nounamo, Yann; Asongu, Simplice; Ndieupa, Henri Njangang; … - 2021
The main contribution of this study is the determination of an endogenous threshold of institutional quality, beyond which external debt would affect economic growth differently. The focus is on 14 countries of the African Franc zone over the period 1985-2015. Based on the panel Smooth Threshold...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012487026
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Institutional governance, education and growth
Jellal, Mohammed; Bouzahzah, Mohamed; Asongu, Simplice - 2015
This study articulates the interaction between institutional governance, education and economic growth. Given the current pursuit of education policy reforms and knowledge economy around the world, it is of policy relevance to theoretically analyze the main mechanisms by which the macroeconomic...
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