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The openness hypothesis in the context of economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa : the moderating role of trade dynamics on FDI
Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph; Acha-Anyi, Paul N. - 2020
This study investigates the simultaneous openness hypothesis by assessing the importance of trade openness in modulating the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic dynamics of gross domestic product (GDP) growth, real GDP and GDP per capita. The focus of the study is on 25...
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Trade, aid and terror
Asongu, Simplice; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - In: International journal of development issues : IJDI 16 (2017) 1, pp. 2-24
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011700719
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The openness hypothesis in the context of economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa : the moderating role of trade dynamics on FDI
Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph; Acha-Anyi, Paul N. - In: The International trade journal 35 (2021) 4, pp. 336-359
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Building knowledge-based economies in Africa : a systematic review of policies and strategies
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
Bank’s knowledge economy framework. They are the indices for: (i) education and skilled population, (ii) information and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012111599
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Renewable energy, trade performance and the conditional role of finance and institutional capacity of sub-Sahara African countries
Akinyemi, Opeyemi; Efobi, Uchenna Rapuluchukwu; Asongu, … - 2019
The paper investigates the dynamic relationship between renewable energy usage and trade performance in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), while considering the conditioning role of corruption control, regulatory quality, and the private sector access to finance. Focusing on 42 SSA countries for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012019788
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Building knowledge economies in Africa : an introduction
Asongu, Simplice; Kuada, John E. - 2020
). Consequently, the World Bank’s Knowledge Economy Framework aims to explore and support the extent to which current policies in … African countries affect the knowledge development process (and thereby competitiveness) on the continent. A knowledge economy … is an economy in which economic prosperity largely depends on the accessibility, quality and quantity of information …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012150485
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Recent finance advances in information technology for inclusive development : a systematic review
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2018
The overarching question tackled in this paper is: to what degree has financial development contributed to providing opportunities of human development for those on low-incomes and by what information technology mechanisms? We systematically review about 180 recently published papers to provide...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998250
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Recent finance advances in information technology for inclusive development : a survey
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2017
The overarching question tackled in this paper is: to what degree has financial development contributed to providing opportunities of human development for those on low-incomes and by what information technology mechanisms? We survey about 180 recently published papers to provide recent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011638882
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Political instability and political terror : global evidence on persistence
Asongu, Simplice; Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N. - 2020
We test the hypotheses that fundamental characteristics in regional proximity, landlockedness, religious-domination, legal origin, and income levels affect cross-country differences in the persistence in political terror and political instability in 163 countries for the period 2010 to 2015. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012181789
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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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