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Global health care infrastructure and Africa in times of Covid-19 : insights for sustainable development and future pandemics
Diop, Samba; Asongu, Simplice - 2020
This exploratory study aims to assess Africa's lagging position in global heath in relation to some health care … infrastructure before critically examining the situation of Africa in the light of pressing Covid-19 healthcare infrastructural needs … analysis is provided to showcase which regions are leading in the health facilities in the world in general and Africa in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012301756
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Global Health Care Infrastructure and Africa in Times of COVID-19 : Insights for Sustainable Development and Future Pandemics
Diop, Samba; Asongu, Simplice - 2020
This exploratory study aims to assess Africa’s lagging position in global heath in relation to some health care … infrastructure before critically examining the situation of Africa in the light of pressing COVID-19 healthcare infrastructural needs … analysis is provided to showcase which regions are leading in the health facilities in the world in general and Africa in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014091925
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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 gender equality in 122 countries
Messono, Omang Ombolo; Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa - 2022
This study examines the effects of the historical prevalence of infectious diseases on contemporary gender equality. Previous studies reveal the persistence of the effects of historical diseases on innovation, through the channel of culture. Drawing on the Parasite-Stress Theory, we propose a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013193681
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Globalisation, technology and global health
Shobande, Olatunji Abdul; Ogbeifun, Lawrence; Asongu, … - 2022
countries for the period of 1990-2019. The study focused on four continents: Africa, the Americas, Asia/Oceania, and Europe. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013389145
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Unjust enrichment from official corruption in Africa : theory and model on how lenders have benefited
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016
, extreme poverty has been decreasing in all regions of the world with the exception of Africa where about 50 percent of … countries in Sub-Saharan Africa did not achieve the MDG extreme poverty target despite the sub-region enjoying more than two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011542263
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Taxation, Foreign Aid and Political Governance in Africa
Asongu, Simplice - 2019
, legal origins, natural resources and landlockedness. While the hypothesis is invalid in baseline Africa, low income and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012871848
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Fighting terrorism in Africa : Complementarity between inclusive development, military expenditure and political stability
Asongu, Simplice; Le Roux, Sara; Singh, Pritam - In: Journal of policy modeling : JPMOD ; a social science … 43 (2021) 5, pp. 897-922
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013269353
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The Evolving Debate on the Effect of Foreign Aid on Corruption and Institutions in Africa
Asongu, Simplice - 2015
This policy chapter summarises an evolving debate on the effect of foreign aid on corruption and institutions. It entails a series of publications that have been successively motivated by feedbacks from academic and policy making circles. The plethora of papers explores debates sustaining the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013032539
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Investment and Inequality in Africa : Which Financial Channels are Good for the Poor?
Asongu, Simplice - 2015
This paper examines how domestic, foreign, private and public investments affect income-inequality through financial intermediary dynamics. With the exception of financial allocation efficiency, financial channels of depth and activity are good for the poor as they diminish estimated household...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013032602