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ICT dynamics for gender inclusive intermediary education : minimum poverty and inequality thresholds in developing countries
Asongu, Simplice; Amari, Mouna; Jarboui, Anis; … - In: Telecommunications policy : the international journal … 45 (2021) 5, pp. 1-12
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012614857
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ICT dynamics for gender inclusive intermediary education : minimum poverty and inequality thresholds in developing countries
Asongu, Simplice; Amari, Mouna; Jarboui, Anis; … - 2021
promote gender inclusive education in 57 developing countries for the period 2012-2016. Poverty is measured with the poverty … positively affect inclusive education. Second, the poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of the population) should … remain below 33.6842% in order for 'internet access in school' to favorably influence inclusive education. Third, the Palma …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012436926
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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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Corporate social responsibility and the role of rural women in sustainable agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa : evidence from the Niger Delta in Nigeria
Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.; Asongu, Simplice - 2019
Low productivity among female farmers when compared with their male counterparts is considered an outcome of limited access to agricultural land and inputs. The objective of this investigation was to assess the impact of multinational oil companies' (MOCs') CSR on rural women access to modern...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998093
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Women empowerment and environmental sustainability in Africa
Achuo, Elvis Dze; Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa - 2022
This study examines the effect of women's socioeconomic empowerment on environmental sustainability in Africa over the 1996-2019 period. Results of the system Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) estimator reveal that women's socioeconomic empowerment is environment enhancing. Moreover, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012817915
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Enhancing ICT for female economic participation in sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2022
This study investigates how enhancing information and communication technology (ICT) affects female economic participation in sub-Saharan African nations. Three female economic participation indicators are used, namely female labor force participation, female unemployment and female employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012817936
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Inequality Thresholds, Governance and Gender Economic Inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice - 2019
Inequality and gender economic exclusion are major policy concerns facing sub-Saharan Africa in the post-2015 development agenda. The study provides critical masses of inequality that should not be exceeded if governance is to promote gender economic participation. The research focuses on 42...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012868777
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Thresholds of Income Inequality that Mitigate the Role of Gender Inclusive Education in Promoting Gender Economic Inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice - 2019
This study provides thresholds of inequality that should not be exceeded if gender inclusive education is to enhance …, inclusive tertiary education unconditionally promotes gender economic inclusion while the interaction between tertiary education … incidence of inclusive tertiary education on female labor force participation is 0.562. Second, the Gini coefficient and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012858421
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The role of inclusive education in governance for inclusive economic participation : gender evidence from sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2021
This study investigates the relevance of inclusive education in moderating the effect of good governance on female … economic inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa. First, inclusive tertiary education modulates: (i) government effectiveness to induce … education moderates: (i) corruption-control for a positive net effect on female labour force participation; (ii) "voice and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012799898
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Inequality and gender inclusion : minimum ICT policy thresholds for promoting female employment in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - In: Telecommunications policy : the international journal … 44 (2020) 4, pp. 1-14
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012513551