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Corruption, economic growth and the informal sector : empirical evidence from developing countries

Ngouhouo, Ibrahim; Njoya, Loudi; Asongu, Simplice - 2022

informal sector in the presence of corruption. The impact of the interaction between growth and corruption on economic … the empirical literature because it studies the effect of the interaction between growth and corruption in the informal …, economic growth interacts with corruption and produces negative net effects up to a corruption threshold of 4.79745 when this …

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The role of economic prosperity on informality in Africa : evidence of corruption thresholds from PSTR

Njoya, Loudi; Ngouhouo, Ibrahim; Asongu, Simplice; … - 2022

. Using a large annual panel of African countries with a time series of 25 years, ours results show that when the corruption … rate is above (below) a threshold of 1.3577, economic growth reduces (increases) informal economic sector. The corruption … proxy is measured as a decreasing function of corruption such that higher levels of the corruption proxy translate lower …

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Corruption, Economic Growth and the Informal Sector : Empirical Evidence from Developing Countries

Ibrahim, Ngouhouo; Njoya, Loudi; Asongu, Simplice - 2022

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The impact of e-wallet on informal farm entrepreneurship development in rural Nigeria

Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.; Asongu, Simplice - 2018

Transforming agriculture from a largely subsistence enterprise to a profitable commercial venture is both a prerequisite and a driving force for accelerated development and sustainable growth in su b - Saharan Africa. The objective of this investigation is to assess the impact of the Federal...

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An integrative framework for formal and informal entrepreneurship research in Africa

Adu-Gyamfi, Richard; Kuada, John E.; Asongu, Simplice - 2022

It is a well-established practice of many Sub-Sahara African (SSA) governments to aid entrepreneurs within both the formal and informal sectors in order to enhance their performance and growth. Unfortunately, there is no agreed method by which governments can differentiate between entrepreneurs...

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An integrative framework for formal and informal entrepreneurship research in Africa

Adu-Gyamfi, Richard; Kuada, John E.; Asongu, Simplice - In: Journal of African business 24 (2023) 2, pp. 167-187

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An Integrative Framework for Formal and Informal Entrepreneurship Research in Africa

Adu-Gyamfi, Richard; Kuada, John; Asongu, Simplice - 2022

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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

A 2015 World Bank report on the achievement of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) revealed that since the 1990s, 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...

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Foreign aid and corruption : clarifying murky empirical conclusions

Efobi, Uchenna Rapuluchukwu; Beecroft, Ibukun; Asongu, … - 2014

This note reconciles an on-going debate on the effect of foreign aid on corruption by introducing a previously missing …

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Aid, terrorism, and foreign direct investment : empirical insight conditioned on corruption control

Efobi, Uchenna Rapuluchukwu; Asongu, Simplice; … - In: International economic journal 32 (2018) 4, pp. 610-630

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