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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011542263
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Rational asymmetric development, Piketty and poverty in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016
An April 2015 World Bank report on the Millennium Development Goal poverty target has revealed that extreme poverty has … been decreasing in all regions of the world with the exception of Africa. This study extends the implications of Thomas … development increases and Africa may not catch-up with the developed world. As an ideal solution, Piketty has proposed progressive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011548648
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Foreign aid, instability and governance in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph - 2019
This study contributes to the attendant literature by bundling governance dynamics and focusing on foreign aid instability instead of foreign aid. We assess the role of foreign aid instabilit y on governance dynamics in fifty three African countries for the period 1996-2010. An autoregressive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998497
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Foreign Aid, Instability and Governance in Africa
Asongu, Simplice - 2019
This study contributes to the attendant literature by bundling governance dynamics and focusing on foreign aid instability instead of foreign aid. We assess the role of foreign aid instability on governance dynamics in fifty three African countries for the period 1996-2010. An autoregressive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012871458
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Foreign Aid Instability and Bundled Governance Dynamics in Africa
Asongu, Simplice - 2016
Purpose - With the recent financial crisis and reduction of foreign aid by donor countries, the aid-institutions debate is shifting to how aid instability affects governance in developing countries. We engage the policy debate by assessing the role of foreign aid instability on governance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012997622
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On Foreign Aid Distortions to Governance
Asongu, Simplice - 2014
The Kangoye (2013, TDE) findings on the negative nexus between foreign aid unpredictability and governance could seriously affect debates in academic and policy making circles. Using the theoretical underpinnings of the celebrated Eubank (2012, JDS) literature, we first confirm Kangoye's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013047707
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Foreign aid instability and bundled governance dynamics in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2015
Purpose- With the recent financial crisis and reduction of foreign aid by donor countries, the aid-institutions debate is shifting to how aid instability affects governance in developing countries. We engage the policy debate by assessing the role of foreign aid instability on governance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596858
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Is the Threat of Foreign Aid Withdrawal an Effective Deterrent to Political Oppression? Evidence from 53 African Countries
Asongu, Simplice - 2017
This study complements existing literature on the aid-institutions nexus by focusing on political rights, aid volatilities and the post-Berlin Wall period. The findings show that while foreign aid does not have a significant effect on political rights, foreign aid volatilities do mitigate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012968966
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Conditional linkages between iron ore exports, foreign aid and terrorism
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016
We employ interactive quantile regressions to assess conditional linkages between foreign aid, iron ore exports and terrorism from a panel of 78 developing countries for the period 1984-2008. The following main findings are established. First, it is primarily in the countries with the highest...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011542271
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Foreign aid, terrorism and growth : conditional evidence from quantile regression
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.; Biekpe, Nicholas - 2018
In this study, we investigate the role of development assistance in reducing a hypothetically negative impact of terrorism on economic growth, using a panel of 78 developing nations with data for the period 1984-2008. The empirical evidence is based on interactive Quantile regressions. Domestic,...
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