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Building knowledge economies in Africa : an introduction
Asongu, Simplice; Kuada, John E. - 2020
Knowledge has emerged as a fundamental driver of economic growth and development by inter alia improving the effectiveness and efficiency of economic projects and boosting the process of finding new avenues of addressing developmental policy syndromes. Recent evidence suggests that Africa is on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012150485
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The impact of entrepreneurship on knowledge economy in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa S. - In: Journal of entrepreneurship in emerging economies : JEEE 8 (2016) 1, pp. 101-131
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011517927
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Human capital, knowledge creation, knowledge diffusion, institutions and economic incentives : South Korea versus Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa S. - 2018
This article compares African countries to South Korea in terms of knowledge economy (KE). Emphasis is laid on human capital, knowledge creation, knowledge diffusion, institutions and economic incentives. The analytical approach consists of providing knowledge economy catch-up strategies that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011817243
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On the Obituary of Scientific Knowledge Monopoly
Asongu, Simplice - 2015
The August 15th 2013 Shanghai Academic Rankings of World Universities (ARWU) should leave policy makers wondering about whether the impressive growth experienced by 'latecomers in the industry' has moved hand-in-hand with contribution to knowledge by means of scientific publications. Against...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013032554
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The Impact of Formal Institutions on Knowledge Economy
Andrés, Antonio - 2015
Using Kauffman, Kraay, and Mastruzzi governance indicators, this article analyzes the impact of formal institutions on the knowledge economy - by assessing how the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) through good governance mechanisms affects the knowledge economy. The article...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013032556
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Who is who in knowledge economy in Africa?
Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa S.; Acha-Anyi, Paul N. - 2017
This study assesses the knowledge economy (KE) performance of lagging African countries visà- vis their frontier counterparts with regard to the four dimensions of the World Bank’s knowledge economy index (KEI). The empirical exercise is for the period 1996-2010. It consists of first...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011737410
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Building knowledge economies in Africa : a survey of policies and strategies
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2017
Compared to other regions of the world, Africa is lagging in its drive toward knowledge-based economies. This study surveys the literature in order to highlight the policies and strategies with which African countries can accelerate their current drive towards knowledge economies. These are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011668537
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Human Capital, Knowledge Creation, Knowledge Diffusion, Institutions and Economic Incentives : South Korea Versus Africa
Asongu, Simplice - 2020
This article compares African countries to South Korea in terms of knowledge economy (KE). Emphasis is laid on human capital, knowledge creation, knowledge diffusion, institutions and economic incentives. The analytical approach consists of providing knowledge economy catch-up strategies that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012852645
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Building Knowledge Economies in Africa : An Introduction
Asongu, Simplice; Kuada, John - 2020
Knowledge has emerged as a fundamental driver of economic growth and development by inter alia improving the effectiveness and efficiency of economic projects and boosting the process of finding new avenues of addressing developmental policy syndromes. Recent evidence suggests that Africa is on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014102219
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Technology and persistence in global software piracy
Asongu, Simplice; Meniago, Christelle - 2018
This study examines the persistence of software piracy with internet penetration vis-à-vis of PC users, conditional on … responsible for the persistence of global software piracy. Knowing how technology affects the persistence of piracy is important … because it enables more targeted policy initiatives. We show that the sensitivity of software piracy to IPRs mechanisms is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998506