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Industrial growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from machine learning with insights from nightlight satellite images
Otchia, Christian S.; Asongu, Simplice - 2019
This study uses nightlight time data and machine learning techniques to predict industrial development in Africa. The results provide the first evidence on how machine learning techniques and nightlight data can be used to predict economic development in places where subnational data are missing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112214
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Industrial growth in Sub-Saharan Africa : evidence from machine learning with insights from nightlight satellite images
Otchia, Christian Samen; Asongu, Simplice - 2019
This study uses nightlight time data and machine learning techniques to predict industrial development in Africa. The results provide the first evidence on how machine learning techniques and nightlight data can be used to predict economic development in places where subnational data are missing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012052994
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Industrial Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa : Evidence from Machine Learning with Insights from Nightlight Satellite Images
Otchia, Christian - 2019
This study uses nightlight time data and machine learning techniques to predict industrial development in Africa. The results provide the first evidence on how machine learning techniques and nightlight data can be used to predict economic development in places where subnational data are missing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012864679
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Demographic change and wealth inequality: Global evidence
Asongu, Simplice; Simo-Kengne, Beatrice D. - 2022
This study explores the effect of various demographic features on wealth share using yearly data for 43 countries. Empirical results from quantile regressions indicate that besides macroeconomic and institutional factors, population ageing and the high size of working population exhibit some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014549406
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Demographic change and wealth inequality : global evidence
Asongu, Simplice; Simo-Kengne, Beatrice D. - 2022
This study explores the effect of various demographic features on wealth share using yearly data for 43 countries. Empirical results from quantile regressions indicate that besides macroeconomic and institutional factors, population ageing and the high size of working population exhibit some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013419124
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ICT, financial access and gender inclusion in the formal economic sector: Evidence from Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2018
The study investigates the relevance of information and communication technology (ICT) in modulating the effect of financial access on female economic participation. Female economic participation is proxied by female labor force participation, financial access is measured with deposit and credit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112178
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Inequality and the economic participation of women in Sub-Saharan Africa: An empirical investigation
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
indicators of gender inclusion are also employed, namely: female employment and female unemployment rates. The empirical analysis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112196
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Inequality thresholds, governance and gender economic inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
Inequality and gender economic exclusion are major policy concerns facing sub-Saharan Africa in the post-2015 … gender economic participation. The research focuses on 42 countries in sub-Saharan Africa using annual data spanning from …, and 0.557 for the rule of law. As the main policy implication, for good governance to promote gender economic inclusion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112201
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How enhancing gender inclusion affects inequality: Thresholds of complementary policies for sustainable development
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
This study investigates how enhancing gender inclusion affects inequality in 42 African countries for the period 2004 …: Gini coefficient, Atkinson index, and Palma ratio. The two gender inclusion measurements used include female labour force … the enhancement of gender inclusion dynamics. An extended threshold analysis is used to assess critical masses at which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112202
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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. - 2019
fixed broadband subscriptions. Three gender economic inclusion indicators are also used for the analysis, namely: female … in order to enhance gender economic participation. First, for female labour force participation, a minimum threshold of … favourable effects on gender economic inclusion dynamics. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389126