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Domestic energy consumption in Ghana : deprivation versus likelihood of access
Karakara, Alhassan Abdul-Wakeel; Osabuohien, Evans; … - 2021
Purpose - This paper analyses the extent to which households are deprived (or otherwise) of clean energy sources in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach - It engages the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data (GDHS VI). Three different energy deprivation indicators were estimated: cooking fuel...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012507147
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Domestic Energy Consumption in Ghana : Deprivation versus Likelihood of Access
Alhassan, Karakara; Osabuohien, Evans Stephen; Asongu, … - 2021
Purpose – This paper analyses the extent to which households are deprived (or otherwise) of clean energy sources in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach – It engages the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data (GDHS VI). Three different energy deprivation indicators were estimated: cooking...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013230316
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The role of financial inclusion in moderating the incidence of entrepreneurship on energy poverty in Ghana
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2023
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014285806
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The role of financial inclusion in moderating the incidence of entrepreneurship on energy poverty in Ghana
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2023
This paper assesses the role of financial inclusion in moderating the incidence of entrepreneurship on energy poverty … unconditional positive incidence on energy poverty while the interactive incidence between entrepreneurship and financial inclusion … on energy poverty is negative. The corresponding financial inclusion policy thresholds that should be exceeded in order …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014289138
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Deforestation and Welfare : Evidence from Africa
Asongu, Simplice - 2014
overall-rural and agricultural household per capita income levels. As a policy implication, in the process of forest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013047732
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Law, Finance, Economic Growth and Welfare : Why Does Legal Origin Matter?
Asongu, Simplice - 2015
This paper proposes and empirically validates four theories of why legal origin influences growth and welfare through finance. It is a natural extension of “Law and finance: why does legal origin matter?” by Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Ross Levine (2003). We find only partial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013032607
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Relative Contribution of Child Labour to Household Farm and Non-Farm Income in Ghana : Simulation with Child's Education
Asongu, Simplice - 2016
Child labourers play an integral role in households' income diversification process by contributing to farm and non-farm incomes but policies, including that of the ILO have focused largely on eliminating child labour from the agricultural sector through education. This study sought to ascertain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013003580
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Human development thresholds for inclusive mobile banking in developing countries
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - In: African journal of science, technology, innovation & … 10 (2018) 6, pp. 735-744
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012259696
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Comparative human development thresholds for absolute and relative pro-poor mobile banking in developing countries
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2017
We assess the correlations between mobile banking and inclusive development (poverty and inequality) in 93 developing … findings are established. First, the increased use of mobile phones to pay bills is negatively correlated with: (i) poverty in ….646 and 0.761. Second, the increased use of mobile phones to send/receive money is negatively correlated with: (i) poverty in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011638880
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The comparative exploration of mobile money services in inclusive development
Asongu, Simplice; Asongu, Ndemaze - 2017
between mobile and inclusive development (quality of growth, poverty and inequality) in 93 developing countries for the year …/receive money is negatively associated with poverty in Asia and Pacific (AP) and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Originality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011638884