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Microfinance institutions and female entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa : avoidable female unemployment thresholds
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2023
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014248498
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Microfinance institutions and female entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa : avoidable female unemployment thresholds
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2023
The present study contributes to the extant literature by assessing how microfinance institutions (MFIs) affect female entrepreneurship, contingent on female unemployment levels. The study focuses on 44 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for the period 2004 to 2018. The empirical evidence is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014265916
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Enhancing ICT for female economic participation in sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2022
This study investigates how enhancing information and communication technology (ICT) affects female economic participation in sub-Saharan African nations. Three female economic participation indicators are used, namely female labor force participation, female unemployment and female employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012817936
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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. - In: Telecommunications policy : the international journal … 44 (2020) 4, pp. 1-14
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012513551
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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/10012010175
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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/10012111583
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Gender inclusive intermediary education, financial stability and female employment in the industry in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nounamo, Yann; Ndieupa, Henri Njangang; … - 2021
The study examines how financial stability modulates the effect of inclusive intermediary education on female employment in the industry for the period 2008-2018 in Sub-Saharan Africa. The empirical evidence is based on Tobit, Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and Quantile regressions. There are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012431620
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Globalisation and female economic participation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Efobi, Uchenna Rapuluchukwu; … - 2019
This study assesses the relationship between globalisation and the economic participation of women (EPW) in 47 Sub … (relative to restrictions). Pol icy implications are discussed with some emphasis on how to elevate women's social status and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011997603
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Enhancing ICT for female economic participation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013266047
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Gender inclusive intermediary education, financial stability and female employment in the industry in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nounamo, Yann; Ndieupa, Henri Njangang; … - In: Finance research letters 43 (2021), pp. 1-6
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014632412