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The Costs and Benefits of Migration into the European Union: Debunking Contemporary Myths with Facts
Leke, Ivo J.; Asongu, Simplice - 2016
The purpose of this study is to dispel some myths associated with migrants in order to improve socio-economic appraisal of the consequences of the recent surge of migrants into Europe. We argue that: (i) the concern about loss of Christian cultural values is lacking in substance because compared...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596389
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The Costs and Benefits of Migration into the European Union : Debunking Contemporary Myths with Facts
Leke, Ivo J. - 2016
The purpose of this study is to dispel some myths associated with migrants in order to improve socio-economic appraisal of the consequences of the recent surge of migrants into Europe. We argue that: (i) the concern about loss of Christian cultural values is lacking in substance because compared...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012978574
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The costs and benefits of migration into the European Union : debunking contemporary myths with facts
Leke, Ivo J.; Asongu, Simplice - 2016
The purpose of this study is to dispel some myths associated with migrants in order to improve socio-economic appraisal of the consequences of the recent surge of migrants into Europe. We argue that: (i) the concern about loss of Christian cultural values is lacking in substance because compared...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011586961
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A theory of compliance with minimum wage law
Asongu, Simplice; Jellal, Mohamed - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
In this paper, we introduce firm heterogeneity in the context of a model of non-compliance with minimum wage legislation. The introduction of heterogeneity in the ease with which firms can be monitored for non compliance allows us to show that non-compliance will persist in sectors which are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111817
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Inclusive human development in pre-crisis times of globalisation-driven debts
Asongu, Simplice; Efobi, Uchenna; Beecroft, Ibukun - 2014
inequality in OECD nations. We assess the effects of four debt dynamics on inequality adjusted human development. Instrumental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011310232
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Inequality, Finance and Pro-Poor Investment in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa - 2015
This study complements existing literature by investigating how investment-driven finance affects inequality in Africa …-2002). Inequality is measured with estimated household income inequality whereas financial development is proxied with financial depth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596325
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The Comparative Inclusive Human Development of Globalisation in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016
This study examines the impact of globalisation on inclusive human development in 51 African countries for the period 1996-2011 with particular emphasis on income levels (low income versus middle income), legal origins (English common law versus French civil law), resource wealth (oil-rich...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596374
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Rational Asymmetric Development, Piketty and Poverty in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016
-Swan and Boyce-Fofack-Ndikumana. The central argument presented is that the inequality problem is at the heart of rational … asymmetric development between rich and poor countries. Piketty has shown that inequality increases when the return on capital is … economy (or capitalism-fuelled illicit capital flight) is higher than the growth rate in African countries, inequality in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596376
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On the Relationship between Globalisation and the Economic Participation of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Efobi, Uchenna R.; Tanankem, Belmondo V. - 2017
This study assesses the relationship between globalisation and the economic participation of women (EPW) in 47 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 1990-2013. Two indicators are used to measure EPW, namely, the: female labour force participation and employment rates. The empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596390
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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-Saharan African countries for the period 1990-2013. EPW is measured with the female labour force participation and employment rates. The empirical evidence is based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112138