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Enhancing ICT for environmental sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Le Roux, Sara; Biekpe, Nicholas - 2017

This study examines how increasing ICT penetration in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) can contribute towards environmental sustainability by decreasing CO2 emissions. The empirical evidence is based the Generalised Method of Moments and forty-four countries for the period 2000-2012. ICT is measured...

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Historical prevalence of infectious diseases and gender equality in 122 countries

Messono, Omang Ombolo; Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa - 2022

This study examines the effects of the historical prevalence of infectious diseases on contemporary gender equality. Previous studies reveal the persistence of the effects of historical diseases on innovation, through the channel of culture. Drawing on the Parasite-Stress Theory, we propose a...

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Linkages between financial development, financial instability, financial liberalisation and economic growth in Africa

Batuo, Enowbi; Mlambo, Kupukile; Asongu, Simplice - 2017

In the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis, the implications of financial liberalisation for stability and economic growth has come under increased scrutiny. One strand of literature posits a positive relationship between financial liberalisation and economic growth and development....

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Law, political stability, tourism management and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Rahman, Mushfiqur; Nnanna, Joseph - 2022

This study complements the extant literature by assessing how the rule of law and political stability modulate tourism development dynamics (i.e. tourism receipts and tourism expenditure) to affect economic development in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. The study focuses on 47...

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African Financial Development Dynamics : Big Time Convergence

Asongu, Simplice - 2015

Purpose - Assessment of African financial development dynamic convergences in money, credit, efficiency and size. Design/Methodology - The empirical evidence is premised on 11 homogenous panels based on regions (Sub-Saharan and North Africa), income-levels (low, middle, lower-middle and...

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Economic Implications of Business Dynamics for KE-Associated Economic Growth and Inclusive Development in African Countries

Asongu, Simplice - 2014

hinders or promotes the knowledge economy (KE), (b) to determine how the KE which emerges from such an environment affects …

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Governance, CO2 Emissions and Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice - 2019

This study investigates the relevance of government quality in moderating the incidence of environmental degradation on inclusive human development in 44 sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2000-2012. Environmental degradation is measured with CO2 emissions and the governance dynamics...

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Economic Development Thresholds for a Green Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice - 2019

This study investigates how increasing economic development affects the green economy in terms of CO2 emissions, using …, increasing GDP growth beyond 25% of annual growth is unfavorable for a green economy. Third, a population growth rate of above 3 … above 0.4969 is beneficial for a green economy because it is associated with a reduction in CO2 emissions. The established …

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Law, Economic Growth and Human Development : Evidence from Africa

Asongu, Simplice - 2014

This paper cuts adrift the mainstream approach to the legal-origins debate on the law-growth nexus by integrating both overall economic and human components in our understanding of how regulation quality and the rule of law lie at the heart of economic and inequality adjusted human developments....

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Basic Formal Education Quality, Information Technology and Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice - 2019

This study assesses the relevance of basic formal education in information technology for inclusive human development in 49 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2000-2012. The question it aims to answer is the following: what is the relevance of basic formal education in the effect of...

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