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Natural resources and wealth inequality : a cross-country analysis
Tadadjeu, Sosson; Ndieupa, Henri Njangang; Asongu, Simplice - In: Journal of economic and administrative sciences 39 (2023) 3, pp. 596-608
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014338830
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Governance in mitigating the effect of oil wealth on wealth inequality : a cross-country analysis of policy thresholds
Ndieupa, Henri Njangang; Asongu, Simplice; Tadadjeu, Sosson - 2021
The study assesses the role of governance in modulating the effect of oil wealth on wealth inequality in 45 countries … findings show that oil rents unconditionally increase wealth inequality while govenance dyanmics (in terms of rule of law …, corruption-control, government effectiveness, regulatory quality) moderate oil rents for an overall net negative effect on wealth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012601149
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Natural resources and wealth inequality : a cross-country analysis
Tadadjeu, Sosson; Ndieupa, Henri Njangang; Asongu, Simplice - 2021
This study investigates the impact of natural resources on wealth inequality as a first attempt on a panel of 45 … evidence that natural resources increase wealth inequality within a linear empirical framework. These results are robust to the … use of alternative natural resources and wealth inequality measures. Additionnaly, a nonlinear analysis provides evidence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012489866
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Quality of growth empirics : comparative gaps, benchmarking and policy syndromes
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - In: Journal of policy modeling : JPMOD ; a social science … 39 (2017) 5, pp. 861-882
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011792919
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Quality of Growth Empirics : Comparative Gaps, Benchmarking and Policy Syndromes
Asongu, Simplice - 2017
, resource-wealth, state fragility and time-consistent growth quality (GQ) performance. First, for ‘within dispersions' the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012948481
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Quality of growth empirics : comparative gaps, benchmarking and policy syndromes
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2017
, resource-wealth, state fragility and time-consistent growth quality (GQ) performance. First, for "within dispersions" the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011721104
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Comparative Determinants of Quality of Growth in Developing Countries
Asongu, Simplice - 2018
This study explores a new dataset in order to present the comparative determinants of growth quality in 93 developing countries for the period 1990-2011. We employ both cross-sectional and panel estimation techniques with contemporary and non-contemporary specifications. The determinants are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012934198
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Is Poverty in the African DNA (Gene)?
Asongu, Simplice; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2015
A 2015 World Bank report on attainment of Millennium Development Goals concludes that the number of extremely poor has dropped substantially in all regions with the exception of Sub-Saharan Africa. We assess if poverty is in the African gene by revisiting the findings of Ashraf and Galor (2013,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011265219
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Intelligence and slave exports from Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2019
This article examines the role of cognitive ability or intelligence on slave expor ts from Africa. We test a hypothesis that countries which were endowed with higher levels of cognitive ability were more likely to experience lower levels of slave exports from Africa probably due to comparatively...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112152
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This one is 400 Libyan dinars, this one is 500: Insights from cognitive human capital and slave trade
Asongu, Simplice; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2018
One of the most disturbing contemporary episodes in human history that has been decried globally is the recent Libyan experience of slave trade, where migrants captured end-up being sold as slaves. We contribute to the understanding of this phenomenon by investigating the role of cognitive human...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011956964