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Foreign aid, education and lifelong learning in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A.; Tchamyou, Vanessa S. - 2015
This study investigates the effect of foreign aid on education and lifelong learning in 53 African countries for the … period 1996-2010. Three main issues are assessed, notably: (i) the effect of aid on education; (ii) the incremental impact of … aid on education and (iii) the effect of aid on lifelong learning. Lifelong learning is measured as the combined knowledge …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410635
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On foreign aid distortions to governance
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2014
The Kangoye (2013, TDE) findings on the negative nexus between foreign aid unpredictability and governance could seriously affect debates in academic and policy making circles. Using the theoretical underpinnings of the celebrated Eubank (2012, JDS) literature, we first confirm Kangoye's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390868
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Is the threat of foreign aid withdrawal an effective deterrent to political oppression? : evidence from 53 African countries
Asongu, Simplice A.; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016
This study complements existing literature on the aid-institutions nexus by focusing on political rights, aid volatilities and the post-Berlin Wall period. The findings show that while foreign aid does not have a significant effect on political rights, foreign aid volatilities do mitigate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011496393
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On foreign aid distortions to governance
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2014
The Kangoye (2013, TDE) findings on the negative nexus between foreign aid unpredictability and governance could seriously affect debates in academic and policy making circles. Using the theoretical underpinnings of the celebrated Eubank (2012, JDS) literature, we first confirm Kangoye's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409797
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The political economy of development assistance: peril to government quality dynamics in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
This paper assesses the effectiveness of foreign aid in improving government institutions in 52 African countries using updated data (1996-2010). Findings suggest development assistance deteriorates government quality dynamics of corruption-control, political-stability, rule of law, regulation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390794
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Development thresholds of foreign aid effectiveness in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
improve management of aid funds destined for health and education projects in the sampled countries. Moreover, given the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390795
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Institutional benchmarking of foreign aid effectiveness in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
This paper integrates two main strands of the aid-development nexus in assessing whether institutional thresholds matter in the effectiveness of foreign aid on institutional development in 53 African countries over the period 1996-2010. Eight government quality indicators are employed: rule of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390814
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Reversed Economics and Inhumanity of Development Assistance in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to assess the aid-development nexus in 52 African countries using updated data (1996-2010) and a new indicator of human development(adjusted for inequality). Design/methodology/approach - The estimation technique used is a Two-Stage-Least Squares...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390815
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On the effect of foreign aid on corruption
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
The Okada & Samreth(2012, EL) finding that aid deters corruption could have an important influence on policy and academic debates. This paper partially negates their criticism of the mainstream approach to the aid-development nexus. Using updated data(1996-2010) from 52 African countries we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390817
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Consult your gods: the questionable economics of development assistance in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013
This paper assesses the aid-development nexus in 52 African countries using updated data (1996-2010) and a new indicator of human development (adjusted for inequality). The effects of Total Net Official Development Assistance (NODA), NODA from the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and NODA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390830