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Knowledge Economy Gaps, Policy Syndromes and Catch-up Strategies: Fresh South Korean Lessons to Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2014
Africa's overall knowledge index fell between 2000 and 2009. South Korea's economic miracle is largely due to a … knowledge economies. Using updated data (1996-2010), this paper presents fresh South Korean lessons to Africa by assessing the … syndromes and compelling catch-up strategies are discussed. Issues standing on the way to KE in Africa are dissected with great …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390874
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The Comparative Economics of Knowledge Economy in Africa: Policy Benchmarks, Syndromes and Implications
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2015
The paper complements the scarce literature on knowledge economy (KE) in Africa by comparing KE dynamics within Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390912
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Knowledge economy gaps, policy syndromes and catch-up strategies : fresh South Korean lessons to Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2014
Africa's overall knowledge index fell between 2000 and 2009. South Korea's economic miracle is largely due to a … knowledge economies. Using updated data (1996-2010), this paper presents fresh South Korean lessons to Africa by assessing the … syndromes and compelling catch-up strategies are discussed. Issues standing on the way to KE in Africa are dissected with great …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409247
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The comparative economics of knowledge economy in Africa : policy benchmarks, syndromes and implications
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2015
The paper complements the scarce literature on knowledge economy (KE) in Africa by comparing KE dynamics within Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011408494
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The impact of software piracy on inclusive human development : evidence from Africa
Asongu, Simplice A.; Andrés, Antonio R. - 2014
This paper examines two dimensions of the software piracy-development nexus to complement existing formal literature. It empirically assesses the incidence of piracy on the Human Development Index (HDI) and its constituents and then the instrumentality of Intellectual Property Right (IPR)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409149
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On the channels of foreign aid to corruption
Asongu, Simplice A.; Jellal, Mohammed - 2013
The debate by Okada & Samreth (2012, EL) and Asongu (2012, EB; 2013, EEL) on 'the effect of foreign aid on corruption' in its current state has the shortcoming of modeling corruption as a direct effect of development assistance. This note extends the debate by assessing the channels of foreign aid...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409980
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Consult your gods : the questionable economics of development assistance in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013
as a sustainable cure to poverty in Africa. Though the stated intents or purposes of aid are socio-economic, the actual …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410035
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Reversed economics and inhumanity of development assistance in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
sustainable cure to poverty in Africa. Social implications - It is a momentous epoque to solve the second tragedy of foreign aid …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410048
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On the effect of foreign aid on corruption
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
& Samreth(2012, EL) finding for developing countries may not be relevant for Africa. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410054
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Linkages between investment flows and financial development : causality evidence from selected African countries
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
Purpose - This paper introduces previously missing financial components(efficiency, activity and size) in the assessment of the finance-investment nexus. Design/methodology/approach - VAR models in the perspectives of VECM and short-run Granger causality are employed. Usage of optimally...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410059