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Asongu, Simplice; Diop, Samba - 2022

of inflation in Africa. The Afrobarometer survey is used. Our data cover 38 countries consisting of three rounds of …

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African Women Vulnerability Index: Focus on rural women

Tchamyou, Vanessa; Diop, Samba; Asongu, Simplice; … - 2023

In this paper, we develop a new index labelled the African Women Vulnerability Index (AWVI) with a focus on rural women using Round 7 of the Afrobarometer Survey. The AWVI comprises 59 indicators in six dimensions namely: safety, empowerment, health, education, economic prosperity and...

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An Index of African Monetary Integration (IAMI)

Diop, Samba; Asongu, Simplice - 2020

Development Bank and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa by providing a theoretical framework and addressing … wealth creation are not the top performers in regional monetary integration. (iii) The RECs in Africa are characterized by a …

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The Covid-19 pandemic and the new poor in Africa: The straw that broke the Camel's back

Diop, Samba; Asongu, Simplice - 2020

This study assesses the incidence of the Covid-19 pandemic on poverty levels in 50 African countries by employing the PovcalNet computational tool for poverty monitoring. The empirical evidence is based on: (i) Pre Covid-19 macroeconomic projections of October 2019 and revised macroeconomic...

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Global health care infrastructure and Africa in times of Covid-19: Insights for sustainable development and future pandemics

Diop, Samba; Asongu, Simplice - 2020

This exploratory study aims to assess Africa's lagging position in global heath in relation to some health care … infrastructure before critically examining the situation of Africa in the light of pressing Covid-19 healthcare infrastructural needs … analysis is provided to showcase which regions are leading in the health facilities in the world in general and Africa in …

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Governance, inequality and inclusive education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Diop, Samba; Addis, Amsalu K. - 2020

dynamics on gender-inclusive education in 42 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2004-2014. The Generalised Method …

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Mitigating the macroeconomic impact of severe natural disasters in Africa: Policy synergies

Diop, Samba; Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa - 2021

This study evaluates the economic impact of severe natural disasters in Africa using the generalized synthetic control …

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African Women Vulnerability index (AWVI): Focus on rural women

Tchamyou, Vanessa; Diop, Samba; Asongu, Simplice - 2021

In this paper, we develop a new index labelled the African Women Vulnerability index (AWVI) with a focus on rural women using the Round 7 Afrobarometer Survey. The AWVI comprises 59 indicators in six dimensions namely: safety, empowerment, health, education, economic prosperity and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012872980

Human development and governance in Africa: Do good fences make good neighbours?

Asongu, Simplice; Diop, Samba - 2021

In this paper, we revisit the relationship between governance and human development in Africa during the period 2010 … development and governance quality. Our empirical findings support that in Africa, "good fences make good neighbours" or proximity …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012801020

The macroeconomic impact of recent political conflicts in Africa: Generalized synthetic counterfactual evidence

Diop, Samba; Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa - 2021

This paper measures the macroeconomic impact of recent political crisis, protest and uprisings in Africa with the …

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