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Africa's statistical tragedy : best statistics, best government effectiveness

Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - In: International journal of development issues : IJDI 13 (2014) 2, pp. 171-178

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Corruption et Etats fragiles africains

Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Bolito-Losembe, Remy - In: African development review 26 (2014) 1, pp. 50-58

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Determinants of property rights protection in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2016

emphasis on history, geography and institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. The empirical evidence is based on a sample of 47 …

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The white man's burden : on the effect of African resistance to European domination

Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice A.; Cinyabuguma, … - 2016

Are there contemporary development effects of African resistance to European domination? This question is the primary issue addressed by this inquiry. We establish that African resistance has had adverse effects on post-colonial African development and discuss possible channels of such...

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Women in power and power of women : the Liberian experience

Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice A. - 2015

Do women really improve conditions for gender equality after becoming heads of states? This study investigates if having a woman at the helm of country's decision making processes leads to better indicators on women conditions. Using time series observations for the period 2000-2011, we test the...

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Is poverty in the African DNA (gene)?

Asongu, Simplice A.; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2015

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, AER) and reformulating the 'Out of Africa Hypothesis' into a 'Genetic … Diversity Hypothesis' for a 'Within Africa Analysis'. We motivate this reformulation with five shortcomings arising for the most …

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Middle class in Africa : determinants and consequences

Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice A.; Kayembe, … - 2014

This study complements the inclusive growth literature by examining the determinants and consequences of the middle class in a continent where economic growth has been relatively high. The empirical evidence is based on a sample of 33 African countries for a 2010 cross-sectional study. OLS,...

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State fragility, rent seeking and lobbying: evidence from African data

Asongu, Simplice A.; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2013

This paper assesses the determinants of state fragility in sub-Saharan Africa using hitherto unexplored variables in …

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Fighting African conflicts and crimes : which governance tools matter?

Asongu, Simplice A.; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2013

Crimes and conflicts are seriously undermining African development. This article assesses the best governance tools in the fight against the scourges. The following findings are established. (1) Democracy, autocracy and voice & accountability have no significant negative correlations with crime....

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Crime and conflicts in Africa : consequences of corruption?

Asongu, Simplice A.; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2013

in the birth and propagation of conflicts within and across Africa. Policy implications are discussed. …

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