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The comparative economics of ICT, environmental degradation and inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.; Pyke, Chris - 2018
This study examines how information and communication technology (ICT) could be employed to dampen the potentially damaging effects of environmental degradation in order to promote inclusive human development in a panel of 44 Sub-Saharan African countries. ICT is captured with internet and...
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Mobile Phone Innovation and Environmental Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2017
Moments. Three knowledge diffusion variables representing three of the four pillars of the World Bank’s Knowledge Economy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011784883
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Foreign aid and governance in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A.; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - In: International review of applied economics 30 (2016) 1, pp. 69-88
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011472252
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The comparative inclusive human development of globalisation in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016
This study examines the impact of globalisation on inclusive human development in 51 African countries for the period 1996-2011 with particular emphasis on income levels (low income versus middle income), legal origins (English common law versus French civil law), resource wealth (oil-rich...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011542429
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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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Mobile phone penetration, mobile banking and inclusive development in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A.; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016
The study assesses the role of mobile phones and mobile banking in decreasing inequality in 52 African countries. The empirical procedure involves first, examining the income-redistributive effect of mobile phone penetration and then investigating the contribution of mobile banking services in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011496397
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Mobile phones in the diffusion of knowledge and persistence in inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016
on the adoption of common inclusive development policies among nations. Building on the relevance of a knowledge economy … in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). More specifically, we investigate the complementary role of knowledge diffusion in the … discussed with particular emphasis on how to leverage common knowledge economy initiatives for inclusive development. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011478775
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A good turn deserves another : political stability, corruption and corruption-control
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2015
We build on existing literature and contemporary challenges to African development to assess the role of political stability in fighting corruption and boosting corruption-control in 53 African countries for the period 1996-2010. We postulate that on the one hand, an atmosphere of political...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011407942
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Foreign aid volatility and lifelong learning: demand-side empirics to a textual literature
Asongu, Simplice A.; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2015
learning in Africa. Practical implications- As a policy implication, when faced with aid uncertainty, the demand for education … development through lifelong learning and knowledge economy as a competitive advantage. This may also explain why countries which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011408497
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Foreign aid and governance in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A.; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2014
influence the election and replacement of political leaders in Africa may have insignificant results. It is time to solve the … paper extends the debate on foreign aid and institutions in Africa in the light a plethora of recent studies in the aid …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409152