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Foreign Aid and Governance in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A.; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2014
that development assistance deteriorates economic (regulation quality and government effectiveness) and institutional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390888
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The incremental effect of education on corruption: evidence of synergy from lifelong learning
Asongu, Simplice A.; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2015
Education as a tool in the fight against corruption has been subject to much debate in academic and policy making circles. This note extends what we know on this nexus in a threefold manner: namely, in terms of: incremental, lifelong learning and synergy effects. Four main findings are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390933
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Foreign Aid and Inclusive Development: Updated Evidence from Africa, 2005-2012
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2015
dynamics on inequality adjusted human development. Contemporary and non-contemporary OLS, Fixed-effects and a system GMM … implications are discussed in the light of the post-2015 development agenda. We also provide some recommendations for a rethinking … of theories and models on which development assistance is based. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596335
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Law, Politics and the Quality of Government in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016
This paper examines interconnections between law, politics and the quality of government in Africa. We investigate whether African democracies enjoy relatively better government quality compared to their counterparts with more autocratic inclinations. The empirical evidence is based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596355
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PhD by Publication as an Argument for Innovation and Technology Transfer: with Emphasis on Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016
transfer. Building on the literature on the key role of a knowledge economy in 21st century development and catch-up processes … between the doctoral education, innovation, technology transfer and development catch-up. Implications for scientific research … policies in the light of contemporary challenges to African development are discussed. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596366
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Mobile phones, Institutional Quality and Entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016
This study investigates the role of mobile phones in governance for doing business in Sub-Saharan Africa with data from the period 2000-2012 by employing the Generalised Method of Moments. Three broad concepts of governance are explored, namely: (i) political (comprising voice & accountability...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596380
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Building Knowledge Economies in Africa: A Survey of Policies and Strategies
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2017
Compared to other regions of the world, Africa is lagging in its drive toward knowledge-based economies. This study surveys the literature in order to highlight the policies and strategies with which African countries can accelerate their current drive towards knowledge economies. These are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011784879
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PhD by publication as an argument for innovation and technology transfer : with emphasis on Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016
transfer. Building on the literature on the key role of a knowledge economy in 21st century development and catch-up processes … between the doctoral education, innovation, technology transfer and development catch-up. Implications for scientific research … policies in the light of contemporary challenges to African development are discussed. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011530060
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Law, politics and the quality of government in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A.; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016
This paper examines interconnections between law, politics and the quality of government in Africa. We investigate whether African democracies enjoy relatively better government quality compared to their counterparts with more autocratic inclinations. The empirical evidence is based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011496387
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The incremental effect of education on corruption : evidence of synergy from lifelong learning
Asongu, Simplice A.; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2015
Education as a tool in the fight against corruption has been subject to much debate in academic and policy making circles. This note extends what we know on this nexus in a threefold manner: namely, in terms of: incremental, lifelong learning and synergy effects. Four main findings are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011407931