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The contribution of African researchers to knowledge by means of scientific publications is low compared to other … transfer. Building on the literature on the key role of a knowledge economy in 21st century development and catch-up processes … thesis. (iii) The PhD by Publication is a more effective route to ensuring that the contribution to knowledge is widely …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596366
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
Purpose- The study complements the scant macroeconomic literature on the development outcomes of social media by examining the relationship between Facebook penetration and violent crime levels in a cross-section of 148 countries for the year 2012. Design/methodology/approach- The empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112154
Compared to other regions of the world, Africa is lagging in its drive toward knowledge-based economies. This study … current drive towards knowledge economies. These are discussed in terms of the four pillars of the World Bank’s knowledge …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011784879
The contribution of African researchers to knowledge by means of scientific publications is low compared to other … transfer. Building on the literature on the key role of a knowledge economy in 21st century development and catch-up processes … thesis. (iii) The PhD by Publication is a more effective route to ensuring that the contribution to knowledge is widely …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011530060
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/10011586927
Compared to other regions of the world, Africa is lagging in its drive toward knowledge-based economies. This study … current drive towards knowledge economies. These are discussed in terms of the four pillars of the World Bank's knowledge …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011668537
Purpose- The study complements the scant macroeconomic literature on the development outcomes of social media by examining the relationship between Facebook penetration and violent crime levels in a cross-section of 148 countries for the year 2012. Design/methodology/approach- The empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998083
Purpose - The study complements the scant macroeconomic literature on the development outcomes of social media by examining the relationship between Facebook penetration and violent crime levels in a cross-section of 148 countries for the year 2012. Design/methodology/approach - The empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014108720
This study assesses the synergy effects of governance in mobile phone penetration for inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa with data for the period 2000-2012 by employing a battery of interactive estimation techniques, namely: Fixed effects (FE), Generalised Method of Moments (GMM)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596343