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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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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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Foreign aid volatility and lifelong learning: demand-side empirics to a textual literature
Asongu, Simplice A.; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2015
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
that development assistance deteriorates economic (regulation quality and government effectiveness) and institutional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409152
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The role of lifelong learning in political stability and non-violence : evidence from Africa
Asongu, Simplice A.; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2014
economy in 21st century development, this paper provides three contributions to existing literature. It assesses how political …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409173
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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/10011586927
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Building knowledge economies in Africa : a survey of policies and strategies
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2017
technology, (iii) economic incentives and institutional regime and (iv) innovation systems. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011668537
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The role of lifelong learning on political stability and non violence : evidence from Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - In: Journal of economic studies 43 (2016) 1, pp. 141-164
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011687444
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Foreign aid instability and bundled governance dynamics in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2015
Purpose- With the recent financial crisis and reduction of foreign aid by donor countries, the aid-institutions debate is shifting to how aid instability affects governance in developing countries. We engage the policy debate by assessing the role of foreign aid instability on governance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596858
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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/10011596863