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Building knowledge-based economies in Africa: A systematic review of policies and strategies
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
Compared to other regions of the world, Africa is lagging in its drive toward knowledgebased economies. This study systematically reviews the literature in order to highlight the policies and strategies with which African countries can accelerate their current drive towards building...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389130
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Social media and inclusive human development in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2020
This study investigates the relationship between social media and inclusive human development in 49 African countries for the year 2012. Social media is measured with Facebook penetration whereas inclusive human development is proxied by the inequalityadjusted human development index. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389172
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The role of governance in quality education in sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2020
This paper examines the governance-"education quality" nexus in a panel of 49 sub-Saharan African countries over the period 2000-2012. Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and Quantile regression (QR) are employed as estimation strategies. The following findings are established. First, from the OLS,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389231
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The of role economic growth in modulating mobile connectivity dynamics for financial inclusion in developing countries
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2022
positively related to mobile money innovations in the perspectives of mobile money accounts, the mobile phone used to send money …-side mobile money drivers and mobile money innovations to be positive: (i) 6.109% (6.193%) of GDP growth for mobile connectivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013330034
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The role of mobile characteristics on mobile money innovations
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2022
This study focuses on linkages between bank accounts and supply-side mobile money drivers for mobile money innovations ….e., mobile connectivity coverage and mobile connectivity performance) for mobile money innovations. The empirical evidence is … mobile connectivity coverage in modulating bank accounts for mobile money innovations. Second, mobile connectivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013330036
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Information technology and sustainability in developing countries: An introduction
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2022
The purpose of this special issue is to contribute to the growing body of literature on the externalities of information technology within the specific remit of the relationship between information technology and sustainability outcomes in developing countries, not least because of the sparse...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013330056
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Mobile technology supply factors and mobile money innovation: Thresholds for complementary policies
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2021
mobile money innovations for financial inclusion in developing countries. The mobile money innovation outcome variables are … innovations from which thresholds for complementary policies are provided as follows: (i) Unique adults' mobile subscription rates … innovations for financial inclusion. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012652985
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The role of mobile characteristics on mobile money innovations
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2022
This study focuses on linkages between bank accounts and supply-side mobile money drivers for mobile money innovations ….e., mobile connectivity coverage and mobile connectivity performance) for mobile money innovations. The empirical evidence is … mobile connectivity coverage in modulating bank accounts for mobile money innovations. Second, mobile connectivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012817803
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Information technology and sustainability in developing countries : an introduction
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2022
The purpose of this special issue is to contribute to the growing body of literature on the externalities of information technology within the specific remit of the relationship between information technology and sustainability outcomes in developing countries, not least because of the sparse...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013193685
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Mobile technology supply factors and mobile money innovation : thresholds for complementary policies
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2021
mobile money innovations for financial inclusion in developing countries. The mobile money innovation outcome variables are … innovations from which thresholds for complementary policies are provided as follows: (i) Unique adults' mobile subscription rates … innovations for financial inclusion. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012509241