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Information asymmetry, financialisation and financial access
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2018
This study investigates whether information sharing channels that are meant to reduce information asymmetry have led to an increase in financial access. The study employs a Generalised Method of Moments technique using data from 53 African countries during the period from 2004-2011 to examine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011872829
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Information Asymmetry, Financialisation and Financial Access
Asongu, Simplice - 2018
This study investigates whether information sharing channels that are meant to reduce information asymmetry have led to an increase in financial access. The study employs a Generalised Method of Moments technique using data from 53 African countries during the period from 2004-2011 to examine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012918997
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Taxation, foreign aid and political governance in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
policy options, the dataset is disaggregated into fundamental characteristics of African development based on income levels … characteristics of development. Policy implications, caveats and directions for future research are discussed. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112137
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Enhancing ICT for quality education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
This research assesses the relevance of information and communication technology (ICT) in primary education quality in a panel of 49 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2000-2012. The empirical evidence is based on Two Stage Least Squares (2SLS) and Instrumental Quantile regressions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112150
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Challenges of doing business in Africa: A systematic review
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2018
by answering two critical questions: what are the linkages between the ease of doing business and economic development … ease of doing business and economic development is discussed in six main strands, namely: wealth creation and sharing …; opportunities of employment; balanced regional and economic development; Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and GDP per capita; standards …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112177
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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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Challenges of doing business in Africa : a systematic review
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - In: Contemporary issues and prospects in business …, (pp. 105-114). 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012136032
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Taxation, foreign aid and political governance in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
policy options, the dataset is disaggregated into fundamental characteristics of African development based on income levels … characteristics of development. Policy implications, caveats and directions for future research are discussed. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011997602
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Enhancing ICT for quality education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
This research assesses the relevance of information and communication technology (ICT) in primary education quality in a panel of 49 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2000-2012. The empirical evidence is based on Two Stage Least Squares (2SLS) and Instrumental Quantile regressions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998032
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Challenges of doing business in Africa : a systematic review
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2018
by answering two critical questions: what are the linkages between the ease of doing business and economic development … ease of doing business and economic development is discussed in six main strands, namely: wealth creation and sharing …; opportunities of employment; balanced regional and economic development; Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and GDP per capita; standards …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998520