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Economic sectors and globalization channels to gender economic inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2023
This study complements the extant literature by assessing economic sector and globalization channels for gender economic inclusion. The study is focused on 35 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period 1995-2019 and the empirical evidence is based on fixed effects regressions. The following...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014549405
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Economic sectors and globalization channels to gender economic inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2023
This study complements the extant literature by assessing economic sector and globalization channels for gender economic inclusion. The study is focused on 35 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period 1995-2019 and the empirical evidence is based on fixed effects regressions. The following...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014265910
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Boosting quality education with inclusive human development: Empirical evidence from sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
This study examines the importance of inclusive human development in promoting education quality in a panel of forty-nine Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2000-2012. The empirical evidence is based on Ordinary Least Squares (OLS), Fixed Effects (FE) and Quantile Regression (QR)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112140
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The mobile phone, information sharing and financial sector development in Africa: A quantile regressions approach
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
This study investigates linkages between the mobile phone, information sharing offices (ISO) and financial sector development in 53 African countries for the period 2004-2011. ISO are private credit bureaus and public credit registries. The empirical evidence is based on contemporary and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112141
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Governance, CO 2 emissions and Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
This study investigates the relevance of government quality in moderating the incidence of environmental degradation on inclusive human development in 44 sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2000-2012. Environmental degradation is measured with CO2 emissions and the governance dynamics...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112146
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Economic development thresholds for a green economy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
empirical analysis. The following main findings are established. First, relative to CO2 emissions, enhancing economic growth and … population growth engenders a U-shaped pattern whereas increasing inclusive human development shows a Kuznets curve. Second …, increasing GDP growth beyond 25% of annual growth is unfavorable for a green economy. Third, a population growth rate of above 3 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112147
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Inclusive development in environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from governance mechanisms
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
This research examines the relevance of inclusive development in modulating the role of governance on environmental degradation. The study focuses on forty-four countries in sub- Saharan Africa for the period 2000-2012. The Generalised Method of Moments is employed as the empirical strategy and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112151
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Governance and social media in African countries: An empirical investigation
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2018
This study assesses linkages between social media and governance dynamics in 49 African countries for the year 2012. The empirical evidence is based on ordinary least squares and quantile regressions. Ten bundled and unbundled governance dynamics are used, notably: (i) polit ical governance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112169
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ICT, financial access and gender inclusion in the formal economic sector: Evidence from Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2018
The study investigates the relevance of information and communication technology (ICT) in modulating the effect of financial access on female economic participation. Female economic participation is proxied by female labor force participation, financial access is measured with deposit and credit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112178
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How enhancing information and communication technology has affected inequality in Africa for sustainable development: An empirical investigation
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2018
This study examines if enhancing ICT reduces inequality in 48 countries in Africa for the period 2004-2014. Three inequality indictors are used, namely, the: Gini coefficient, Atkinson index and Palma ratio. The adopted ICT indicators include: mobile phone penetration, internet penetration and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112180