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Bank Efficiency and Openness in Africa: Do Income Levels Matter?
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2010
This paper integrates a previously missing wealth-effect component in the openness-finance debate. From a panel of 29 … financial) triggers less bank efficiency in low income countries than in their middle income counterparts. These findings … low and middle income African countries with data spanning from 1987 to 2008, we provide evidence that openness (trade and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390762
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Globalization, (fighting) corruption and development: how are these phenomena linearly and nonlinearly related in wealth effects?
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
Purpose - Is globalization instrumental in fighting corruption? Do wealth effects matter in this fight? Are findings valid when linearity assumptions are dropped? This paper assesses the Lalountas et al. (2011) hypotheses (conclusions) in the African context. Design/methodology/approach - Though...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390805
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Globalization and Africa: implications for human development
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
; (4) estimation with a technique that controls for time-invariant unobservable shocks that affect openness and human … openness options in a selective and gradual manner, development of some industrial backbone for an import-substitution or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390811
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Globalization and Governance: A Critical Contribution to the Empirics
Asongu, Simplice; Efobi, Uchenna; Tchamyou, Vanessa S. - 2016
This study assesses the effect of globalisation on governance in 51 African countries for the period 1996-2011. Ten bundled and unbundled governance indicators and four globalisation variables are used. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments. The following findings are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596353
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Does Globalization Promote Good Governance in Africa? An Empirical Study Across 51 countries
Asongu, Simplice - 2017
This study investigates the effect of globalisation on governance in 51 African countries for the period 1996-2011. Four bundled governance indicators and four globalisation (political, economic, social and general) variables are used. The empirical evidence is based on Instrumental Variable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011784884
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Investment and Inequality in Africa: which financial channels are good for the poor?
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2011
intermediary dynamics. With the exception of financial allocation efficiency, financial channels of depth and activity are good for …-redistributive effect. Financial efficiency has a disequalizing effect, implying policies designed to improve the allocation of mobilized …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390778
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Finance and Inequality: Exploring Pro-Poor Investment Channels in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2011
development dynamics of depth, efficiency, activity and size have an equalizing effect on income distribution through private …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390779
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How do financial reforms affect inequality through financial sector competition? Evidence from Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013
In the first empirical study on how financial reforms have been instrumental in mitigating inequality through financial sector competition, we contribute at the same time to the macroeconomic literature on measuring financial development and respond to the growing field of economic development...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390836
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The impact of mobile phone penetration on African inequality
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013
Purpose - The aim of this paper is to complement theoretical and qualitative literature with empirical evidence on the income-redistributive effect of mobile phone penetration in 52 African countries. Design/methodology/approach - Robust Ordinary Least Squares and Two Stage Least Squares...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390847
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How do institutions matter in the income-equalizing effect of mobile phone penetration?
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013
The object of this paper is to complement theoretical 'mobile penetration' literature with empirical evidence in a dual manner: on the one hand, assess the income-redistributive effect of mobile phone penetration and; on the other hand, the instrumentality of good governance in this nexus. Main...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390851