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Bank Efficiency and Openness in Africa: Do Income Levels Matter?
Asongu, Asongu Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 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/10010693293
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Globalization, (fighting) corruption and development: how are these phenomena linearly and nonlinearly related in wealth effects?
Simplice A, Asongu - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 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 in the African context. Design/methodology/approach – Though not form,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650668
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Globalization and Africa: implications for human development
Simplice A, Asongu - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
improvement to curtail capital flight(about 39%). Other policy implications include: adoption of openness options in a selective …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009647358
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Globalization and Africa: implications for human development
Asongu, Asongu Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 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/10010696003
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Globalization, (fighting) corruption and development: how are these phenomena linearly and nonlinearly related in wealth effects?
Asongu, Asongu Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 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 –...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010696010
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The impact of mobile phone penetration on African inequality
Asongu, Asongu Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 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/10010862090
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How do institutions matter in the income-equalizing effect of mobile phone penetration?
Asongu, Asongu Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 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....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010862106
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How do institutions matter in the income-equalizing effect of mobile phone penetration?
Asongu, Simplice A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 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....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259416
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The impact of mobile phone penetration on African inequality
Asongu, Simplice A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
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. It deviates from mainstream country-specific and microeconomic survey-based approaches in the literature...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011261106
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Investment and inequality in Africa: which financial channels are good for the poor?
Simplice A., Asongu - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
intermediary dynamics of depth, efficiency, activity and size. With the exception of financial allocation efficiency, financial … does not have a significant income-redistributive effect. Financial allocation efficiency has a disequalizing effect on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009372548