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The Impact of Formal Institutions on Knowledge Economy
Andrés, Antonio R.; Asongu, Simplice A.; Amavilah, Voxi - Instituto de Estudios Avanzados en Desarrollo (INESAD) - 2013
Using Kauffman, Kraay, and Mastruzzi governance indicators, this article analyzes the impact of formal institutions on the knowledge economy- by assessing how the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) through good governance mechanisms affects the knowledge economy. The article also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877358
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The Impact of Formal Institutions on Knowledge Economy
Asongu, Simplice A.; Andrés, Antonio R.; Amavilah, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Using Kauffman, Kraay, and Mastruzzi governance indicators, this article analyzes the impact of formal institutions on the knowledge economy- by assessing how the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) through good governance mechanisms affects the knowledge economy. The article also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259085
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Modeling the future of knowledge economy: evidence from SSA and MENA countries
Asongu, Asongu Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2013
This paper projects the future of knowledge economy (KE) in SSA and MENA countries using the four components of the World Bank’s Knowledge Economy Index (KEI): economic incentive, education, ICTs and innovation. The empirical evidence provides the speeds of integration as well as the time...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010693286
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The Impact of Formal Institutions on Knowledge Economy
Antonio, Antonio R. Andrés; Asongu, Asongu Simplice; … - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2013
Using Kauffman, Kraay, and Mastruzzi governance indicators, this article analyzes the impact of formal institutions on the knowledge economy- by assessing how the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) through good governance mechanisms affects the knowledge economy. The article also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010711903
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Modeling the future of knowledge economy: evidence from SSA and MENA countries
Asongu, Simplice A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This paper projects the future of knowledge economy (KE) in SSA and MENA countries using the four components of the World Bank’s Knowledge Economy Index (KEI): economic incentive, education, ICTs and innovation. The empirical evidence provides the speeds of integration as well as the time...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258550
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Social Impact of Agricultural Policy Reform: Evidence from Rural Households in Southern Malawi.
Tomich, T.P.; Peters, P.E.; Deolalikar, A.B. - Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID), … - 1995
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005780108
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Fighting corruption with cultural dynamics: when legal-origins, religious-influences and existing corruption-control levels matter
Asongu, Asongu Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2012
Are there different determinants in the fight against corruption across developing countries? Why are some countries … more effective at battling corruption than others? To investigate these concerns we examine the determinants of corruption …-control throughout the conditional distribution of the fight against corruption using panel data from 46 African countries for the period …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010862091
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Fighting African corruption when existing corruption-control levels matter in a dynamic cultural setting
Asongu, Asongu Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2013
Abstract Purpose – This paper assesses the determinants of corruption-control with freedom dynamics (economic … increases corruption-control (CC) in a bottom quantile of English common law countries, there is no such evidence in their … tradition improves CC. Originality/value – We complement the literature on the fight against corruption in Africa by employing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010862098
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The Evolving Debate on the Effect of Foreign Aid on Corruption and Institutions in Africa
Asongu, Asongu Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2014
This policy chapter summarises an evolving debate on the effect of foreign aid on corruption and institutions. It … institutions. Moreover, another debate on the incidence of foreign aid distortions on corruption is also assessed in light of a … corruption and institutions are: directly positive; conditionally positive with a magnitude dependent on initial institutional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010887032
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Fighting African corruption when existing corruption-control levels matter in a dynamic cultural setting
Asongu, Simplice A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Purpose – This paper assesses the determinants of corruption-control with freedom dynamics (economic, political, press … characteristic, the following findings have been established. (1) While political freedom increases corruption-control (CC) in a … tradition improves CC. Originality/value – We complement the literature on the fight against corruption in Africa by employing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259054