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Gender Equality and Inclusive Growth
Fernández, Raquel; Luna, Francesco; Rambousek, Barbara - 2021
This paper considers various dimensions and sources of gender inequality and presents policies and best practices to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013238140
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The impact of mobile phone penetration on African inequality
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013
survey-based approaches in the literature and provides the first macroeconomic assessment of the 'mobile phone'-inequality …
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
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Addressing the Severity and Intensity of Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: How Relevant is the ICT and Financial Development Pathway?
Ofori, Isaac K.; Armah, Mark K.; Taale, Francis; Ofori, … - In: Heliyon Business and Economics (2021) forthcoming
The study examines the effectiveness of financial development, financial access, and ICT diffusion in reducing the severity and intensity of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Using data from the World Bank’s World Development Indicators, and the Global Consumption and Income Project...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012630004
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Addressing the severity and intensity of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: How relevant is the ICT and financial development pathway?
Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Armah, Mark Kojo; Taale, Francis; … - 2021
The study examines the effectiveness of financial development, financial access, and ICT diffusion in reducing the severity and intensity of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Using data from the World Bank's World Development Indicators, and the Global Consumption and Income Project...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012801033
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Burkina Faso : shipping around the Malthusian trap
Grimm, Michael; Wetta, Claude; Nikiema, Aude - 2014
Burkina Faso has experienced quite significant aggregate growth over the past two decades, but that growth has not been transformed into poverty reduction. The key obstacles preventing large-scale escape from poverty are very high population growth combined with the absence of major...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010410776
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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/10011409942
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The impact of mobile phone penetration on African inequality
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013
survey-based approaches in the literature and provides the first macroeconomic assessment of the ‘mobile phone’-inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409960
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Addressing the severity and intensity of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa : how relevant is the ICT and financial development pathway?
Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Armah, Mark Kojo; Taale, Francis; … - 2021
The study examines the effectiveness of financial development, financial access, and ICT diffusion in reducing the severity and intensity of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Using data from the World Bank's World Development Indicators, and the Global Consumption and Income Project...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012650683
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What effects could global value chain and digital infrastructure development policies have on poverty and inequality after COVID-19?
Del Carpio, Ximena V.; Cuesta, José; Kugler, Maurice; … - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 2, pp. 1-29
development (DID)-which can boost telework and virtual human capital accumulation. Reduction in poverty and inequality through … project their impact on poverty and inequality up to 2030. Our findings show limited impact of the three types of policy …) lower barriers to foreign direct investment (FDI). The impact of DID on inequality is also moot. There is however a modest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012816153