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Tourism, ICT and inclusive development: global evidence
Nchofoung, Tii Njivukuh; Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa - 2022
This study empirically examines the effect of tourism and ICT on inclusive development. Inclusive development is approached as human development adjusted for environmental sustainability; ICT is based on mobile phones subscription rate, internet penetration and fixed broadband subscription and a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013257112
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How Enhancing Gender Inclusion Affects Inequality : Thresholds of Complementary Policies for Sustainable Development
Asongu, Simplice - 2020
This study investigates how enhancing gender inclusion affects inequality in 42 African countries for the period 2004 …-2014. The empirical evidence is based on the Generalized Method of Moments. Three inequality indicators are used, namely, the … participation and female employment. The following main findings are established. There are positive net effects on inequality from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012848970
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Effects of taxation on social innovation and implications for achieving Sustainable Development Goals in developing countries : a literature review
Kouam, Jean C.; Asongu, Simplice - 2022
In developing countries, taxation is perceived as a brake on economic growth. Indeed, taxes in most of these countries are not sufficiently adapted to the specificity of the taxpayer and often do not consider the weak administrative capacity of the countries in the region. In this context,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013332208
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Effects of Taxation on Social Innovation and Implications for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Developing Countries : A Literature Review
Kouam, Jean; Asongu, Simplice - 2022
In developing countries, taxation is perceived as a brake on economic growth. Indeed, taxes in most of these countries are not sufficiently adapted to the specificity of the taxpayer and often do not consider the weak administrative capacity of the countries in the region. In this context,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014079097
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Effects of taxation on social innovation and implications for achieving sustainable development goals in developing countries : a literature review
Kouam, Jean C.; Asongu, Simplice - In: International Journal of Innovation Studies 6 (2022) 4, pp. 259-275
In developing countries, taxation is perceived as a brake on economic growth. Indeed, taxes in most of these countries are not sufficiently adapted to the specificity of the taxpayer and often do not consider the weak administrative capacity of the countries in the region. In this context,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014284185
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112180
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How enhancing gender inclusion affects inequality: Thresholds of complementary policies for sustainable development
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
This study investigates how enhancing gender inclusion affects inequality in 42 African countries for the period 2004 …-2014. The empirical evidence is based on the Generalized Method of Moments. Three inequality indicators are used, namely, the … participation and female employment. The following main findings are established. There are positive net effects on inequality from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112202
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Gender analysis of labor force outcomes: Evidence from Cameroon
Kouam, Jean C.; Asongu, Simplice - 2022
The present study contributes to the extant literature by assessing how financial and human developments moderate the incidence of vulnerable female employment on female labour force participation in Cameroon for the period 1987 to 2020 using the generalized least squares (GLS) estimation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014278323
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How Enhancing Information and Communication Technology Has Affected Inequality in Africa for Sustainable Development : An Empirical Investigation
Asongu, Simplice - 2019
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012896792
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998529