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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 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 … further increasing gender inclusion enhances inequality. The established thresholds are: (i) 55.555 “employment to population …-2014. The empirical evidence is based on the Generalized Method of Moments. Three inequality indicators are used, namely, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012848970
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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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A Quality of Growth Index for Developing Countries : A Proposal
Mlachila, Montfort - 2014
This paper proposes a new quality of growth index (QGI) for developing countries. The index encompasses both the intrinsic nature and social dimensions of growth, and is computed for over 90 countries for the period 1990-2011. The approach is premised on the fact that not all growth is created...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013045938
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New financial development indicators : with a critical contribution to inequality empirics
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013
The employment of financial development indicators without due consideration to country/regional specific financial development realities remains an issue of substantial policy relevance. Financial depth in the perspective of money supply is not equal to liquid liabilities in every development...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409823
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Tourism, ICT and Inclusive Development : Global Evidence
Nchofoung, Tii; Asongu, Simplice; S. 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/10013405562
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Inequality, poverty and quality of institutions : which freedom channels of globalization matter for Africa?
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013
which freedoms channels are poverty and inequality mitigated? With the instrumentality of formal institutions: (1) de jure …) political liberalization has a disequalizing effect and; (3) economic freedom has a positive (negative) effect on inequality … some channels of globalization on poverty (and inequality), formal institutions have the capacity to device policies that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409995
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On the empirics of institutions and quality of growth : evidence for developing countries
Asongu, Simplice A.; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2015
We explore a newly available dataset on quality of growth to investigate the effect of institutions on growth quality in 93 developing countries for the period 1990 to 2011. Quality of institutions is measured in term of political risk. The empirical evidence is based on: (i) Ordinary Least...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011407924
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Governance in the exploration of global and regional determinants of ICT development
Saba, Charles Shaaba; Asongu, Simplice; Ngepah, Nicholas; … - 2023
. In sub-Saharan Africa, only trade openness effectively moderates governance to induce an overall positive effect on ICT …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014312043
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Governance in the Exploration of Global and Regional Determinants of ICT Development
Saba, Charles; Asongu, Simplice; Ngepah, Nicholas; … - 2023
. In sub-Saharan Africa, only trade openness effectively moderates governance to induce an overall positive effect on ICT …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014353305