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Thresholds of external flows for inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N. - 2019

countries in sub-Saharan Africa. It complements the literature by examining the relevance of enhancing three types of external …

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Inequality thresholds, governance and gender economic inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019

Inequality and gender economic exclusion are major policy concerns facing sub-Saharan Africa in the post-2015 … gender economic participation. The research focuses on 42 countries in sub-Saharan Africa using annual data spanning from …

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Globalisation and female economic participation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Efobi, Uchenna Rapuluchukwu; … - 2019

This study assesses the relationship between globalisation and the economic participation of women (EPW) in 47 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 1990-2013. EPW is measured with the female labour force participation and employment rates. The empirical evidence is based on...

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Governance, CO2 emissions and Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019

This study investigates the relevance of government quality in moderating the incidence of environmental degradation on inclusive human development in 44 sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2000-2012. Environmental degradation is measured with CO2 emissions and the governance dynamics...

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Economic development thresholds for a green economy in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019

This study investigates how increasing economic development affects the green economy in terms of CO2 emissions, using data from 44 countries in the SSA for the period 2000-2012. The Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) is used for the empirical analysis. The following main findings are...

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Doing business and inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2018

Purpose - This study examines how doing business affects inclusive human development in 48 sub-Saharan Africa for the … reasons: (i) Exclusive development is a critical policy syndrome in Africa because about 50% of countries in the continent did … Africa is primarily driven by large extractive industries and with the population of the continent expected to double in …

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The comparative economics of ICT, environmental degradation and inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.; Pyke, Chris - 2018

This study examines how information and communication technology (ICT) could be employed to dampen the potentially damaging effects of environmental degradation in order to promote inclusive human development in a panel of 44 Sub-Saharan African countries. ICT is captured with internet and...

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Income levels, governance and inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019

This study examines how income-driven governance affects inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa with data …

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Limits of the new institutional economics approach to African development

Schneider, Geoffrey E.; Nega, Berhanu - In: Journal of economic issues : jei 50 (2016) 2, pp. 435-443

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On the relationship between globalisation and the economic participation of women in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Efobi, Uchenna Rapuluchukwu; … - 2017

This study assesses the relationship between globalisation and the economic participation of women (EPW) in 47 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 1990-2013. Two indicators are used to measure EPW, namely, the: female labour force participation and employment rates. The empirical...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011587443