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Investment and Inequality in Africa : Which Financial Channels are Good for the Poor?

Asongu, Simplice - 2015

This paper examines how domestic, foreign, private and public investments affect income-inequality through financial intermediary dynamics. With the exception of financial allocation efficiency, financial channels of depth and activity are good for the poor as they diminish estimated household...

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Agricultural Export, Growth and the Poor in Africa : A Meta Analysis

Adeabah, David; Asongu, Simplice - 2021

Africa. The literature, however, provides conflicting results about the agricultural export-led growth hypothesis. In this … the poor in Africa. Interestingly, agricultural export is growth for the rich in Africa, although the elasticity of GDP is …-income countries in Africa may focus on non-agricultural export …

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The comparative economics of financial access in gender economic inclusion

Asongu, Simplice; Nting, Rexon T. - 2020

The study has investigated the comparative importance of financial access in promoting gender inclusion in African countries. Gender inclusion is proxied by the female labour participation rate while financial channels include: financial system deposits and private domestic credit. The empirical...

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Inequality, ICT and financial access in Africa

Tchamyou, Vanessa S.; Erreygers, Guido; Cassimon, Danny - 2018

This study investigates the role of information and communication technology (ICT) on income inequality through financial development dynamics of depth (money supply and liquid liabilities), efficiency (at banking and financial system levels), activity (from banking and financial system...

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Information asymmetry and insurance in Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2020

In this study, we assess the relevance of decreasing information asymmetry on life and nonlife insurance consumption, by using data from 48 African countries during the period 2004-2014. Reduced information asymmetry is proxied by information sharing offices, namely: public credit registries and...

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Information technology, governance and insurance in sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph; Acha-Anyi, Paul N. - 2019

through governance channels are sparse, especially for a region such as sub-Saharan Africa where insurance penetration is low …

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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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Technology, education, life and non-life insurance in Africa

Asongu, Simplice - 2019

This article examines the relevance of information and communication technology (ICT) in modulating the effect of education on life insurance and non-life insurance consumption in 48 African countries for the period 2004-2014. Education is measured with primary school, secondary school and...

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The role of ICT in modulating the effect of education and lifelong learning on income inequality and economic growth in Africa

Tchamyou, Vanessa; Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019

This study assesses the role of ICT in modulating the impact of education and lifelong learning on income inequality and economic growth. It focuses on a sample of 48 African countries from 2004 to 2014. The empirical evidence is based on the generalised method of moments (GMM). The following...

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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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