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Inequality Thresholds, Governance and Gender Economic Inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice - 2019

development agenda. The study provides critical masses of inequality that should not be exceeded if governance is to promote …. First, inequality (i.e. the Gini coefficient) levels that completely nullify the positive effect of governance on female … thresholds at which female unemployment can no longer be mitigated by governance channels include: 0.561 (for political stability …

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Enhancing ICT for Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice - 2017

This study assesses if increasing information and communication technology (ICT) enhances inclusive human development in a sample of 49 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2000-2012. The empirical evidence present in this study, is based on instrumental variable Tobit regressions, in...

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Linkages between Formal Institutions, ICT Adoption and Inclusive Human Development in Sub Saharan Africa

Andrés, Antonio - 2017

Using data for 49 African countries over the years spanning 2000-2012, and controlling for a wide range of factors, this study empirically assesses the effects of formal institutions on ICT adoption in developing countries. It deploys 2SLS and FE regression models, (a) to estimate what...

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Mobile Phones in the Diffusion of Knowledge and Persistence in Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice - 2017

The success of inclusive development strategies in the post-2015 sustainable development agenda depends substantially on the adoption of common inclusive development policies among nations. Building on the relevance of a knowledge economy in the post-2015 development agenda, this study models...

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Not All that Glitters is Gold : ICT and Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice - 2016

This paper examines the short and long term effects of information and communication technology (ICT) on inclusive human development in a panel of 49 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2000-2012. ICT is measured in terms of mobile phone penetration, internet penetration and telephone...

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Thresholds of Income Inequality that Mitigate the Role of Gender Inclusive Education in Promoting Gender Economic Inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice - 2019

This study provides thresholds of inequality that should not be exceeded if gender inclusive education is to enhance gender inclusive formal economic participation in sub-Saharan Africa. The empirical evidence is based on the Generalized Method of Moments and data from 42 countries during the...

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Mobile Phone Innovation and Inclusive Human Development : Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice - 2016

A recent World Bank report reveals that poverty has been decreasing in all regions of the world with the exception of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) as more than 45% of countries in the sub-region are off-track from achieving the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) extreme poverty target. This paper...

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The role of inclusive education in governance for inclusive economic participation : gender evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2021

This study investigates the relevance of inclusive education in moderating the effect of good governance on female … necessary but not a sufficient condition to complement governance in order to promote female economic inclusion. …

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Educational Quality Thresholds in the Diffusion of Knowledge with Mobile Phones for Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice - 2018

The study investigates critical masses or thresholds of educational quality at which the diffusion of information with mobile phones enhances inclusive human development. The empirical evidence is based on simultaneity-robust Fixed Effects regressions with data from 49 Sub-Saharan African...

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Information Technology and Gender Economic Inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Amankwah-Amoah, Joseph; Nting, Rexon … - 2021

This study investigates how ICT affects gender economic inclusion via gender parity education channels. We examine the issue using data from 49 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2004-2018 divided into: (i) 42 countries for the period 2004-2014; and (ii) 49 countries for the period...

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