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Europe must work together to alleviate migatory pressure from Africa
Menkhoff, Lukas; Heidland, Tobias - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 9 (2019) 16/18, pp. 164-166
Improved living conditions in Africa would lessen migratory pressure on Europe. The scope of Germany‘s "Marshall Plan … with Africa" is too narrow; progress can only be made if Europe works together. A financial system that reaches as many … people as possible could be one key to future development in Africa …
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The political economy of development assistance: peril to government quality dynamics in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
This paper assesses the effectiveness of foreign aid in improving government institutions in 52 African countries using updated data (1996-2010). Findings suggest development assistance deteriorates government quality dynamics of corruption-control, political-stability, rule of law, regulation...
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Development thresholds of foreign aid effectiveness in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
are necessary for the effectiveness of foreign aid in Africa. Design/methodology/approach - The panel quantile regression …
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Institutional benchmarking of foreign aid effectiveness in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
Africa. (2) But for a thin exception (democracy), foreign-aid is more negatively correlated with countries of higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390814
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Reversed Economics and Inhumanity of Development Assistance in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
sustainable cure to poverty in Africa. Social implications - It is a momentous epoque to solve the second tragedy of foreign aid …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390815
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On the effect of foreign aid on corruption
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
& Samreth(2012, EL) finding for developing countries may not be relevant for Africa. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390817
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Consult your gods: the questionable economics of development assistance in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013
as a sustainable cure to poverty in Africa. Though the stated intents or purposes of aid are socio-economic, the actual …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390830
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On the channels of foreign aid to corruption
Asongu, Simplice A.; Jellal, Mohamed - 2013
The debate by Okada & Samreth (2012, EL) and Asongu (2012, EB; 2013, EEL) on 'the effect of foreign aid on corruption' in its current state has the shortcoming of modeling corruption as a direct effect of development assistance. This note extends the debate by assessing the channels of foreign aid...
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On the effectiveness of foreign aid in institutional quality
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013
We extend the Okada & Samreth (2012, EL) and Asongu (2012, EB) debate on 'the effect of foreign aid on corruption' by: not partially negating the former's methodological underpinning (as in the latter's approach) with a unifying empirical framework and; broadening the horizon of inquiry from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390842
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International aid, corruption and fiscal policy behavior
Asongu, Simplice A.; Jellal, Mohamed - 2014
The Okada & Samreth (2012, EL) and Asongu (2012, EB; 2013, EEL) debate on 'the effect of foreign aid on corruption' has had an important influence in policy and academic circles. This paper provides a unifying framework by using investment and fiscal behavior transmission channels in 53 African...
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