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Fighting corruption when existing corruption-control levels count: what do wealth-effects tell us in Africa?
Asongu, Asongu Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2012
Why are some nations more effective at battling corruption than others? Are there different determinants in the fight … against corruption across developing nations? How do wealth effects play-out when existing corruption-control levels matter in … the corruption battle? To investigate these concerns we examine the determinants of corruption-control throughout the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010696009
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Globalization, (fighting) corruption and development: how are these phenomena linearly and nonlinearly related in wealth effects?
Asongu, Asongu Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2012
Purpose – Is globalization instrumental in fighting corruption? Do wealth effects matter in this fight? Are findings … corruption (corruption-control) effects. Thus the intuition is assessing how globalization is instrumental in the fight against … corruption through human development (economic and social dimensions) and government quality (political dimension). Findings …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010696010
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Fighting corruption when existing corruption-control levels count : what do wealth effects tell us?
Asongu, Asongu Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2012
Why are some nations more effective at battling corruption than others? Are there different determinants in the fight … against corruption across developing nations? How do wealth effects play-out when existing corruption-control levels matter in … the corruption battle? To investigate these concerns we examine the determinants of corruption-control throughout the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010696012
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Knowledge Economy Gaps, Policy Syndromes and Catch-up Strategies: Fresh South Korean Lessons to Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2014
Africa's overall knowledge index fell between 2000 and 2009. South Korea's economic miracle is largely due to a knowledge-based development strategy that holds valuable lessons for African countries in their current pursuit towards knowledge economies. Using updated data (1996-2010), this paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390874
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The Comparative Economics of Knowledge Economy in Africa: Policy Benchmarks, Syndromes and Implications
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2015
The paper complements the scarce literature on knowledge economy (KE) in Africa by comparing KE dynamics within Africa in order to assess best and worst performers based on fundamental characteristics of the continent's development. The five dimensions of the World Bank's knowledge economy index...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390912
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Human capital, knowledge creation, knowledge diffusion, institutions and economic incentives: South Korea versus Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa S. - 2018
This article compares African countries to South Korea in terms of knowledge economy (KE). Emphasis is laid on human capital, knowledge creation, knowledge diffusion, institutions and economic incentives. The analytical approach consists of providing knowledge economy catch-up strategies that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011956956
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Building knowledge-based economies in Africa: A systematic review of policies and strategies
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
Compared to other regions of the world, Africa is lagging in its drive toward knowledgebased economies. This study systematically reviews the literature in order to highlight the policies and strategies with which African countries can accelerate their current drive towards building...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389130
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Building knowledge economies in Africa: An introduction
Asongu, Simplice; Kuada, John E. - 2020
Knowledge has emerged as a fundamental driver of economic growth and development by inter alia improving the effectiveness and efficiency of economic projects and boosting the process of finding new avenues of addressing developmental policy syndromes. Recent evidence suggests that Africa is on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389157
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Building Knowledge Economies in Africa: A Survey of Policies and Strategies
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2017
Compared to other regions of the world, Africa is lagging in its drive toward knowledge-based economies. This study surveys the literature in order to highlight the policies and strategies with which African countries can accelerate their current drive towards knowledge economies. These are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011784879
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Who is Who in Knowledge Economy in Africa?
Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa S.; Acha-Anyi, Paul N. - 2017
and Malawi (each leading in one year). …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011784901