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African development : beyond income convergence

Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012

indicators could support both endogenous and neoclassical growth theories in the convergence debate. This paper investigates … convergence in real per capita GDP and inequality adjusted human development in 38 African countries, disaggregated into 10 … is that the income component of the human development index moves slower than others in the convergence process and thus …

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Relevance of Wagner's hypothesis in achieving sustainable development agenda in Nigeria

Oseni, Isiaq O.; Adekunle, Ibrahim A. - 2020

Policy ambiguity in the form of non-directional and non-purposeful use of state resources has made sustainable growth outcomes a mirage in Nigeria. Recent economic crisis prompted the debate on how increased government spending induces sustainable economic growth in Nigeria. This paper examines...

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Financial development and human capital thresholds for the infrastructure development-industrialization nexus in Africa

Nkemgha, Guivis Zeufack; Nchofoung, Tii Njivukuh; … - 2022

Examining the value-added link between infrastructure and industrialization is fundamental to achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9, which consists of building resilient infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization and fostering innovation. The objectives of...

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Trajectories of knowledge economy in SSA and MENA countries

Asongu, Simplice; Andrés, Antonio R. - 2019

In the first critical assessment of knowledge economy dynamic paths in Africa and the Middle East, but for a few exceptions, we find overwhelming support for diminishing cross-country disparities in knowledge-based economy dimensions. The paper employs all the four components of the World Bank's...

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Has knowledge improved economic growth? : evidence from Nigeria and South Africa

Shobande, Olatunji Abdul; Asongu, Simplice - 2021

variables. The speed of convergence of the variables to their long-term mean values is relatively higher for South Africa than …

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Trajectories in knowledge economy : empirics from SSA and MENA countries

Asongu, Simplice; Andrés, Antonio R. - 2015

In the first critical assessment of knowledge economy dynamic paths in Africa and the Middle East, but for a few exceptions, we find overwhelming support for diminishing cross-country disparities in knowledge-base-economy dimensions. The paper employs all the four components of the World Bank's...

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Revolution empirics : predicting the Arab Spring

Asongu, Simplice A.; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2014

The paper examines whether the Arab Spring phenomenon was predictable by complete elimination in the dispersion of core demands for better governance, more jobs and stable consumer prices. A methodological innovation of the Generalized Methods of Moments is employed to assess the feasibility and...

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A development consensus reconciling the Beijing Model and Washington Consensus : views and agenda

Asongu, Simplice A. - 2014

Reconciling the two dominant development models of the Washington Consensus (WC) and Beijing Model (BM) remains a critical challenge in the literature. The challenge is even more demanding when emerging development paradigms like the Liberal Institutional Pluralism (LIP) and New Structural...

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On foreign aid distortions to governance

Asongu, Simplice A. - 2014

The Kangoye (2013, TDE) findings on the negative nexus between foreign aid unpredictability and governance could seriously affect debates in academic and policy making circles. Using the theoretical underpinnings of the celebrated Eubank (2012, JDS) literature, we first confirm Kangoye's...

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Foreign aid, instability and governance in Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph - 2019

This study contributes to the attendant literature by bundling governance dynamics and focusing on foreign aid instability instead of foreign aid. We assess the role of foreign aid instabilit y on governance dynamics in fifty three African countries for the period 1996-2010. An autoregressive...

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