Search Results - subject:"Inclusive Development"

Finance, inequality and inclusive education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph; Acha-Anyi, Paul N. - 2020

This research complements the extant literature by establishing inequality critical masses that should not be exceeded in order for financial access to promote gender parity inclusive education in Sub-Saharan Africa. The focus is on 42 countries in the sub-region and the data is for the period...

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Governance, inequality and inclusive education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Diop, Samba; Addis, Amsalu K. - 2020

The study provides thresholds of income inequality that if exceeded will nullify the positive effect of governance dynamics on gender-inclusive education in 42 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2004-2014. The Generalised Method of Moments is used as an estimation strategy. The...

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What is inclusive development? Introducing the multidimensional inclusiveness index

Dörffel, Christoph; Schuhmann, Sebastian - 2020

suitable measurement for development. Prominent previous approaches like the Human Development Index (HDI) and Inclusive … Development Index (IDI) have major conceptual drawbacks and lacking data availability. We create the Multidimensional …

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The structure of social relations in the community: An empirical analysis for achieving social and economic inclusion

Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Cabaero, Carlos C. - 2020

Achieving inclusive development has become the mantra in the global and national development discourse. A great deal of … the initiatives towards inclusive development entails redistributive efforts such as the provision of social protection …

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Information technology and gender economic inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Amoah, Joseph Amankwah; Nting, Rexon T.; … - 2020

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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Inclusive education for inclusive economic participation : the financial access channel

Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph; Acha-Anyi, Paul N. - 2020

Purpose - The study assesses how inclusive education affects inclusive economic participation through the financial access channel. Design/methodology/approach - The focus is on 42 sub-Saharan African countries with data for the period 2004-2014. The empirical evidence is based on the...

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Governance, inequality and inclusive education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Diop, Samba; Addis, Amsalu K. - 2020

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Fighting terrorism in Africa : complementarity between inclusive development, military expenditure and political stability

Asongu, Simplice; Le Roux, Sara; Singh, Pritam - 2020

This study examines complementarities between inclusive development, military expenditure and political stability in … study are inclusive development, military expenditure and political stability. The empirical evidence is based on … expenditure and inclusive development are substitutes and not complements. Secondly, it is more relevant to use political …

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Insurance and inequality in sub-Saharan Africa : policy thresholds

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2020

In this study, we examine how insurance affects income inequality in sub-Saharan Africa, using data from 42 countries during the period 2004-2014. Three inequality variables are used, namely: the Gini coefficient, the Atkinson index and the Palma ratio. Two insurance premiums are employed,...

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Finance, inequality and inclusive education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph; Acha-Anyi, Paul N. - 2020

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