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The Role of Lifelong Learning in Political Stability and Non-violence: Evidence from Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2014

academic circles. Against the background of growing political instability in Africa and the central role of the knowledge … learning can be an effective tool in the fight against violence and political insurgency in Africa. Originality/value – As the …

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On the Effect of State fragility on Corruption

Asongu, Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2014

The Kodila-Tedika & Bolito-Losembe (2014, ADR) finding on no evidence of causality flowing from State fragility to classical corruption or extreme corruption could have an important influence on academic and policy debates. Using updated data (1996-2010) from 53 African countries, we provide...

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Fighting software piracy in Africa: how do legal origins and IPRs protection channels matter?

Asongu, Asongu Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2012

In the current efforts towards harmonizing IPRs regimes in the African continent, this paper provides answers to four key questions relevant in the policy decision making processes. After empirically examining the questions, the following findings are established. (1) In comparison to common law...

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Fighting African Conflicts and Crimes: Which Governance Tools Matter?

Asongu, Asongu Simplice; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2013

Crimes and conflicts are seriously undermining African development. This article assesses the best governance tools in the fight against the scourges. The following findings are established. (1) Democracy, autocracy and voice & accountability have no significant negative correlations with crime....

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Crime and conflicts in Africa: consequences of corruption?

Asongu, Asongu Simplice; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2013

in the birth and propagation of conflicts within and across Africa. Policy implications are discussed. …

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Software piracy, inequality and the poor: evidence from Africa

Asongu, Asongu Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2012

piracy on inequality in Africa, we examine how a plethora of factors (IPRs laws, education & ICTs and government quality) are … the incidence of piracy on inequality in Africa: a continent with stubbornly high poverty and inequality rates. …

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Are Proposed African Monetary Unions Optimal Currency Areas? Real and Monetary Policy Convergence Analysis

Asongu, Asongu Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2012

policy convergence within the proposed WAM and EAM zones. The introduction of common currencies in West and East Africa is …

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African Financial Development Dynamics: Big Time Convergence

Asongu, Asongu Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2012

Africa), income-levels (low, middle, lower-middle and upper-middle), legal-origins (English common-law and French civil …

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Are Proposed African Monetary Unions Optimal Currency Areas? Real, Monetary and Fiscal Policy Convergence Analysis

Asongu, Asongu Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2012

Africa is facing stiff challenges in the timing of monetary convergence, the imperative of central bankers to apply common …

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Globalization, Financial Development and Regional Economic Dynamics: asymmetric panel evidence from Africa

Asongu, Asongu Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2011

This paper examines how regionalization in the face of globalization has affected financial development in the context … of banking system efficiency in Africa. Results which are robust to financial system efficiency and growth …/projects with deposits; (3) increase in welfare has positively affected the intermediary role of banks; (4) globalization tends to …

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