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Bundling Governance: Finance versus Institutions in Private Investment Promotion
Asongu, Simplice; Batuo, Enowbi; Tchamyou, Vanessa - 2015
Purpose – The study extends the debate on finance versus institutions in the promotion of investment documented by … finance and governance as substitutes in their impact on investment implies that good governance fuels private investment and … issues on the other hand. Originality/value – The paper extends the debate on the substitution of finance and institutions in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596324
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Inequality, Finance and Pro-Poor Investment in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa - 2015
This study complements existing literature by investigating how investment-driven finance affects inequality in Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596325
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Recent finance advances in information technology for inclusive development: A systematic review
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2018
about 180 recently published papers to provide recent information technology advances in finance for inclusive development …, innovations and investment strategies with particular emphasis, inter alia on: informal finance, microfinance, mobile banking …, crowdfunding, micro insurance, Islamic finance, remittances, Payment for Environmental Services (PES) and the Diaspora Investment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112170
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Financial access, governance and insurance sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
Purpose - This study investigates the role of financial access in moderating the effect of governance on insurance consumption in 42 Sub-Saharan African countries using data for the period 2004-2014. Design/methodology/approach - Two life insurance indicators are used, notably: life insurance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112212
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Recent finance advances in information technology for inclusive development: a survey
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2017
recently published papers to provide recent information technology advances in finance for inclusive development. Retained … investment strategies with particular emphasis, inter alia on: informal finance, microfinance, mobile banking, crowdfunding …, microinsurance, Islamic finance, remittances, Payment for Environmental Services (PES) and the Diaspora Investment in Agriculture …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011784867
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Market power and cost efficiency in the African banking industry
Asongu, Simplice; Nting, Rexon T.; Nnanna, Joseph - 2019
Purpose- In this study, we test the so-called 'Quiet Life Hypothesis' (QLH) which postulates that banks with market power are less efficient. Design/methodology/approach- We employ instrumental variable Ordinary Least Squares, Fixed Effects, Tobit and Logistic regressions. The empirical evidence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389135
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Inequality and gender economic inclusion: The moderating role of financial access in sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph; Acha-Anyi, Paul N. - 2019
This study assesses how financial access can be used to modulate the effect of income inequality on gender economic inclusion. The focus is on 42 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for the period 2004-2014 and the empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) and Fixed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389154
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Finance, governance and inclusive education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2020
This research assesses the importance of credit access in modulating governance for gender inclusive education in 42 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with data spanning the period 2004- 2014. The Generalized Method of Moments is employed as empirical strategy. The following findings are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389184
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The effect of finance on inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa: Avoidable CO2 emissions thresholds
Asongu, Simplice; Vo, Xuan Vinh - 2020
There is a glaring concern of income inequality in the light of the post-2015 global development agenda of sustainable development goals (SDGs), especially for countries that are in the south of the Sahara. There are also concerns over the present and future consequences of environmental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389191
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389204