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Remittances and income inequality in Africa: Financial development thresholds for economic policy

Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Gbolonyo, Emmanuel; Dossou, Marcel A. T. - 2022

. Robust evidence from the dynamic GMM estimator shows that: (i) remittances heighten income inequality in Africa, (ii) Africa …-à-vis financial access and depth, inefficiencies characterising Africa's financial institution is the main reason remittances … shows that channelling efforts into the development of Africa's financial sector could yield shared income distribution …

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Financial access, governance and insurance sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019

insurance promotion in Africa by engaging the hitherto unexplored role of financial access through governance channels. …

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Finance, governance and inclusive education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2020

countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with data spanning the period 2004- 2014. The Generalized Method of Moments is employed as …

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The role of information sharing in modulating the effect of financial access on inequality

Tchamyou, Vanessa Simen - 2018

This study examines the role of information sharing in modulating the effect of financial access on income inequality in 48 African countries for the period 2004-2014. Information sharing is proxied with private credit bureaus and public credit registries. All dynamics of financial development...

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Doing business and inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2018

Purpose - This study examines how doing business affects inclusive human development in 48 sub-Saharan Africa for the … reasons: (i) Exclusive development is a critical policy syndrome in Africa because about 50% of countries in the continent did … Africa is primarily driven by large extractive industries and with the population of the continent expected to double in …

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Inequality, ICT and financial access in Africa

Tchamyou, Vanessa S.; Erreygers, Guido; Cassimon, Danny - 2018

This study investigates the role of information and communication technology (ICT) on income inequality through financial development dynamics of depth (money supply and liquid liabilities), efficiency (at banking and financial system levels), activity (from banking and financial system...

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Information technology, governance and insurance in sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph; Acha-Anyi, Paul N. - 2019

through governance channels are sparse, especially for a region such as sub-Saharan Africa where insurance penetration is low …

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Thresholds of external flows for inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N. - 2019

countries in sub-Saharan Africa. It complements the literature by examining the relevance of enhancing three types of external …

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The role of ICT in modulating the effect of education and lifelong learning on income inequality and economic growth in Africa

Tchamyou, Vanessa; Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019

This study assesses the role of ICT in modulating the impact of education and lifelong learning on income inequality and economic growth. It focuses on a sample of 48 African countries from 2004 to 2014. The empirical evidence is based on the generalised method of moments (GMM). The following...

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Does Globalization Promote Good Governance in Africa? An Empirical Study Across 51 countries

Asongu, Simplice - 2017

This study investigates the effect of globalisation on governance in 51 African countries for the period 1996-2011. Four bundled governance indicators and four globalisation (political, economic, social and general) variables are used. The empirical evidence is based on Instrumental Variable...

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