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Pre- and post-crisis dynamics of financial globalisation for financial development in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A.; Moor, Lieven de; Tchamyou, Vanessa S. - 2015
-crisis period. Fourth, the net effect from the: pre-crisis period is lower on money supply and banking system efficiency; post …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410623
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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 … insurance indicators are used, notably: life insurance and non-life insurance. Six governance measurements are also used, namely … established from the GMM. First, financial access promotes life insurance through channels of political stability, "voice …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012052983
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Liberalization and financial sector competition: a critical contribution to the empirics with an African assessment
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013
This paper investigates how financial, trade, institutional and political liberalization policies have affected financial sector competition in Africa using updated data to appraise second generation reforms. The 'freedom to trade' and 'economic freedom' indices are employed. Hitherto,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409925
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Financial development dynamic thresholds of financial globalization : evidence from Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
financial systems), efficiency (banking and financial systems), activity (banking and financial systems) and size, play out in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410072
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Are financial benefits of financial globalization questionable until greater domestic financial development has taken place?
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
financial systems), efficiency(banking and financial systems), activity (banking and financial systems) and size play-out in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410250
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African financial development dynamics : big time convergence
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
. Practical implications - The presence of strong links among African banking sectors may present little opportunity for portfolio …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410269
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Why do French civil-law countries have higher levels of financial efficiency?
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2011
The dominance of English common-law countries in prospects for financial development in the legal-origins debate has been debunked by recent findings. Using exchange rate regimes and economic/monetary integration oriented hypotheses, this paper proposes an "inflation uncertainty theory" in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410404
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Financial globalisation uncertainty/instability is good for financial development
Asongu, Simplice A.; Koomson, Isaac; Tchamyou, Vanessa S. - 2015
), financial system efficiency (at banking and financial system levels), financial system activity (from banking system and … banking system efficiency, banking system activity and financial system activity. Moreover, the positive effects are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410631
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May the soul of the IFS financial system definition RIP in developing countries
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2014
supply to liquid liabilities. This equation has put on the margin (and skewed) burgeoning phenomena of mobile banking …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409238
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Information sharing and financial sector development in Africa
Tchamyou, Vanessa S.; Asongu, Simplice - 2016
This study investigates the effect information sharing has on financial sector development in 53 African countries for the period 2004-2011. Information sharing is measured with private credit bureaus and public credit registries. Hitherto unexplored dimensions of financial sector development...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011496420