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An empirical analysis of human trafficking in an era of globalization
Malah, Yselle F.; Asongu, Simplice - 2021
The paper explores the dark side of economic openness by examining empirically the nexus between the globalization … and exploitation of human beings. After discussing some transmission channels through which globalization could increase … specificities and controlling for social, cultural and historical factors, suggest that globalization, particularly financial and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012489867
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Dynamic determinants of access to weapons : global evidence
Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph - 2019
This study investigates the determinants of and persistence in access to weapons using a global sample of 163 countries for the period 2010 to 2015. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments (GMM). Hysteresis in access to weapons is consistently more apparent in countries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998027
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The right to life : global evidence on the role of security officers and the police in modulating the effect of insecurity on homicide
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.; Pyke, Chris - 2018
The study investigates the role of security officers and the police in dampening the effect of insecurity on homicides. Insecurity dynamics are measured in terms of access to weapons, violent crime, perception of criminality and political instability. The geographical and temporal scopes are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998208
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The persistence of global terrorism
Asongu, Simplice - 2019
This study investigates persistence of global terrorism in a panel of 163 countries for the period 2010 to 2015. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments. The following findings are established. First, persistence in terrorism is a decreasing function of income levels...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012060728
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The persistence of weapons : global evidence
Asongu, Simplice; Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N. - 2019
This study investigates persistence (or hysteresis) in weapons using a panel of 163 countries for the period 2010 to 2015. The following are some main findings. (i) Compared to countries that are landlocked, persistence in heavy weapons is more apparent in nations that are open to the sea. (ii)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012107828
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Effects of globalization on peace and stability : implications for governance and the knowledge economy of African countries
Amavilah, Voxi Heinrich S.; Asongu, Simplice; Andrés, … - 2017
We argue that there exists an indirect link between globalization and the knowledge economy of African countries in … which globalization influences 'peace and stability' and peace and stability affects governance, and through governance the … peace and stability from globalization defined as trade are stronger than those of peace and stability resulting from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011638887
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Persistence in incarcerations : global comparative evidence
Asongu, Simplice - 2017
Purpose - The purpose of this study is to assess how incarcerations persist across the world. The focus is on 163 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011794977
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The murder epidemic : a global comparative study
Asongu, Simplice; Acha-Anyi, Paul N. - 2017
We build on literature from policy and academic circles to assess if Latin America is leading when it comes to persistence in homicides. The focus is on a global sample of 163 countries for the period 2010 to 2015. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments. The following...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011794981
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Governance in the Exploration of Global and Regional Determinants of ICT Development
Saba, Charles; Asongu, Simplice; Ngepah, Nicholas; … - 2023
The present study assesses how governance affects information and communication technology at the global level contingent on macroeconomic policy factors such as trade, foreign investment, manufacturing value added and agriculture value added. The focus of the study is on 183 countries for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014353305
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The Sustainability of Tourism : Global Comparative Evidence
Asongu, Simplice - 2020
This study investigated the sustainability of global tourism in 163 countries for the period 2010 to 2015. Given the richness of the data-set, the data has been decomposed into 11 fundamental characteristics based on income levels, legal origins and openness to the sea. The empirical evidence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012844923