Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 122
Cover Image
Information technology, inequality and adult literacy in developing countries
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M.; Rahman, Mushfiqur - 2023
The study assesses linkages between information technology, inequality and adult literacy in 57 developing countries … for the period 2012-2016. Income inequality is measured with the Gini coefficient while six dynamics of information … access in schools unconditionally promote adult literacy. The corresponding inequality threshold that should not be exceeded …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014233350
Cover Image
The conditional influence of poverty, inequality and severity of poverty on economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Eita, Joel Hinaunye - 2023
Poverty and inequality represent major policy syndromes that are relevant in the achievement of most United Nations … inequality and severity of poverty on economic growth. The focus is on 42 countries in sub-Saharan Africa with data from 1980 to … 2019. The Gini index is used to measure income inequality. Poverty is measured in terms of the poverty headcount ratio …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014265901
Cover Image
Digital divide, globalization and income inequality in sub-Saharan African countries: Analysing cross-country heterogeneity
Ndoya, Hermann; Asongu, Simplice - 2022
The aim of this paper is to analyse the impact of digital divide on income inequality in subSaharan Africa over the … posits that digital divide affects income inequality differently. Our findings show that the effect of digital divide on … income inequality varies across two distinct groups of countries, which differ according to their level of globalization. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014278396
Cover Image
Digital Divide, Globalization and Income Inequality in subSaharan African Countries : Analysing Cross-country Heterogeneity
Ndoya, Hermann; Asongu, Simplice - 2022
The aim of this paper is to analyse the impact of digital divide on income inequality in sub-Saharan Africa over the … posits that digital divide affects income inequality differently. Our findings show that the effect of digital divide on … income inequality varies across two distinct groups of countries, which differ according to their level of globalization. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014244456
Cover Image
Digital divide, globalization and income inequality in sub-Saharan African countries : analysing cross-country heterogeneity
Ndoya, Hermann; Asongu, Simplice - 2022
The aim of this paper is to analyse the impact of digital divide on income inequality in subSaharan Africa over the … posits that digital divide affects income inequality differently. Our findings show that the effect of digital divide on … income inequality varies across two distinct groups of countries, which differ according to their level of globalization. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013380610
Cover Image
Introduction
Asongu, Simplice - 2018
This special section aims to advance scholarship on well-being and happiness in Africa. The section covers theoretical, conceptual and empirical contributions which address relevant areas that enhance extant knowledge on linkages between poverty, happiness and well-being in Africa.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112183
Cover Image
Income levels, governance and inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2019
This study examines how income-driven governance affects inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa with data for the period 2000-2012. The empirical evidence is based on the Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) and Tobit regressions. Nine bundled and unbundled concepts of governance are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112204
Cover Image
Inclusive human development in sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nnanna, Joseph - 2020
This study assesses the role of income levels (low and middle) in modulating governance (political and economic) to influence inclusive human development. The empirical evidence is based on interactive quantile regressions and forty-nine countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389169
Cover Image
Understanding the greater diffusion of mobile money innovations in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Biekpe, Nicholas; Cassimon, Danny - 2020
The present research extends Lashitew, van Tulder and Liasse (2019, RP) in order to understand the greater diffusion of mobile money innovations in Africa. To make this assessment, a comparative analysis is engaged between sampled African countries and the corresponding sampled developing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389189
Cover Image
On the diffusion of mobile phone innovations for financial inclusion
Asongu, Simplice; Biekpe, Nicholas; Cassimon, Danny - 2020
"Replications are an important part of the research process because they allow for greater confidence in the findings" (McEwan, Carpenter & Westerman, 2018, p. 235). This study extends Lashitew, van Tulder and Liasse (2019, RP) by addressing the concern of multicollinearity that affects the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389195