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Institutional governance, education and growth
Bouzahzah, Mohamed; Asongu, Simplice; Jellal, Mohammed - In: Theoretical economics letters 6 (2016) 2, pp. 131-137
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Intelligence and slave exports from Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2019
This article examines the role of cognitive ability or intelligence on slave expor ts from Africa. We test a hypothesis that countries which were endowed with higher levels of cognitive ability were more likely to experience lower levels of slave exports from Africa probably due to comparatively...
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This one is 400 Libyan dinars, this one is 500 : insights from cognitive human capital and slave trade
Asongu, Simplice; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2018
One of the most disturbing contemporary episodes in human history that has been decried globally is the recent Libyan experience of slave trade, where migrants captured end-up being sold as slaves. We contribute to the understanding of this phenomenon by investigating the role of cognitive human...
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"This one is 400 Libyan Dinars, this one is 500" : insights from cognitive human capital and slave trade
Asongu, Simplice; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - In: International economic journal 32 (2018) 2, pp. 291-306
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Education enrollment rate vs employment rate : implications for sustainable human capital development in Nigeria
Adejumo, Opeyemi Oluwabunmi; Asongu, Simplice; Adejumo, … - 2021
The study examines the dynamic interrelationships among the school enrolment rates and the rate of employment (via unemployment rates) in Nigeria. The study employed Autoregressive estimates and an unrestricted VAR approach to analyze these relationships. The study lends credence to the...
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Financial development, human capital development and climate change in East and Southern Africa
Shobande, Olatunji Abdul; Asongu, Simplice - 2021
Africa is currently experiencing both financial and human development challenges. While several continents have advocated for financial development in order to acquire environmentally friendly machinery that produces less emissions and ensures long-term sustainability, Africa is still lagging...
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Rational Asymmetric Development, Piketty and the Spirit of Poverty in Africa
Asongu, Simplice - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2015
paradigms and underpinnings from Solow-Swan & Boyce-Fofack-Ndikumana. The central argument presented is that the inequality … problem is at the heart of rational asymmetric development between rich and poor countries. Piketty has shown that inequality … African countries, inequality in development increases and African may not catch-up with the developed world. As an ideal …
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Inclusive human development in pre-crisis times of globalisation-driven debts
Asongu, Simplice; EFOBI, Uchenna; BEECROFT, Ibukun - African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI) - 2014
inequality in OECD nations. We assess the effects of four debt dynamics on inequality adjusted human development. Instrumental …
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New financial development indicators: with a critical contribution to inequality empirics
Asongu, Simplice - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The employment of financial development indicators without due consideration to country/regional specific financial development realities remains an issue of substantial policy relevance. Financial depth in the perspective of money supply is not equal to liquid liabilities in every development...
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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 …-2002). Inequality is measured with estimated household income inequality whereas financial development is proxied with financial depth …
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