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The Covid-19 pandemic and the new poor in Africa: The straw that broke the Camel's back

Diop, Samba; Asongu, Simplice - 2020

This study assesses the incidence of the Covid-19 pandemic on poverty levels in 50 African countries by employing the … PovcalNet computational tool for poverty monitoring. The empirical evidence is based on: (i) Pre Covid-19 macroeconomic … projections of October 2019 and revised macroeconomic projections of April 2020 and (ii) three poverty thresholds, notably, US$1 …

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Are biofuels good for African development? An analytical framework with evidence from Mozambique and Tanzania

Arndt, Channing; Msangi, Siwa; Thurlow, James - 2010

Many low income countries in Africa are optimistic that producing biofuels domestically will not only reduce their …

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Investment and Inequality in Africa: which financial channels are good for the poor?

Asongu, Simplice A. - 2011

This paper examines how domestic, foreign, private and public investments affect income-inequality through financial intermediary dynamics. With the exception of financial allocation efficiency, financial channels of depth and activity are good for the poor as they diminish estimated household...

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Finance and Inequality: Exploring Pro-Poor Investment Channels in Africa

Asongu, Simplice A. - 2011

poverty should take account of the disequalizing income-effect of foreign investment in undeveloped countries. …

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How do financial reforms affect inequality through financial sector competition? Evidence from Africa

Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013

In the first empirical study on how financial reforms have been instrumental in mitigating inequality through financial sector competition, we contribute at the same time to the macroeconomic literature on measuring financial development and respond to the growing field of economic development...

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New financial development indicators: with a critical contribution to inequality empirics

Asongu, Simplice A. - 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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Revisiting the finance-inequality nexus in a panel of African countries

Meniago, Christelle; Asongu, Simplice - 2018

The study assesses the role of financial development on income inequality in a panel of 48 African countries for the period 1996 to 2014. Financial development is defined in terms of depth (money supply and liquid liabilities), efficiency (from banking and financial system perspectives),...

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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 …

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Climate change and inclusive growth in Africa

Mamman, Suleiman O.; Abubakar, Attahir Babaji - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 11 (2023) 2, pp. 1-13

climate change on achieving pro-poor economic growth in Africa. Predicated on poverty-inequality-climate analysis, the …Africa's pursuit of inclusive and sustainable economic growth is impeded by many challenges, including climate change …

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Insurance and inequality in sub-Saharan Africa: Policy thresholds

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2020

In this study, we examine how insurance affects income inequality in sub-Saharan Africa, using data from 42 countries …-Saharan Africa. …

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