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The impact of formal institutions on knowledge economy
Andrés, Antonio R.; Asongu, Simplice A.; Amavilah, … - 2013
Using Kauffman, Kraay, and Mastruzzi governance indicators, this article analyzes the impact of formal institutions on the knowledge economy- by assessing how the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) through good governance mechanisms affects the knowledge economy. The article also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010212508
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The impact of formal institutions on knowledge economy
Andrés, Antonio R.; Asongu, Simplice A.; Amavilah, … - 2013
Using Kauffman, Kraay, and Mastruzzi governance indicators, this article analyzes the impact of formal institutions on the knowledge economy- by assessing how the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) through good governance mechanisms affects the knowledge economy. The article also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409950
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On the Dynamic Effects of Foreign Aid on Corruption
Asongu, Simplice - 2015
We assemble more pieces on the puzzle of the aid-corruption nexus. In essence, we extend the debate on the effect of … foreign aid on corruption by providing evidence on dynamic effects of wealth, legal origin, religious-domination, regional … on corruption is most significant in: Middle-income, French civil-law, Christian-dominated, non-oil exporting and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013021929
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Fighting African Corruption When Existing Corruption-Control Levels Matter in a Dynamic Cultural Setting
Asongu, Simplice - 2015
Purpose – This paper assesses the determinants of corruption-control with freedom dynamics (economic, political, press … characteristic, the following findings have been established. (1) While political freedom increases corruption-control (CC) in a … tradition improves CC. Originality/value – We complement the literature on the fight against corruption in Africa by employing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013032552
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Fighting Corruption with Cultural Dynamics : When Legal-Origins, Religious-Influences and Existing Corruption-Control Levels Matter
Asongu, Simplice - 2014
Are there different determinants in the fight against corruption across developing countries? Why are some countries … more effective at battling corruption than others? To investigate these concerns we examine the determinants of corruption …-control throughout the conditional distribution of the fight against corruption using panel data from 46 African countries for the period …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013047722
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Fighting Corruption When Existing Corruption-Control Levels Count : What Do Wealth Effects Tell Us?
Asongu, Simplice - 2014
Why are some nations more effective at battling corruption than others? Are there different determinants in the fight … against corruption across developing nations? How do wealth effects play-out when existing corruption-control levels matter in … the corruption battle? To investigate these concerns we examine the determinants of corruption-control throughout the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013047726
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Fighting African corruption when existing corruption-control levels matter in a dynamic cultural setting
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013
Purpose - This paper assesses the determinants of corruption-control with freedom dynamics (economic, political, press … characteristic, the following findings have been established. (1) While political freedom increases corruption-control (CC) in a … tradition improves CC. Originality/value - We complement the literature on the fight against corruption in Africa by employing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409940
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Fighting corruption with cultural dynamics : when legal-origins, religiousinfluences and existing corruption-control levels matter
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
Are there different determinants in the fight against corruption across developing countries? Why are some countries … more effective at battling corruption than others? To investigate these concerns we examine the determinants of corruption …-control throughout the conditional distribution of the fight against corruption using panel data from 46 African countries for the period …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410195
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Human Capital, Knowledge Creation, Knowledge Diffusion, Institutions and Economic Incentives : South Korea Versus Africa
Asongu, Simplice - 2020
This article compares African countries to South Korea in terms of knowledge economy (KE). Emphasis is laid on human capital, knowledge creation, knowledge diffusion, institutions and economic incentives. The analytical approach consists of providing knowledge economy catch-up strategies that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012852645
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New rationales for innovation policy? : a comparison of the systems of innovation policy approach and the neoclassical perspective
Schröter, Alexandra - 2009
Ever since its introduction in the 1990s, the systems of innovations (SI) concept has received a great deal of attention from researchers and politicians. The systems of innovation policy (SIP) approach, which is based on the SI concept, is considered an alternative to neoclassical theory. Its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003833109