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Political instability and political terror : global evidence on persistence
Asongu, Simplice; Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N. - 2020
We test the hypotheses that fundamental characteristics in regional proximity, landlockedness, religious-domination, legal origin, and income levels affect cross-country differences in the persistence in political terror and political instability in 163 countries for the period 2010 to 2015. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012181789
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Financial globalisation uncertainty/instability is good for financial development
Asongu, Simplice A.; Koomson, Isaac; Tchamyou, Vanessa S. - 2015
Purpose - This study assesses the effect of time-dynamic financial globalisation uncertainty on financial development … estimated as time-dynamic to capture business cycle disturbances while all dimensions identified by the Financial Development … flows may be a disguised advantage for domestic financial development, especially in dealing with the substantially …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410631
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Reinventing foreign aid for inclusive and sustainable development : a survey
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2014
This survey essay reviews over 200 papers in arguing that in order to achieve sustainable and inclusive development … on inequality in foreign aid policy will lead to more sustainable development outcomes. Inter alia: mitigate short …-term poverty; address concerns of burgeoning population growth; train recipient governments on inclusive development; fight …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409158
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Reinventing foreign aid for inclusive and sustainable development : Kuznets, Piketty and the great policy reversal
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2015
This survey essay reviews over 200 papers in arguing that in order to achieve sustainable and inclusive development … on inequality in foreign aid policy will lead to more sustainable development outcomes. Inter alia: mitigate short …-term poverty; address concerns of burgeoning population growth; train recipient governments on inclusive development; fight …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011408850
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Out with the sleaze, in with the ease : insufficient for entrepreneurial development?
Naudé, Wim (contributor) - 2009
entrepreneurship. -- entrepreneurship ; development ; institutions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793609
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Entrepreneurship, structural change and a global economic crisis
Gries, Thomas; Naudé, Wim - 2010
Building on a Lewis-type model of structural change and entrepreneurship we show how a global economic crisis consisting of a financial and a trade shock can undermine structural change in developing countries via the start-up and innovation activities of entrepreneurs. The model analytics...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008661854
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Export boosting policies and firm behaviour: review of empirical evidence around the world
Srhoj, Stjepan; Vitezić, Vanja; Wagner, Joachim - 2020
How effective are direct government policies for boosting exports? We answer this question with a structured overview of 34 studies covering 26 countries around the world, and in doing so, we provide nine findings. We show export boosting policies are heterogenenous by design and include export...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012383898
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Entrepreneurial recovery from COVID-19 : decentralization, democratization, demand, distribution, and demography
Naudé, Wim - 2020
Entrepreneurship, as reflected in the start-up of new firms, the growth and market exit of existing firms, and the flow of venture capital, has been severely curtailed by the lockdown and social distancing measures taken by governments around the world in the fight against COVID-19. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012262279
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Entrepreneurial recovery from COVID-19: decentralization, democratization, demand, distribution, and demography
Naudé, Wim - 2020
Entrepreneurship, as reflected in the start-up of new firms, the growth and market exit of existing firms, and the ow of venture capital, has been severely curtailed by the lockdown and social distancing measures taken by governments around the world in the fight against COVID-19. This paper,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012243470
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Law, politics and the quality of government in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A.; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016
This paper examines interconnections between law, politics and the quality of government in Africa. We investigate whether African democracies enjoy relatively better government quality compared to their counterparts with more autocratic inclinations. The empirical evidence is based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011496387