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Mobile Phone Innovation and Environmental Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice - 2017
This study investigates how the mobile phone can complement knowledge diffusion in order to influence CO2 emissions in 44 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2000-2012. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments. Three knowledge diffusion variables representing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012952339
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Political Regimes and Stock Market Performance in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016
This paper assesses the effect of political institutions on stock market performance in 14 African countries for which stock market data is available for the period 1990-2010. The estimation technique used is a Two-Stage-Least Squares Instrumental Variable methodology. Political regime channels...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596348
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Law, Politics and the Quality of Government in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; 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/10011596355
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Political regimes and stock market performance in Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016
This paper assesses the effect of political institutions on stock market performance in 14 African countries for which stock market data is available for the period 1990-2010. The estimation technique used is a Two-Stage-Least Squares Instrumental Variable methodology. Political regime channels...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011487052
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PhD by publication as an argument for innovation and technology transfer : with emphasis on Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. - 2016
regions of the world. This paper presents an argument in favour of PhD by Publication as a tool for innovation and technology … between the doctoral education, innovation, technology transfer and development catch-up. Implications for scientific research …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011530060
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Unregistered firms, financial access and innovation
Njinyah, Sam Z.; Asongu, Simplice - 2023
innovation and whether this relation is moderated by institutional support (having access to finance from financial institutions … that start operation informally and the firm's innovation and that such effect persists overtime. The study found that this … that such a relationship is based on the type of innovation being pursued by the firm. By examining the moderation effect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014312001
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Unregistered firms, financial access and innovation
Njinyah, Sam Z.; Asongu, Simplice - In: Journal of entrepreneurship 32 (2023) 2, pp. 307-346
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014366197
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Patterns and drivers of financial sector growth in the digital age : insights from a study of industrialized economies
Vu, Khuong; Asongu, Simplice - 2023
The financial sector in advanced economies has undergone significant evolution driven by restructuring, globalization, and the digital revolution, which have profoundly shaped its developmental dynamics. This study investigates the forces behind the growth and convergence of the financial sector...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014339316
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The Impact of Software Piracy on Inclusive Human Development: Evidence from Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Andrés, Antonio R. - 2015
The study examines the effect of software piracy on inclusive human development in 11 African countries for which software piracy data is available for the period 2000-2010. The empirical evidence is based on instrumental variable panel Fixed Effects (FE) and Tobit models in order to control for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596328
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Trajectories in Knowledge Economy: Empirics from SSA and MENA countries
Asongu, Simplice; Andrés, Antonio R. - 2015
paper employs all the four components of the World Bank’s Knowledge Economy Index (KEI): economic incentives, innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596333