Mobile banking usage, quality of growth, inequality and poverty in developing countries

Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research

2020

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This study assesses how globalisation modulates the effect of environmental degradation on inclusive human development in 44 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), using data for the period 2000 to 2012. The empirical results are based on the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM). The following main findings are established. First, a trade openness (imports + exports) threshold of between 80-120% of GDP is the maximum level required for trade openness to effectively modulate CO 2 emissions (metric tonnes per capita) and induce a positive effect on inclusive human development. Second, a minimum threshold required for trade openness to modulate CO 2 intensity (kg per kg of oil-equivalent energy use) and induce a positive effect on inclusive human development is 200% of GDP. Third, there is a net positive effect on inclusive human development from the relevance of trade openness in modulating the effect of CO 2 emissions per capita on inclusive human development and a negative net effect on inclusive human development from the importance of trade openness in moderating the effect of CO 2 intensity on inclusive human development. JEL Classification: C52; O38; O40; O55; P37

Section: Extension With Policy Thresholdssupporting

confidence: 77%

The role of globalization in modulating the effect of environmental degradation on inclusive human development

Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research

2020

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“…A baseline ordinary least squares (OLS) empirical approach is adopted in the light of the crosssectional nature of the dataset. The choice of this empirical strategy is also consistent with the attendant literature using the same data structure, notably: inclusive development (Andrés, 2006;Asongu & Odhiambo, 2017), financial development (Kodila-Tedika & and ICT (Asongu, 2013a) studies.…”

Section: Ordinary Least Squaressupporting

confidence: 59%

Governance and social media in African countries: An empirical investigation

Telecommunications Policy

2019

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This study assesses linkages between social media and governance dynamics in 49 African countries for the year 2012. The empirical evidence is based on ordinary least squares and quantile regressions. Ten bundled and unbundled governance dynamics are used, notably: (i) political governance (entailing "voice & accountability" and political stability/no violence); (ii) economic governance (involving regulation quality and government effectiveness); (iii) institutional governance (comprising the rule of law and corruption-control) and (iv) general governance (entailing political, economic and institutional governance). Social media is measured with Facebook penetration. The findings show that Facebook penetration is positively associated with governance dynamics and these positive nexuses differ in terms of significance and magnitude of significance throughout the conditional distribution of the governance dynamics.

“…Consistent with recent literature on the conditional determinants of outcome variables, a QR estimation strategy is adopted (Ajide & Osode, ; Alia, Diagne, Adegbola, & Kinkingninhoun, ; Asongu & Odhiambo, , ; Tchamyou & Asongu, ). Hence, in order to investigate how initial levels of human development play‐out when education quality modulates the effect of mobile phone penetration on inclusive human development, we use QR.…”

Section: Data and Methodsologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Basic formal education quality, information technology, and inclusive human development in sub‐Saharan Africa

Sustainable Development

2018

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This study assesses the role played by basic formal education on the impact of information technology on inclusive human development in sub-Saharan African countries during the period 2000-2012. The study aims to answer one critical question: What is the relevance of basic formal education in the effect of mobile phone penetration on inclusive human development in sub-Saharan Africa when initial levels of inclusive human development are taken into account? The empirical evidence is based on instrumental quantile regressions. The findings of this study show that poor primary education dampens the positive effect of mobile phone penetration on inclusive human development. This finding should be understood from the perspective that the education quality indicator represents a policy syndrome because of the way it is computed, notably, the ratio of pupils to teachers. Hence, an increasing ratio indicates decreasing quality of education. It follows that decreasing quality of education dampens the positive effect of mobile phone on inclusive development. This tendency is consistent throughout the conditional distribution of inclusive sustainable human development. Policy implications are discussed.