Mobile phones in the diffusion of knowledge and persistence in inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice A.; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.

doi:10.1177/0266666916655189

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“…In this article, we use the Roodman (2009bRoodman ( , 2009a) empirical strategy. This estimation approach-which is an extension of Arellano and Bover (1995)is adopted because, when compared with traditional empirical approaches (systems and difference GMM techniques), it decreases overidentification (or the proliferation of instruments) and accounts for cross-sectional dependence (Asongu and Nwachukwu 2016b;Baltagi 2008;Boateng et al 2018;Love and Zicchino 2006;Tchamyou 2018Tchamyou , 2019Tchamyou and Asongu 2017).…”

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The Persistence of Weapons: Global Evidence

2020

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This article investigates persistence (or hysteresis) in weapons using a panel of 163 countries for the period 2010‐15. The following are some main findings: (1) compared to countries that are landlocked, persistence in heavy weapons is more apparent in nations that are open to the sea; (2) relative to the Middle East and North Africa, heavy weapons are more persistent in the East Asia and the Pacific countries. This tendency is consistent with “weapons imports;” (3) evidence of persistence is not very apparent in “weapons imports” with the exception of the fact that it is higher in low‐income countries, compared to their high‐income counterparts. Hence, there is less hysteresis in weapons exports when compared with heavy weapons exports; and (4) the determinants of persistence employed in the conditioning information set are contingent on fundamental characteristics and panels. Policy implications are discussed. Related Articles Beal, Amanda L., and Leah Graham. 2014. “Foundations for Change: Rule of Law, Development, and Democratization.” Politics & Policy 42 (3): 311‐345. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12077 Fails, Matthew D. 2014. “Leader Turnover, Volatility, and Political Risk.” Politics & Policy 42 (3): 369‐399. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12078 Jakubow, Alexander. 2014. “State Intervention and Life Satisfaction Reconsidered: The Role of Governance Quality and Resource Misallocation.” Politics & Policy 42 (1): 3‐36. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12057 Peev, Evgeni, and Dennis C. Mueller. 2013. “Democracy, Economic Freedom and Growth in Transition Economies.” Kyklos 65 (3): 371‐407. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-6435.2012.00543.x/abstract Siddiqui, Danish A., and Qazi M. Ahmed. 2013. “The Effect of Institutions on Economic Growth: A Global Analysis Based on GMM Dynamic Panel Estimation.” Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 24: 18‐33. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0954349X12000902

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The Persistence of Weapons: Global Evidence

2020

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“…Accordingly, the development of mobile applications is increasingly being tailored towards the improvement of among others: interaction among businesses; solutions of payment for Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs); consultation with medical doctors and monitoring of staff and improvement of services to the underserved factions of the population. Some of the underlying services have also entailed: (i) the provision of mobile banking facilities to population segments previously not served by formal banking institutions and (ii) improvement of the performance of health workers' through enhanced mobile health applications (Asongu, 2017a(Asongu, , 2017b.…”

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

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Odhiambo

2017

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The transition from Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals has substantially shifted the policy debate from development to inclusive development. Using interactive quantile regressions, we examine the correlations between mobile banking and inclusive development (quality of growth, inequality and poverty) among individuals in 93 developing countries for the year 2011. Mobile banking entails: 'mobile used to pay bills' and 'mobile used to receive/send money'. The findings broadly show that increasing mobile banking dynamics to certain thresholds would increase (decrease) quality of growth (inequality) in quantiles at the high-end of inclusive development distributions for the most part. The study is original in that it explores the relationship between mobile banking and inclusive development using three measurements of inclusive development, namely: quality of growth, inequality and poverty. As a main policy implication, encouraging mobile banking applications would play a substantial role in responding to the challenges of immiserizing growth, inequality and poverty in developing countries.

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“…Our ICT dependent variables are internet penetration and mobile penetration rates. (Anand et al, 2012;Mlachila et al, 2014;Asongu & Nwachukwu, 2016a). Their expected signs are discussed concurrently with the presentation of results.…”

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“…Here too the literature is vast (see, e.g.., Anand et al, 2012;Mlachila et al, 2014;Asongu & Nwachukwu, 2016a). In a recent paper Livramento and Foray (2007), development is represented by "high growth entrepreneurship," which is driven by trade-related intellectual property rights (TRIPS).…”

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confidence: 99%