Search Results - "Nwachukwu, Jacinta C."

The Mobile Phone in the Diffusion of Knowledge for Institutional Quality in Sub-Saharan Africa by Asongu, Simplice A., Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.

“…•This study assesses the mobile phone in the diffusion of knowledge for better governance.•Knowledge diffusion variables are innovation, internet penetration…”
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Effects of asymmetric information on market timing in the mutual fund industry by Tchamyou, Venessa S, Asongu, Simplice A, Nwachukwu, Jacinta C

“…PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of information asymmetry (between the realized return and the expected return) on market timing…”
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The role of governance in mobile phones for inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa by Asongu, Simplice A., Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.

“…This study assesses the synergy effects of governance in mobile phone penetration for inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa with data for the…”
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The Impact of Terrorism on Governance in African Countries by Asongu, Simplice A., Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.

“…•We assess how terrorism affects governance in Africa.•The evidence is based on GMM and 53 countries for the period 1998–2012.•Ten bundled and unbundled…”
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Educational quality thresholds in the diffusion of knowledge with mobile phones for inclusive human development in sub-Saharan Africa by Asongu, Simplice A., Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.

“…The study investigates critical masses or thresholds of educational quality at which the diffusion of information with mobile phones enhances inclusive human…”
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At what levels of financial development does information sharing matter? by Asongu, Simplice A, Nwachukwu, Jacinta C

“…Background: The purpose of this study is to investigate how an increase in information-sharing bureaus affects financial access. Methods: We employed…”
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Rational asymmetric development, Piketty and poverty in Africa by Asongu, Simplice A, Nwachukwu, Jacinta C

“…An April 2015 World Bank report on the Millennium Development Goal poverty target has revealed that extreme poverty has been decreasing in all regions of the…”
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Foreign Aid and Inclusive Development: Updated Evidence from Africa, 2005–2012 by Asongu, Simplice A., Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.

“…Objective. Motivated by the April 2015 World Bank Publication on MDGs, which reveals that poverty has been declining in all regions of the world with the…”
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Revolution empirics: predicting the Arab Spring by Asongu, Simplice A., Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.

“…The paper examines whether the Arab Spring phenomenon was predictable by complete elimination in the dispersion of core demands for better governance, more…”
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The Comparative Economics of ICT, Environmental Degradation and Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa by Asongu, Simplice A., Nwachukwu, Jacinta C., Pyke, Chris

“…This study examines how information and communication technology (ICT) could be employed to dampen the potentially damaging effects of environmental…”
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The Comparative Inclusive Human Development of Globalisation in Africa by Asongu, Simplice A., Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.

“…This study examines the impact of globalisation on inclusive human development in 51 African countries for the period 1996–2011 with particular emphasis on…”
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The mobile phone as an argument for good governance in sub-Saharan Africa by Asongu, Simplice, le Roux, Sara, Nwachukwu, Jacinta C, Pyke, Chris

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present theoretical and empirical arguments for the role of mobile telephony in promoting good governance in 47…”
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Foreign aid and governance in Africa by Asongu, Simplice A., Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.

“…This paper investigates the effect of foreign aid on governance in order to extend the debate on foreign aid and to verify common positions from Moyo's 'Dead…”
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Openness, ICT and entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa by Asongu, Simplice A, Nwachukwu, Jacinta C

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how information and communication technology (ICT) influences openness to improve the conditions of doing…”
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Mobile phones, institutional quality and entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa by Asongu, Simplice A., Nwachukwu, Jacinta C., Orim, Stella-Maris I.

“…This study investigates whether mobile phone penetration modulates the effect of different indicators of governance on some indicators of the ease of doing…”
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Comparative human development thresholds for absolute and relative pro-poor mobile banking in developing countries by A. Asongu, Simplice, Nwachukwu, Jacinta C

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the correlations between mobile banking and inclusive development (poverty and inequality) in 93 developing…”
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Quality of Growth Empirics: Comparative gaps, benchmarking and policy syndromes by Asongu, Simplice A., Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.

“…This study uses a new dataset to provide comparative gaps, benchmarking with best performers and policy syndromes of growth quality in 93 developing countries…”
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Determinants of Mobile Phone Penetration: Panel Threshold Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa by Asongu, Simplice A., Nwachukwu, Jacinta C., Aziz, Aqsa

“…Despite the evolving literature on the development benefits of mobile phones, we still know very little about factors that influence their adoption. Using 25…”
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Tenure and Spending Within UK Households at the End of the Recent Recession by Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.

“…Housing costs form a substantial share of aggregate demand in the UK. This study examines the distribution of total expenditure-to-income by homeownership…”
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The Right to Life: Global Evidence on the Role of Security Officers and the Police in Modulating the Effect of Insecurity on Homicide by Asongu, Simplice A., Nwachukwu, Jacinta C., Pyke, Chris

“…The study investigates the role of security officers and the police in dampening the effect of insecurity on homicides. Insecurity dynamics are measured in…”
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