PUBLICATIONS
The AGDI has published substantially in fulfillment of its mission statement of contributing to knowledge towards African development:
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Publication List
2015 |
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1. | Asongu, Antonio Andrés Simplice R A Trajectories in Knowledge Economy: Empirics from SSA and MENA countries 2015. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Knowledge economy; Principal Component Analysis; Panel data; Convergence @workingpaper{Asongu2015bf, title = {Trajectories in Knowledge Economy: Empirics from SSA and MENA countries}, author = {Antonio Andrés R Simplice A. Asongu}, editor = {African 2015 Governance and Development Institute WP/15/060}, url = {http://www.afridev.org/RePEc/agd/agd-wpaper/Trajectories-of-KE-in-SSA-and-MENA-Countries.pdf}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-12-01}, abstract = {In the first critical assessment of knowledge economy dynamic paths in Africa and the Middle East, but for a few exceptions, we find overwhelming support for diminishing crosscountry disparities in knowledge-base-economy dimensions. The paper employs all the four components of the World Bank’s Knowledge Economy Index (KEI): economic incentives, innovation, education, and information infrastructure. The main finding suggests that subSaharan African (SSA) and the Middle East and North African (MENA) countries with low levels in KE dynamics and catching-up their counterparts of higher KE levels. We provide the speeds of integration and time necessary to achieve full (100%) integration. Policy implications are discussed.}, keywords = {Knowledge economy; Principal Component Analysis; Panel data; Convergence}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {workingpaper} } In the first critical assessment of knowledge economy dynamic paths in Africa and the Middle East, but for a few exceptions, we find overwhelming support for diminishing crosscountry disparities in knowledge-base-economy dimensions. The paper employs all the four components of the World Bank’s Knowledge Economy Index (KEI): economic incentives, innovation, education, and information infrastructure. The main finding suggests that subSaharan African (SSA) and the Middle East and North African (MENA) countries with low levels in KE dynamics and catching-up their counterparts of higher KE levels. We provide the speeds of integration and time necessary to achieve full (100%) integration. Policy implications are discussed. |
2013 |
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2. | Asongu, Simplice A Economics Bulletin, 33 (1), pp. 612-624, 2013. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Knowledge economy; Principal Component Analysis; Panel data; Convergence @article{Asongu_774, author = {Simplice A Asongu}, url = {http://www.accessecon.com/Pubs/EB/2013/Volume33/EB-13-V33-I1-P57.pdf}, year = {2013}, date = {2013-01-08}, journal = {Economics Bulletin}, volume = {33}, number = {1}, pages = {612-624}, abstract = {This paper projects the future of knowledge economy (KE) in SSA and MENA countries using the four components of the World Bank's Knowledge Economy Index (KEI): economic incentive, education, ICTs and innovation. The empirical evidence provides the speeds of integration as well as the time necessary to achieve full integration. Findings broadly indicate SSA and MENA countries with low levels in KE will catch-up their counterparts with higher levels in a horizon of 4 to 7.5 years.}, keywords = {Knowledge economy; Principal Component Analysis; Panel data; Convergence}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } This paper projects the future of knowledge economy (KE) in SSA and MENA countries using the four components of the World Bank's Knowledge Economy Index (KEI): economic incentive, education, ICTs and innovation. The empirical evidence provides the speeds of integration as well as the time necessary to achieve full integration. Findings broadly indicate SSA and MENA countries with low levels in KE will catch-up their counterparts with higher levels in a horizon of 4 to 7.5 years. |
3. | Asongu, Simplice A Modeling the future of knowledge economy: evidence from SSA and MENA countries 2013. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Knowledge economy; Principal Component Analysis; Panel data; Convergence @workingpaper{Asongu2013b_29, title = {Modeling the future of knowledge economy: evidence from SSA and MENA countries}, author = {Simplice A Asongu}, editor = {African 2013 Governance and Development Institute WP/13/015}, url = {http://www.afridev.org/RePEc/agd/agd-wpaper/Modeling-the-future-of-Knowledge-Economy.-Evidence-from-SSA-and-MENA-countries.pdf}, year = {2013}, date = {2013-01-01}, abstract = {This paper projects the future of knowledge economy (KE) in SSA and MENA countries using the four components of the World Bank’s Knowledge Economy Index (KEI): economic incentive, education, ICTs and innovation. The empirical evidence provides the speeds of integration as well as the time necessary to achieve full integration. Findings broadly indicate SSA and MENA countries with low levels in KE will catch-up their counterparts with higher levels in a horizon of 4 to 7.5 years.}, keywords = {Knowledge economy; Principal Component Analysis; Panel data; Convergence}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {workingpaper} } This paper projects the future of knowledge economy (KE) in SSA and MENA countries using the four components of the World Bank’s Knowledge Economy Index (KEI): economic incentive, education, ICTs and innovation. The empirical evidence provides the speeds of integration as well as the time necessary to achieve full integration. Findings broadly indicate SSA and MENA countries with low levels in KE will catch-up their counterparts with higher levels in a horizon of 4 to 7.5 years. |