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
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1. | Asongu, Simplice A African Development Review, 26 (4), pp. 572–583, 2014. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Publications; Piracy; Intellectual property rights; Governance; Africa @article{Asongu_667, author = {Simplice A Asongu}, url = {http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-8268.12113/abstract?userIsAuthenticated=false&deniedAccessCustomisedMessage=}, doi = {10.1111/1467-8268.12113}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-12-16}, journal = {African Development Review}, volume = {26}, number = {4}, pages = {572–583}, abstract = {This paper is an extension of the debate on the nexus between the strength of intellectual property rights (IPRs) and prospects for knowledge economy. It assesses the relationships between software piracy and scientific publications in African countries for which data is available. The findings, which reveal a positive nexus, are broadly consistent with the school of thought postulating that the East Asian miracle has been largely due to weaker IPRs regimes at the early stages of development. As a policy implication, less stringent IPRs regimes on scientific-related software (at least in the short run) will substantially boost contributions to and dissemination of knowledge through scientific and technical publications in Africa. IPRs laws (treaties) on scientific-oriented software should be strengthened in tandem with progress in: (a) scientific and technical publications; and (b) knowledge spillovers essential for economic growth and development. More policy implications are discussed.}, keywords = {Publications; Piracy; Intellectual property rights; Governance; Africa}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } This paper is an extension of the debate on the nexus between the strength of intellectual property rights (IPRs) and prospects for knowledge economy. It assesses the relationships between software piracy and scientific publications in African countries for which data is available. The findings, which reveal a positive nexus, are broadly consistent with the school of thought postulating that the East Asian miracle has been largely due to weaker IPRs regimes at the early stages of development. As a policy implication, less stringent IPRs regimes on scientific-related software (at least in the short run) will substantially boost contributions to and dissemination of knowledge through scientific and technical publications in Africa. IPRs laws (treaties) on scientific-oriented software should be strengthened in tandem with progress in: (a) scientific and technical publications; and (b) knowledge spillovers essential for economic growth and development. More policy implications are discussed. |
2. | Asongu, Simplice A Software piracy and scientific publications: knowledge economy evidence from Africa 2014. Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Publications; Piracy; Intellectual property rights; Governance; Africa @workingpaper{Asongu2014bm, title = {Software piracy and scientific publications: knowledge economy evidence from Africa}, author = {Simplice A Asongu}, editor = {African 2014 Governance and Development Institute WP/18/14}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-08-01}, abstract = {This paper is an extension of the debate on the nexus between the strength of IPRs and prospects for knowledge economy. It assesses the relationships between software piracy and scientific publications in African countries for which data is available. The findings which reveal a positive nexus are broadly consistent with the school of thought postulating that, the East Asian miracle has been largely due to weaker IPRs regimes at the early stages of development. As a policy implication, less stringent IPRs regimes on scientific-related software (at least in the short-run) will substantially boost contributions to and dissemination of knowledge through scientific and technical publications in Africa. IPRs laws (treaties) on scientific-oriented software should be strengthened in tandem with progress in: scientific and technical publications and; knowledge spillovers essential for economic growth and development. More policy implications are discussed.}, keywords = {Publications; Piracy; Intellectual property rights; Governance; Africa}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {workingpaper} } This paper is an extension of the debate on the nexus between the strength of IPRs and prospects for knowledge economy. It assesses the relationships between software piracy and scientific publications in African countries for which data is available. The findings which reveal a positive nexus are broadly consistent with the school of thought postulating that, the East Asian miracle has been largely due to weaker IPRs regimes at the early stages of development. As a policy implication, less stringent IPRs regimes on scientific-related software (at least in the short-run) will substantially boost contributions to and dissemination of knowledge through scientific and technical publications in Africa. IPRs laws (treaties) on scientific-oriented software should be strengthened in tandem with progress in: scientific and technical publications and; knowledge spillovers essential for economic growth and development. More policy implications are discussed. |