@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}
}

@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}
}