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1. | Asongu, Antonio Andrés Simplice R A Technology in Society, 2019. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Knowledge economy; Principal component analysis @article{Asongu_253, author = {Antonio Andrés R Simplice A. Asongu}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160791X18303439}, doi = {10.1016/j.techsoc.2019.03.002}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-03-17}, journal = {Technology in Society}, 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 cross-country disparities in knowledge-based 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 sub-Saharan African (SSA) and the Middle East and North African (MENA) countries with low levels of 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 also discussed.}, keywords = {Knowledge economy; Principal component analysis}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } 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 cross-country disparities in knowledge-based 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 sub-Saharan African (SSA) and the Middle East and North African (MENA) countries with low levels of 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 also discussed. |