Innovation in Africa: Why Institutions Matter

Oluwatobi, Stephen; Efobi, Uchenna; Olurinola, Oluranti; Alege, Philip O.

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2460959

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“…For the purpose of robustness, we bundle the six governance measurements into four additional governance composite indicators. The motivation for bundling and unbundling governance indicators is consistent with an evolving stream of governance literature, notably: in the prediction of the Arab Spring with negative governance signals (Asongu & Nwachukwu, 2016a); the importance of economic governance in innovation (Oluwatobi et al, 2015) and ongoing debates on institutional determinants of investment .…”

Section: Clarification Of Governance and Ict-governance Conceptssupporting

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The Role of Openness in the Effect of ICT on Governance

Asongu

Nwachukwu

2018

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“…In essence, there is consensus in the literature that integration into the global economy is indispensable for 21 st century development (Oluwatobi et al, 2015;Tchamyou, 2015).…”

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The Role of Openness in the Effect of ICT on Governance

Asongu

Nwachukwu

2018

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“…The paradigm shift has led to an evolving stream of literature on the bundling and unbundling of institutions for development outcomes in Africa, notably: the role of formal institutions in knowledge economy (Andrés et al 2015); predicting the Arab Spring based on negative governance signals (Asongu and Nwachukwu 2016a); most effective governance channels in the fight against software piracy (Andrés and Asongu, 2013) and conflicts/crimes (Asongu and Kodila-Tedika 2016) or in the stimulation of innovation (Oluwatobi et al 2015).…”

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Fighting terrorism in Africa: evidence from bundling and unbundling institutions

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This study assesses government mechanisms in the fight against terrorism with particular emphasis on the bundling and unbundling of ten governance dynamics. The empirical evidence is based on a panel of 53 African countries for period 1998-2012 and GeneralizedMethod of Moments. The following findings are established. First, for the most part, political governance and its constituents respectively have negative effects on all terrorism dynamics, with the following consistent increasing order of negative magnitude: unclear terrorism, transnational terrorism, domestic terrorism and total terrorism. Second, overwhelmingly for economic and institutional governances, the governance dynamics and their constituent components affect terrorism negatively, with the magnitude on domestic terrorism consistently higher than that on transnational terrorism. Third, for most specifications, the effect of general governance is consistently negative on terrorism variables.Theoretical and practical policy implications are discussed.

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“…As far as we know the current extant of KE literature has not attempted to tackle the connection between lifelong learning and political stability/non-violence. The main issues considered by this KE literature have been, among other things: general opinions of KE (Lin, 2006;Makinda, 2007;Rooney, 2005;Aubert, 2005), KE in space transformation (Moodley, 2003;Maswera et al, 2008), spatiality in the production of knowledge (Bidwell et al, 2011;Neimark, 2012), economic incentives and institutional regimes (Letiche, 2006;Cogburn, 2003;Saxegaard, 2006;Andrés and Asongu, 2013a;Nguena and Tsafack, 2014), education (Kamara et al, 2007;Ford, 2007;Amavilah, 2009;Weber, 2011;Wantchekon et al, 2014), information and communication technologies (Jonathan and Camilo, 2008;Maurer, 2008;Chavula, 2010;Ondiege, 2010;Merritt, 2010;Aker and Mbiti, 2010;Butcher, 2011;Thacker, and Wright, 2012;Demonbynes and Thegeya, 2012;Penard et al, 2012;Asongu, 2015aAsongu, , 2013a, intellectual capital and economic development (Wagiciengo & Belal, 2012;Preece, 2013), innovation (Oyelaran-Oyeyinka and Sampath, 2007;Carisle et al, 2013;Oluwatobi et al, 2014), research and development (Sumberg, 2005;German and Stroud, 2007), intellectual pr...…”

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The Role of Lifelong Learning in Political Stability and Non-Violence: Evidence from Africa

Asongu

Nwachukwu

2014

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Purpose -Education as a weapon in the fight against conflict and violence remains widely debated in policy and academic circles. Against the background of growing political instability in Africa and the central role of the knowledge economy in 21 st century development, this paper provides three contributions to existing literature. It assesses how political stability/ non-violence is linked to the incremental, synergy and lifelong learning effects of education.Design/methodology/approach -We define lifelong learning as the combined knowledge acquired during primary, secondary and tertiary education. Principal component analysis is used to reduce the dimensions of educational and political indicators. An endogeneity robust dynamic system Generalized Methods of Moments is used for the estimations.Findings -We establish three main findings. First, education is a useful weapon in the fight against political instability. Second, there is an incremental effect of education in the transition from secondary to tertiary schools. Third, lifelong learning also has positive and synergy effects. This means that the impact of lifelong learning is higher than the combined independent effects of various educational levels. The empirical evidence is based on 53 African countries for the period 1996-2010.Practical implications -A plethora of policy implications are discussed, inter alia: how the drive towards increasing the knowledge economy through lifelong learning can be an effective tool in the fight against violence and political insurgency in Africa.Originality/value -As the continent is nursing knowledge economy ambitions, the paper is original in investigating the determinants of political stability/non violence from three dimensions of education attainment: the incremental, the lifelong learning and a synergy effect.

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Innovation in Africa: Why Institutions Matter

Cited by 27 publications

References 33 publications

The Role of Openness in the Effect of ICT on Governance

The Role of Openness in the Effect of ICT on Governance

Fighting terrorism in Africa: evidence from bundling and unbundling institutions

The Role of Lifelong Learning in Political Stability and Non-Violence: Evidence from Africa

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