The mobile phone as an argument for good governance in sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice A.; Roux, Sara le; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.; Pyke, Chris

doi:10.1108/itp-01-2018-0011

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“…The focus of this study is on forty-two nations in SSA with data for the period 2004-2014 2 . In the light of the above, the choice of the governance indicators is consistent with recent African governance literature (Oluwatobi, Efobi, Olurinola, Alege, 2015;Andrés et al, 2015;Raheem, 2016a, 2016b;Asongu, le Roux, Nwachukwu and Pyke, 2019). The adopted insurance variables are also in line with the attendant literature highlighted in the introduction and expanded in section 2.…”

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Information Technology, Governance and Insurance in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Nnanna²,

Acha-Anyi

2019

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Purpose -This study investigates the role of ICT in modulating the effect of governance on insurance penetration in 42 sub-Saharan African countries using data for the period 2004-2014.Design/methodology/approach -Two insurance indicators are used in the analysis, namely: life insurance and non-life insurance. The three ICT modulating dynamics employed include: mobile phone penetration, internet penetration and fixed broadband subscriptions. Six governance channels are also considered, namely: political stability, "voice & accountability", regulation quality, government effectiveness, the rule of law and corruption-control. The empirical evidence is based on generalized method of moments.Findings -The following main findings are established. First, mobile phone penetration does not significantly modulate governance channels to positively affect life insurance while it effectively complements "voice & accountability" to induce a positive net effect on non-life insurance. Second, internet penetration complements: (i) governance dynamics of political stability, government effectiveness and rule of law to induce positive net effects on life insurance: and (ii) corruption-control for an overall positive effect on non-life insurance. Third, the relevance of fixed broadband subscriptions in promoting life insurance is apparent via governance channels of regulation quality, government effectiveness and the rule of law while fixed broadband subscriptions do not induce significant overall net effects on non-life insurance though the conditional effects are overwhelmingly significant.Orginality/value -To the best our knowledge, studies on the relevance of ICT in promoting insurance consumption through governance channels are sparse, especially for a region such as sub-Saharan Africa where insurance penetration is low compared to other regions of the world. JEL Classification: G20; I28; I30; L96; O55

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Information Technology, Governance and Insurance in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Nnanna²,

Acha-Anyi

2019

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“…Consistent with the attendant literature, neoclassical growth models maintain that technology can be an important source of economic and human development in poor countries (Abramowitz, 1986;Bernard & Jones, 1996;. According to the theoretical underpinning, information technology enhances socio-economic development and the wellbeing of citizens (Muthinja & Chipeta, 2018;Bongomin et al, 2018;Uduji & Okolo-Obasi, 2018a, 2018bAsongu et al, 2019aAsongu et al, , 2019b. Arguments provided to support the importance of ICT in inclusive human development include: (i) it offers enabling conditions to avoid physically moving from one place to another by allowing users to perform activities from a distance (Ureta, 2008;Efobi et al, 2018;Shaikh & Karjaluoto, 2015); (ii) ICT enhances access to relevant and timely information which is crucial in development activities, essentially because it increases users' cheap access to inputs of development, expands their capabilities and limits existing barriers (Smith et al, 2011) and (iii) the highlighted positive development externalities are more rewarding to the poor than to the rich factions of the population in Africa (Asongu, 2015).…”

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How Enhancing Information and Communication Technology Has Affected Inequality in Africa for Sustainable Development: An Empirical Investigation

Asongu

Odhiambo

2018

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Disclaimer: AFEA Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) that has been peerreviewed and forthcoming in scientific outlets. There is a tacit acknowledgement of anonymous referees for constructive suggestions and critiques that have helped improve the content and rigour of the study. Each research stands on its merit and the views expressed in AFEA Working Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the AFEA, its Executive Board, or AFEA management. AbstractThis study examines if enhancing ICT reduces inequality in 48 countries in Africa for the period 2004-2014. Three inequality indictors are used, namely, the: Gini coefficient, Atkinson index and Palma ratio. The adopted ICT indicators include: mobile phone penetration, internet penetration and fixed broadband subscriptions. The empirical evidence is based on the Generalised Method of Moments. Enhancing internet penetration and fixed broadband subscriptions have a net effect on reducing the Gini coefficient and the Atkinson index, whereas increasing mobile phone penetration and internet penetration reduces the Palma ratio. Policy implications are discussed in the light of challenges to Sustainable Development Goals. JEL Classification: G20; I10; I32; O40; O55

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“…Seventh, the classification of religious dominations is based on the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Fact book (CIA, 2011). This justification for the scale of governance variables has been used in contemporary African governance literature (Asongu et al, 2019).…”

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The Comparative African Economics of Governance in Fighting Terrorism

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Disclaimer: AFEA Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) that has been peer-reviewed and forthcoming in scientific outlets. There is a tacit acknowledgement of anonymous referees for constructive suggestions and critiques that have helped improve the content and rigour of the study. Each research stands on its merit and the views expressed in AFEA Working Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the AFEA, its Executive Board, or AFEA management. AbstractThis study assesses the comparative economics of governance in fighting terrorism in 53 African countries for period 1996-2012. Four terrorism variables are used, namely: domestic, transnational, unclear and total terrorism dynamics. Nine bundled and unbundled governance variables are employed, notably: political stability/no violence, voice & accountability, political governance, government effectiveness, regulation quality, economic governance, corruption-control, the rule of law and institutional governance. The empirical evidence is based on Fixed Effects regressions. In the analytical procedure, we first bundle governance indicators by means of principal component analysis before engaging the empirical exercise with the full sample. In the final step, specifications are based on a decomposed full sample in order to articulate the fundamental characteristics for comparative purposes. The following broad findings are established. First, good governance is an appealing tool in fighting terrorism. Second, the relevance of the good governance dynamics is as follows in order of increasing relevance: economic governance, institutional governance and political governance. The findings are presented in increasing order of magnitude to emphasise fundamental features in which governance dynamics have the highest effect in mitigating terrorism. JEL Classification: C52; D74; F42; O38 ; P37

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The mobile phone as an argument for good governance in sub-Saharan Africa

Cited by 77 publications

References 108 publications

Information Technology, Governance and Insurance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Information Technology, Governance and Insurance in Sub-Saharan Africa

How Enhancing Information and Communication Technology Has Affected Inequality in Africa for Sustainable Development: An Empirical Investigation

The Comparative African Economics of Governance in Fighting Terrorism

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