Arbeitspapier

Trajectories in Knowledge Economy: Empirics from SSA and MENA countries

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-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 sub-Saharan 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.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: AGDI Working Paper ; No. WP/15/060

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
International Policy Coordination and Transmission
Economic Development: General
Technological Change: Government Policy
Comparative Studies of Countries
Economic Systems: General
Thema
Knowledge economy
Principal component analysis
Panel data
Convergence

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Asongu, Simplice
Andrés, Antonio R.
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI)
(wo)
Yaoundé
(wann)
2015

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Asongu, Simplice
  • Andrés, Antonio R.
  • African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI)

Entstanden

  • 2015

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