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Working Papers

2022

1. Knowledge Economy and the Economic Performance of African Countries: A Seemingly Unrelated and Recursive Approach
   Working Papers, The German University in Cairo, Faculty of Management Technology View citations (2)

2021

2. Evaluation of technology clubs by clustering: A cautionary note
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Evaluation of technology clubs by clustering: a cautionary note, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
3. Knowledge Economy Classification in African Countries: A Model-Based Clustering Approach
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
   See also Journal Article Knowledge economy classification in African countries: A model-based clustering approach, Information Technology for Development, Taylor & Francis Journals (2022) (2022)
4. Using Deep Learning Neural Networks to Predict the Knowledge Economy Index for Developing and Emerging Economies
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)

2020

5. The Uniqueness of Utility and Production Functions of African Music: Implications for African Non-Music Industries
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
6. T’was slouching towards an illusion and now it’s scurrying toward a delusion: A COVID19-shocked doughnut model economy
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2019

7. A simple time-insensitive index of instability as a proxy for the “Africa dummy” variable – A Note
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
8. Business Dynamics, Knowledge Economy, and the Economic Performance of African Countries
   Research Africa Network Working Papers, Research Africa Network (RAN) View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute., African Governance and Development Institute. (2019) View citations (1)
   Working Papers, European Xtramile Centre of African Studies (EXCAS) (2019) View citations (1)
   CEREDEC Working Papers, Centre de Recherche pour le Développement Economique (CEREDEC) (2019) View citations (1)
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2019) View citations (1)

2018

9. Endogenous constraints, coefficients of economic distance, and economic performance of African countries – An exploratory essay
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
10. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DEVELOPMENT AID FOR AGRICULTURE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
    Working Papers 1, Office Of The Chief Economist, Development Bank of Nigeria View citations (3)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2018) View citations (2)
    Research Africa Network Working Papers, Research Africa Network (RAN) (2018) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The effectiveness of development aid for agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa, Journal of Economic Studies, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2019) View citations (34) (2019)

2017

11. Artificial nighttime lights and the “real” well-being of nations: ‘Measuring economic growth from outer space’ and welfare from right here on Earth
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
12. Effects of globalization on peace and stability: Implications for governance and the knowledge economy of African countries
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (155)
    Also in Research Africa Network Working Papers, Research Africa Network (RAN) (2017) View citations (235)
    Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute., African Governance and Development Institute. (2017) View citations (164)
    See also Journal Article Effects of globalization on peace and stability: Implications for governance and the knowledge economy of African countries, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier (2017) View citations (157) (2017)
13. Is Aid for Agriculture Effective in Sub-Saharan Africa?
    Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute., African Governance and Development Institute. View citations (3)
    Also in Research Africa Network Working Papers, Research Africa Network (RAN) (2017) View citations (3)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2017) View citations (3)
14. The African origins of Euro-American development: Pins on an empirical roadmap
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2016

15. Linkages between Formal Institutions, ICT Adoption and Inclusive Human Development in Sub Saharan Africa
    Research Africa Network Working Papers, Research Africa Network (RAN) View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute., African Governance and Development Institute. (2016) View citations (3)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2016) View citations (4)
16. The 'Common Goood' in Pope Francis's Social Welfare Hypothesis
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)

2015

17. Economic progress as related sets of non-repeating eclipses
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article Economic Progress as Related Sets of Non-Repeating Eclipses, Journal of Economics Library, KSP Journals (2016) (2016)
18. Productivity and technical change according to Salter – A note
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article Productivity and Technical Change According to Salter – A note, Journal of Economic and Social Thought, KSP Journals (2016) (2016)
19. Social Obstacles to Technology, Technological Change, and the Economic Growth of African Countries: Some Anecdotal Evidence from Economic History
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (76)
    See also Journal Article Social Obstacles to Technology, Technological Change, and the Economic Growth of African Countries: Some Anecdotal Evidence from Economic History, Turkish Economic Review, KSP Journals (2016) View citations (29) (2016)

2014

20. Economic Implications of Business Dynamics for KE-Associated Economic Growth and Inclusive Development in African Countries
    Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute., African Governance and Development Institute. View citations (4)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2014) View citations (1)
    Research Africa Network Working Papers, Research Africa Network (RAN) (2014)
21. Globalization, Peace & Stability, Governance, and Knowledge Economy
    Research Africa Network Working Papers, Research Africa Network (RAN) View citations (6)
    Also in Development Research Working Paper Series, Institute for Advanced Development Studies (2014) View citations (3)
    Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute., African Governance and Development Institute. (2014) View citations (6)
    AAYE Policy Research Working Paper Series, Association of African Young Economists (2014) View citations (5)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2014)
22. Human Knowledge and a Commonsensical Measure of Human Capital: A Proposal
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
23. Knowledge = Technology + Human Capital and the Lucas and Romer Production Functions
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (11)
24. Sir W. Arthur Lewis and the Africans: Overlooked Economic Growth Lessons
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)

2013

25. The Caldwellian Methodological Pluralism: Wishful Thoughts and Personal Tendencies
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
26. The Impact of Formal Institutions on Knowledge Economy
    Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute., African Governance and Development Institute. View citations (9)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2013) View citations (16)
    Development Research Working Paper Series, Institute for Advanced Development Studies (2013) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Formal Institutions on Knowledge Economy, Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer (2015) View citations (128) (2015)
27. The Love Aspects of Human Capital and the Economic Activity of Countries
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2012

28. Baumol, Panzar, and Willig’s Theory of Contestable Markets and Industry Structure: A Summary of Reactions
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2011

29. Romer’s Charter Cities v. Colonization, Imperialism, and Colonialism: A General Characterization
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
30. The Full Value of the Nobel Prize - Part 1: Mining “Data Without Theory”
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2010

31. Introducing Anthropological Foundations of Economic Behavior, Organization, and Control
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)
32. References to Africa in Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations and Some Key Propositions Surrounding Them
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2009

33. Globalization, governance, and the economic performance of Sub-Saharan Africa
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
34. Holidays and the economic growth of nations
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
35. National identity, globalization, and the well-being of nations
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (7)
36. National symbols, globalization, and the well-being of nations
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (10)

2008

37. Domestic resources, governance, global links, and the economic performance of Sub-Saharan Africa
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (10)
38. Flags, Constitutions, and the well-being of nations
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
39. National flags, national flag colors, and the well-being of countries
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
40. The inhibited (exhibited) spread of innovations
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)

2007

41. Innovations spread more like wildfires than like infections
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
42. The Economic Value of Industrial Minerals and Rocks for Developing Countries: A Discussion of Key Issues
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
43. The effects of technology-as-knowledge on the economic performance of developing countries: An econometric analysis using annual publications data for Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa, 1976-2004
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2006

44. Intensity of technology use and per capita real GDP across some African countries
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
45. The Economic Impact on the Dominican Republic of Baseball Player Exports to the USA
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2005

46. Diversity Indices of Technical Capability of 14 African Countries
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany
47. Human Capital and Income across U.S. Native American Reservations and Trust Lands
    GE, Growth, Math methods, University Library of Munich, Germany
48. INFRASTRUCTURAL v. SUPERSTRUCTURAL EFFECTS OF INSTITUTIONS ON INCOME DETERMINATION ACROSS U.S. NATIVE AMERICAN ECONOMIES
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany
49. RESOURCE INTRA-ACTIONS AND INTER-ACTIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
    GE, Growth, Math methods, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (12)
50. Solow and the Native Americans: Technological Residuals and the Economic Performance of U.S. Native American Economies
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany
51. The National Wealth of Selected Countries - A Descriptive Essay
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
52. The Structure and Equilibrium Conditions of a Generalized Economic Canopy: A Note
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)

2004

53. Apparent Solow- and Solow-like Technological Residuals and the Economic Performance of U.S. Native American Economies
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany
54. Determinants of Economic Growth Across Embedded Economies: A Transformational Analogy of Mining Population for Human Capital
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
55. Economic Growth and the Financial Economics of Capital Accumulation under Shifting Technological Change
    GE, Growth, Math methods, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (9)
56. Economic Performance in a Cross-Section of U.S. Native American Economies
    GE, Growth, Math methods, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
57. Generalized Knowledge Index: The Production, and Imputed Gross Future and Present Values of Doctoral Dissertations across Some African Countries
    GE, Growth, Math methods, University Library of Munich, Germany
58. Human Capital: Infrastructural and Superstructural Constraints to Economic Performance across U.S. Native American Reservations and Trust Lands
    GE, Growth, Math methods, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
59. Non-Junk Junk Money: Technical Efficiency and Productivity across Junk and Scrap Dealerships
    Industrial Organization, University Library of Munich, Germany

2003

60. "Does Trade Cause Growth?" - A Comment
    GE, Growth, Math methods, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
61. Exports and Economic Growth in Namibia, 1968-1992
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)
62. Meditating on "Slow Growth in Africa" - New Evidence or Just Ol' Stuff?
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
63. Recovering Ex-situ Gemstones in African Countries: The Economic Man Versus the Police Man
    Industrial Organization, University Library of Munich, Germany
64. Resellers' Regulated Demand Price of 93 Octane Petrol in Namibia Relative to OPEC Crude Oil Price, 1991
    Others, University Library of Munich, Germany
65. Resource Inefficiency and Poor Aggregate Economic Performance in African Countries: The Case of Namibia, 1968-1992
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
66. Structural Problems in Namibia's Sectoral and Sub-Sectoral Performance During the 1968-1992 Years
    GE, Growth, Math methods, University Library of Munich, Germany
67. The Ebbinghaus Effect and the Implications of Net Learning for the Performance of Production Systems, with Some Experimental Results
    Experimental, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Convergence in suicide rates in FSU countries: a clustering approach
   Applied Economics Letters, 2023, 30, (9), 1183-1188

2022

2. Knowledge economy classification in African countries: A model-based clustering approach
   Information Technology for Development, 2022, 28, (2), 372-396
   See also Working Paper Knowledge Economy Classification in African Countries: A Model-Based Clustering Approach, MPRA Paper (2021) (2021)

2021

3. Evaluation of technology clubs by clustering: a cautionary note
   Applied Economics, 2021, 53, (52), 5989-6001 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Evaluation of technology clubs by clustering: A cautionary note, MPRA Paper (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2019

4. The effectiveness of development aid for agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
   Journal of Economic Studies, 2019, 46, (2), 284-305 View citations (34)
   See also Working Paper THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DEVELOPMENT AID FOR AGRICULTURE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, Working Papers 1 (2018) View citations (3) (2018)

2017

5. Effects of globalization on peace and stability: Implications for governance and the knowledge economy of African countries
   Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2017, 122, (C), 91-103 View citations (157)
   See also Working Paper Effects of globalization on peace and stability: Implications for governance and the knowledge economy of African countries, MPRA Paper (2017) View citations (155) (2017)

2016

6. Economic Progress as Related Sets of Non-Repeating Eclipses
   Journal of Economics Library, 2016, 3, (2), 295-302
   See also Working Paper Economic progress as related sets of non-repeating eclipses, MPRA Paper (2015) (2015)
7. Productivity and Technical Change According to Salter – A note
   Journal of Economic and Social Thought, 2016, 3, (2), 302-307
   See also Working Paper Productivity and technical change according to Salter – A note, MPRA Paper (2015) (2015)
8. Social Obstacles to Technology, Technological Change, and the Economic Growth of African Countries: Some Anecdotal Evidence from Economic History
   Turkish Economic Review, 2016, 3, (2), 320-340 View citations (29)
   See also Working Paper Social Obstacles to Technology, Technological Change, and the Economic Growth of African Countries: Some Anecdotal Evidence from Economic History, MPRA Paper (2015) View citations (76) (2015)

2015

9. The Impact of Formal Institutions on Knowledge Economy
   Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 2015, 6, (4), 1034-1062 View citations (128)
   See also Working Paper The Impact of Formal Institutions on Knowledge Economy, Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute. (2013) View citations (9) (2013)

2011

10. Ocompo, J., Jomo, K.S. and Vos, R., editors, 2007: Growth Divergences: Explaining Differences in Economic Performance. Hyderabad: Oriental Longman; London/New York: Zed Books; Penang: Third World Network, in association with the United Nations. xi+369pp. £17.99/$29.95 paperback. ISBN-13: 978 184277 881 4
    Progress in Development Studies, 2011, 11, (1), 83-84

2009

11. Knowledge of African countries: production and value of doctoral dissertations
    Applied Economics, 2009, 41, (8), 977-989 View citations (116)

2006

12. Non‐parametric Diversity Indices of Technical Capability of African Countries
    African Development Review, 2006, 18, (2), 205-220 View citations (2)

1998

13. German aid and trade versus Namibian GDP and labour productivity
    Applied Economics, 1998, 30, (5), 689-695 View citations (14)

1995

14. The capitalist world aggregate supply and demand model for natural uranium
    Energy Economics, 1995, 17, (3), 211-220 View citations (11)

1993

15. The political economy of export processing zones (EPZs) in developing countries
    Natural Resources Forum, 1993, 17, (4), 273-287

Chapters

2023

1. A Critique of the Joseph-Tomlinson Model of Unequal Exchange: Applications and Limitations
   Springer