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Modeling the future of knowledge economy: evidence from SSA and MENA countries

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  • Asongu Simplice

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This paper projects the future of knowledge economy (KE) in SSA and MENA countries using the four components of the World Bank’s Knowledge Economy Index (KEI): economic incentive, education, ICTs and innovation. The empirical evidence provides the speeds of integration as well as the time necessary to achieve full integration. Findings broadly indicate SSA and MENA countries with low levels in KE will catch-up their counterparts with higher levels in a horizon of 4 to 7.5 years.

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Paper provided by African Governance and Development Institute. in its series Working Papers with number 13/015.

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Date of creation: 15 Jan 2013
Publication status: Published in Economics Bulletin
Handle: RePEc:agd:wpaper:13/015
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Keywords: Knowledge economy; Principal Component Analysis; Panel data; Convergence;

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