Skip to main content
Access provided by

Simplice A. Asongu

Simplice A. Asongu

7 commentaries

Simplice A. Asongu is Lead Economist and Director of the African Governance and Development Institute.

Sort by: Show:
  1. Will France Derail West Africa's Common Currency?
    asongu7_SIA KAMBOUAFP via Getty Images_cfp currency west africa SIA KAMBOUAFP via Getty Images

    Will France Derail West Africa's Common Currency?

    Nov 10, 2021 Simplice A. Asongu argues that President Emmanuel Macron is undermining his promise to rebalance relations with the continent.

  2. Can a West African Currency Union Work?
    asongu6_CARL DE SOUZAAFPGetty Images_mancountingmoneywestafrica Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images

    Can a West African Currency Union Work?

    Oct 15, 2019 Simplice A. Asongu outlines the challenges facing the 15 ECOWAS countries as they attempt to launch the ECO next year.

  3. Liberal Democracy in Africa Can Wait
    Voters wait in line in Rwanda Simon Maina/Getty Images

    Liberal Democracy in Africa Can Wait

    Jan 16, 2018 Simplice A. Asongu argues that political and economic stability are more important than free and fair elections.

  4. Who’s Really Threatening Europe?
    asongu4_Sean Gallup_Getty Images_immigrants integration lesson Sean Gallup/Getty Images

    Who’s Really Threatening Europe?

    Mar 21, 2017 Simplice A. Asongu puts the onus on immigration opponents to produce evidence supporting their incendiary claims.

  5. Building Africa’s Knowledge Economy
    Education in Africa NurPhoto/Getty Images

    Building Africa’s Knowledge Economy

    Aug 17, 2016 Simplice A. Asongu provides a road map for making the continent globally competitive in the twenty-first century.

  1. bp industrial policy Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images
    0

    Industrial Policy Is Back

    From semiconductors to electric vehicles, governments are identifying the strategic industries of the future and intervening to support them – abandoning decades of neoliberal orthodoxy in the process. Are industrial policies the key to tackling twenty-first-century economic challenges or a recipe for market distortions and lower efficiency?

  2. fischer208_DrAfter123Getty Images_AIhuman DrAfter123/Getty Images
    0

    Is AI a Master or Slave?

    Joschka Fischer wonders whether humanity can even hope to maintain control in an era of “mega-crisis.”
  3. haldar25_BettmannGetty Images_friedmanreagan Bettmann/Getty Images
    0

    Laying Chicago Economics to Rest

    Antara Haldar

    From breakthroughs in behavioral economics to mounting evidence in the real world, there is good reason to think that the economic orthodoxy of the past 50 years now has one foot in the grave. The question is whether the mainstream economics profession has gotten the memo.

     looks back on 50 years of neoclassical economic orthodoxy and the damage it has wrought.
  4. delong254_ Samuel CorumGetty Images_january6riot Samuel Corum/Getty Images
    1

    America’s Broken Civic Bargain

    J. Bradford DeLong worries that Republicans have abandoned one of the core principles that sustains a democracy over time.
  5. deshpande1_Frédéric SoltanCorbis via Getty Images_university india Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images
    0

    Affirmative Action Under Siege

    Ashwini Deshpande shows how the supreme courts in India and the US have undermined efforts to address serious discrimination.
  6. dahn1_Mark WilsonGetty Images_USfederalreserve Mark Wilson/Getty Images
    1

    Is the Fed’s Negative Capital a Problem?

    Willem H. Buiter thinks not, but recommends a reform designed to ensure that it does not become one in the future.
  7. patten158_JUSTIN TALLISAFP via Getty Images_brexit Carl Court/Getty Images
    0

    Internet Scammers and Political Tricksters

    Chris Patten highlights the link between rampant online fraud and the invulnerability of contemporary demagogues.
  8. roach157_CFOTOFuture Publishing via Getty Images_mate60 pro CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
    3

    American Tactics vs. Chinese Strategy

    Stephen S. Roach

    For decades, US policymakers have preferred piecemeal tactical actions, while the Chinese government has consistently taken a more strategic approach. This mismatch is the reason why Huawei, to the shock of sanctions-focused American officials, was able to make a processor breakthrough in its flagship smartphone.

     warns that short-termism will never be enough to offset the long-term benefits of strategic thinking.
  9. sierakowski101_Beata ZawrzelNurPhoto via Getty Images_pis visa Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images
    0

    Will a Visa Scandal Sink Poland’s Populists?

    Sławomir Sierakowski wonders whether the ruling party’s base will hear or care about the most recent example of its hypocrisy.

Edit Newsletter Preferences

Set up Notification

To receive email updates regarding this {entity_type}, please enter your email below.

If you are not already registered, this will create a PS account for you. You should receive an activation email shortly.