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2. The Role of Property Rights in the Relationship between Capital Flows and Economic Growth in SSA: Do Natural Resources Endowment and Country Income Level Matter? .
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Coulibaly, Sionfou Seydou, Gakpa, Lewis Landry, and Soumaré, Issouf
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PROPERTY rights ,CAPITAL movements ,FOREIGN investments ,ECONOMIC development ,NATURAL resources ,ECONOMICS ,ECONOMIC conditions in Africa - Abstract
Abstract: This paper studies the role played by the quality of property rights in the linkages of international capital flows into sub‐Saharan African (SSA) economies. Using panel data of 36 SSA countries over the period 1996–2015 and the ARDL procedure with the Pooled Mean Group regression method appropriate for non‐stationary panel data estimation, we account for the joint effects of property rights quality and openness to foreign capital flows on economic growth. We uncover the existence of a property rights quality threshold beyond which property rights either amplifies the spillovers effects or attenuates the negative effect of capital flows on economic growth. For instance, it takes a level of property rights of at least 60 to have a positive long‐term impact of capital flows on economic growth in natural resource‐poor African countries. The quality of property rights matters more to obtain spillover effects of capital flows on growth in natural resource‐poor countries than in their peer natural resource‐rich countries. Finally, with regard to the countries' income levels, capital flows have significant long‐term spillovers effects on economic growth in advanced African economies than in their low‐income peers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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3. Productivity Change of Nigerian Insurance Companies: 1994–2005.
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Barros, Carlos Pestana, Ibiwoye, Ade, and Managi, Shunsuke
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INSURANCE companies ,INDUSTRIAL efficiency ,BUSINESS enterprises ,ECONOMIC development ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
The aim of this paper is to estimate the productivity change of Nigerian insurance companies and to rank the companies analysed in the sample according to their productivity score. This benchmark exercise provides the companies analysed with a view of how their relative productivity can be upgraded. For this purpose, the non-parametric Luenberger productivity model is used. For comparative purposes, the non-parametric Luenberger–Hicks–Moorsteen productivity indicator is also used. The companies are ranked according to their total productivity for the period 1994–2005, using both models, which produce variations in the respective results. Economic implications arising from the study are derived. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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4. Financial Liberalization Policies and Economic Growth: Panel Data Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Fowowe, Babajide
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MONETARY policy ,FINANCIAL liberalization ,ECONOMIC development ,PUBLIC finance ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
The paper conducts an empirical investigation into the effects of financial liberalization policies on the growth of 19 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Two indexes are constructed which measure the gradual progression and institutional changes involved in financial liberalization. Because these indexes track specific financial liberalization policies, they provide better measures of financial liberalization than the indicators of financial development often used in the literature. Panel data estimates show a significant positive relationship between economic growth and financial liberalization policies. Our results are robust to alternative specifications of the model, and also across slow- and fast-growing countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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5. NEPAD: The Need and Obstacles.
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Ilorah, Richard
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INTERNATIONAL competition ,ECONOMIC development ,ECONOMICS ,ECONOMIC policy - Abstract
Copyright of African Development Review / Revue Africaine de Développement is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2004
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6. Causal Relationship between Domestic Savings and Economic Growth: Evidence from Seven African Countries.
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Anoruo, Emmanuel and Ahmad, Yusuf
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ECONOMIC development ,LOCAL finance ,VECTOR analysis ,MATHEMATICS ,ECONOMICS ,ECONOMIC policy - Abstract
This paper utilizes cointegration and the vector error-correction model (VECM) to explore the causal relationship between economic growth and growth rate of domestic savings for Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, and Zambia. Specifically, three analyses were undertaken. First, the time series properties of economic growth and domestic savings were ascertained with the help of the augmented Dickey–Fuller unit root procedure. Second, the long-run relationship between economic growth and growth rate of domestic savings was examined in the context of the Johansen and Juselius (1990) framework. Finally, a Granger-causality test was undertaken to determine the direction of causality between economic growth and growth rate of domestic savings. The results indicate one order of integration [I(1)] for each of the series. The results of the cointegration tests suggest that there is a long-run relationship between economic growth and growth rate of savings. The results from the Granger-causality tests indicate that contrary to the conventional wisdom, economic growth prima facie causes growth rate of domestic savings for most of the countries under consideration. Le présent document utilise la co-intégration et le modèle à vecteur de correction des erreurs (VECM) pour étudier les relations de cause à effet entre la croissance économique et les taux de croissance de l’épargne intérieure au Congo, en Côte d’Ivoire, au Ghana, au Kenya, en Afrique du Sud et en Zambie. Plus précisément, trois analyses ont été effectuées. La première a vérifié les propriétés des séries chronologiques de la croissance économique et de l’épargne intérieure à l’aide de la méthode Dickey–Fuller de racine unitaire augmentée. La deuxième a examiné les relations à long terme entre ... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2001
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7. Financial Development and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan African Countries: Evidence from Time Series Analysis.
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Ghirmay, Teame
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ECONOMIC development ,FINANCIAL performance ,FINANCE ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
This paper seeks to empirically explore the causal link between the level of financial development and economic growth in 13 sub-Saharan African countries. The empirical investigation is carried out in a vector autoregression(VAR) framework based on the theory of cointegration and error-correction representation of cointegrated variables. The results of the cointegration analysis provide evidence of the existence of a long-run relationship between financial development and economic growth in almost all(12 out of 13) of the countries. With respect to the direction of long-term causality, the results show that financial development plays a causal role on economic growth, again in eight of the countries. At the same time, evidence of bidirectional causal relationships is found in six countries. The findings imply that African countries can accelerate their economic growth by improving their financial systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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8. Building Capacity in Africa: The Impact of Institutional, Policy and Resource Factors.
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Wubneh, Mulatu
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ECONOMIC development ,ECONOMICS ,ECONOMIC policy ,DEVELOPMENT banks ,ECONOMIC conditions in Africa - Abstract
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- 2003
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9. Testing Kaldor's Growth Laws across the Countries of Africa.
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Wells, Heather and Thirlwall, A. P.
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ECONOMIC conditions in Africa ,INDUSTRIALIZATION ,ECONOMIC development ,ECONOMICS ,GROSS domestic product - Abstract
Copyright of African Development Review / Revue Africaine de Développement is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2003
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10. Food Security and Food Productivity in Sudan, 1970-95.
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Ali, Ali A.G.
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FOOD ,AGRICULTURAL productivity ,ECONOMIC development ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
Against the backdrop of a persistent food insecurity problem in Sudan which has prevailed since the mid 1970s, this paper makes use of the ordinary least squares (OLS) method of analysis to assess the performance of the national development strategies encapsulated in various medium-term plans and programs between 1970/71 and 1992/93 with respect to achieving their objective of national self sufficiency in food production through both vertical and horizontal expansion in food production. An exponential function is used to estimate the trends in area, production, and productivity for three major staple crops, namely sorghum, wheat, and millet using annual time series data covering the period 1970-95. The results provide clear evidence that vertical expansion alone does not pay off in terms of output. Instead, policies should focus more on improving agricultural productivity via the introduction of new varieties and the application of technological packages. These policies must then be reinforced by efforts to improve infrastructure, including health and education, to pave the way for a positive supply response at lower costs. Experience has shown that food security, as a prelude to industrial growth is not likely to be achieved if agricultural productivity is not increased. Face à l'insécurité alimentaire persistante qui a prévalu au Soudan depuis le milieu des années 70, cette étude utilise la méthode des moindres carrés ordinaires pour évaluer la performance des stratégies nationales de développment. Celles-ci sont consacrées par les différents plans et programmes à moyen terme appliqués entre 1970/71 et 1992/93 en vue de réaliser l'objectif d'autosuffisance alimentaire par l'expansion verticale et horizontale de la production alimentaire. Une fonction est utilisée pour estimer, par le biais de séries chronologiques annuelles couvr... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2000
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11. Introduction: Globalization–Poverty Channels and Case Studies from Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Nissanke, Machiko and Thorbecke, Erik
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GLOBALIZATION ,POVERTY ,ECONOMIC policy ,ECONOMIC history ,ECONOMIC development ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
The article describes how the forces of globalization influence poverty in general. Six case studies from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are discussed to examine the impact of globalization in the country. It was noted that although globalization has made some contribution to economic growth in SSA, it has not yet facilitated the process of structural transformation required for countries in SSA to reach the take-off stage and accelerate economic development and poverty reduction. The case studies illustrated that globalization instead has increased intra-country inequality and done very little to reduce poverty.
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- 2008
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12. Openness and the Effects of Fiscal and Monetary Policy Shocks on Real Output in Nigeria (1960–2003).
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Saibu, M. O. and Oladeji, S. I.
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FISCAL policy ,MONETARY policy ,PUBLIC finance ,DUTCH disease (Economics) ,ECONOMIC development ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
This study investigates the effects of monetary and fiscal policies on the real output growth in a small open economy. It is a country-specific, time series study that verifies the implication of increasing economic openness on the efficacy of monetary and fiscal policy. A modified GARCH model was used to estimate the anticipated and unanticipated shocks. Two measures of fiscal and monetary shocks were combined with openness and real oil price shocks in a VECM model to assess the effects of anticipated and unanticipated policy shocks on the output equations. The empirical results showed that anticipated and unanticipated fiscal and monetary shocks had no significant positive effects on real output. This suggests that the open macroeconomic version of the policy ineffectiveness proposition was valid for both monetary and fiscal policy shocks in Nigeria. This is in consonance with earlier works in this area. Furthermore, the degree of openness and oil price shocks had a negative implication on the efficacy of macroeconomic policy in Nigeria; also in agreement with the Dutch Disease Syndrome. Finally, the policy implication of this study therefore is that trade liberalization policy should be implemented cautiously. The Nigerian economy is weak to withstand the unwholesome consequences of full economic integration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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13. Public Expenditure, Growth and Poverty Reduction in Rural Uganda.
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Fan, Shenggen and Zhang, Xiaobo
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PUBLIC spending ,POVERTY ,AGRICULTURE ,ECONOMIC development ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
Using district-level data for 1992, 1995, and 1999, the study estimated effects of different types of government expenditure on agricultural growth and rural poverty in Uganda. The results reveal that government spending on agricultural research and extension improved agricultural production substantially. This type of expenditure had the largest measured returns to growth in agricultural production. Agricultural research and extension spending also had the largest assessed impact on poverty reduction. Government spending on rural roads also had a substantial marginal impact on rural poverty reduction. The impact of low-grade roads such as feeder roads is larger than that of high-grade roads such as murram and tarmac roads. Education's effects rank after agricultural research and extension, and roads. Government spending in health did not show a large impact on growth in agricultural productivity or a reduction in rural poverty. Additional investments in the northern region (a poor region) contribute the most to reducing poverty. However, it is the western region (a relatively well-developed region) where most types of investment have highest returns in terms of increased agricultural productivity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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14. Revisiting the Classics of Development Economics: Lewis's Surplus Labour Theory and Current Debates on Development.
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Dike, Michael Enwere
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DEVELOPMENT economics ,ECONOMIC development ,ECONOMICS ,INDUSTRIALIZATION ,ECONOMIC conditions in East Asia ,DEVELOPING countries - Abstract
Copyright of African Development Review / Revue Africaine de Développement is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2003
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