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Corruption and economic growth : does the size of the government matter?
Afonso, António; Rodrigues, Eduardo de Sá Fortes Leitão - 2021
Corruption is often a source of contentious debate, covering different areas of knowledge, such as philosophy and sociology. In this paper we assess the effects of corruption on economic activity and highlight the relevance of the size of the government. We use dynamic models and the Generalized...
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Government size, country size, openness and economic growth in selected MENA countries
Sabra, Mahmoud M. - In: International journal of business and economic sciences … 9 (2016) 1, pp. 39-45
Purpose - The purpose of this article is to examine the interconnected relationships between government size, country size, openness and economic growth. In fact, more trade openness increases government size, which lays stabilizer role against external shocks and GDP volatility. More country...
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Finance-growth nexus in Africa : a panel generalized method of moments (GMM) analysis
Adusei, Michael - 2013
The paper uses the dynamic GMM Model to examine the finance-growth nexus with panel data (1981-2010) from 24 African countries. Evidence suggests that there is a positive relationship between finance and economic growth and that there is a bi-directional causal relationship between finance and...
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A dynamic analysis on foreign bank entry Nexus economic growth in Sub-Sahara African countries
Hunegnaw, Fetene Bogale; Bedhaso, Adem Feto - In: Cogent economics & finance 9 (2021) 1, pp. 1-21
This study investigated the direct link between foreign bank entry and economic growth in Sub-Sahara African countries using a dynamic generalized method of moment estimator. It also studied a comparative analysis on banking environment for SSA countries that open and restrict banking industries...
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The impacts of Chinese FDI on domestic investment and economic growth for Africa
Miao, Miao; Borojo, Dinkneh Gebre; Jiang, Yushi; … - In: Cogent business & management 8 (2021) 1, pp. 1-28
This study examines the role of domestic governance quality on the relationship between Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI), domestic investment, and African countries’ economic growth. The study utilized a larger dataset of Chinese FDI to 44 African countries applying the two-step system...
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Public debt and economic growth : evidence from Africa
Lartey, Emmanuel Yeboah; Musah, Alhassan; Okyere, Bismark; … - In: International journal of economics and financial issues … 8 (2018) 6, pp. 35-45
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A spatial exploration of political stability, investment, and economic prosperity in Africa
Karim, Mohamed; Simoh, Mohamed; El Baraka, Hamza; El … - In: International journal of economics and financial issues … 14 (2024) 4, pp. 34-43
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ICT, financial inclusion, and growth : evidence from African countries
Andrianaivo, Mihasonirina; Kpodar, Kangni - 2011
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ICT, Financial Inclusion, and Growth Evidence from African Countries
Kpodar, Kangni - 2014
This paper studies the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT), especially mobile phone rollout, on economic growth in a sample of African countries from 1988 to 2007. Further, we investigate whether financial inclusion is one of the channels through which mobile phone...
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Remittances and the future of African economies
Adekunle, Ibrahim A.; Tella, Sheriffdeen A. - 2021
remains mostly underdeveloped. The altruistic motives of sending remittances to Africa are likely to fade with time. In this … financial development in Africa. The result further revealed that the exchange rate negatively influences financial development … in Africa. Based on the findings, it is suggested that, while attracting migrants' transfers which can have significant …
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