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indicators could support both endogenous and neoclassical growth theories in the convergence debate. This paper investigates … homogenous panels based on regions (Sub-Saharan and North Africa), income-levels (low, middle, lower-middle and upper …
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services on growth. Causality analysis is performed with seven financial development and three growth indicators in the …
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past decade. Design/methodology/approach – We limit our sample to a panel of African countries for which inflation is non …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of financial dynamic policy options in money, credit, efficiency and size on consumer prices. Soaring food prices have marked the geopolitical landscape of developing countries in the past few years. Design/methodology/approach –...
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This paper cuts adrift the mainstream approach to the legal-origins debate on the law-growth nexus by integrating both … growth and human development beyond the mechanisms of law. Our results support the current consensus that, English common …-law countries provide for better legal systems that improve conditions for economic growth and human development than French civil …
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are necessary for the effectiveness of foreign aid in Africa. Design/methodology/approach – The panel quantile regression …Purpose – This paper examines whether initial levels in GDP growth, GDP per capita growth and inequality adjusted human … distribution. This implies high-growth countries are more likely to benefit from development assistance (in terms of general …
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We analyze the effects of monetary policy on economic activity in the proposed African monetary unions. Findings broadly show that: (1) but for financial efficiency in the EAMZ, monetary policy variables affect output neither in the short-run nor in the long-term and; (2) with the exception of...
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This paper assesses the adjustment of inflation with financial dynamic fundamentals of money (financial depth), credit (financial activity) and efficiency. Three main findings are established. (1) There are significant long-run relationships between inflation and the fundamentals. (2) The error...
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This paper provides an exhaustive assessment of feasible horizons for policy harmonization against African capital flight. The empirical evidence is based on a methodological innovation on common policy initiatives and the results are premised on 15 fundamental characteristics of African capital...
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This chapter complements exiting African liberalization literature by providing fresh patterns of two main areas. First, it assesses whether African banking institutions have benefited from liberalization policies in terms of bank returns. Second, it models bank return and return uncertainty in...
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