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Resilience of an African giant : boosting growth and development in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Herderschee, Han - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393681
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Infrastructure and growth in Africa
Calderón, César - 2009
"The goal of the paper is to provide a comprehensive assessment of the impact of infrastructure development on growth in African countries. Based on econometric estimates for a sample of 136 countries from 1960-2005, the authors evaluate the impact on per capita growth of faster accumulation of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394208
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Hunting for leopards : long run country income dynamics in Africa
Arbache, Jorge Saba - 2008
"This paper examines the country-level dynamics of long-run growth in Africa between 1975 and 2005. The authors examine how growth has affected mobility and the distribution of income among countries. They analyze changes in cross-country income structure and convergence, and look for evidence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521044
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Africa Development Indicators 2007 : Spreading and Sustaining Growth in Africa
2007
Africa Development Indicators 2007/8 (ADI) is the latest annual report from the World Bank on social and economic conditions across the continent. ADI is designed to provide a set of key indicators to monitor development outcomes in the region. It is an important reference tool for those who...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521818
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Poverty traps, aid, and growth
Kraay, Aart - 2005
"The authors examine the empirical evidence in support of the poverty trap view of underdevelopment. They calibrate simple aggregate growth models in which poverty traps can arise due to either low saving or low technology at low levels of development. They then use these models to assess the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522569
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Resilience of an African giant : boosting growth and development in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Herderschee, Han - 2011
The size, resources, and location of the Democratic Republic of Congo have an impact on all of Central Africa. The country has unexplored mining resources, massive agricultural potential, and a population of more than 60 million inhabitants. The second largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550453
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Political transition in a small open economy: Retracing the economic trail of South Africa’s long walk to democracy
Bedasso, Biniam E. - Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) - 2014
This paper seeks to offer an economic explanation for the emergence of democracy in societies with high income inequality and narrow middle-class such as Apartheid South Africa. The presence of a credible threat of capital flight is shown to render democracy less unpleasant to the elites by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133844
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An Examination of Sub-National Growth in Nigeria: 1999 - 2012
Obikili, Nonso - Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) - 2014
I use satellite imagery on night time lights to measure growth across states and local government areas in Nigeria … since the return of democracy in 1999. I show that states in Southern Nigeria have grown faster on average than states in … coefficients to estimate GDP growth for states and local government areas in Nigeria over the period. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010885333