In the 3 years before the 2008 Financial Crisis, GDP growth in sub Saharan Africa (averaged over individual economies …) was around 6%, or 2 percentage points above mean growth rates for the preceding 10 years. This period also coincided with … these years. We use growth accounting methods to assess what portion of this elevated growth can be attributed to Chinese …

A dozen countries had weak institutions in 1960 and yet sustained high rates of growth subsequently. We use data on … their characteristics early in the growth process to create benchmarks with which to evaluate potential constraints on … sustained growth for sub-Saharan Africa. This analysis suggests that what are usually regarded as first-order problems -- broad …

worse than firms in other regions. They have lower productivity levels and growth rates, export less, and have lower … productivity levels and growth. Africa's conditional advantage is higher in low-tech than in high-tech manufacturing, and exists in …

-quality production therefore limit the positive impact that trade liberalization can have on income or growth. Institutional reform that …, possibly, growth. In contrast, institutional reform that reduces the costs of entry into low-quality production (e.g., reforms …

finance higher investment and growth; (ii) insure against aggregate shocks and reduce consumption volatility; and (iii … capital flows, investment, and growth; (ii) large capital inflows and higher investment and growth; or (iii) volatile capital …