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This study investigates: (i) the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on total factor productivity (TFP) and economic growth dynamics, and (ii) the relevance of value added from three economic sectors in modulating the established effect of FDI on TFP and economic growth dynamics. The...
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This paper uses a production function to examine the channels through which remittances affect output per worker in 31 Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries from 1980-2010. We find that remittances directly increase output per worker if complemented with education. The indirect effects vary with...
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The study has contributed to the extant literature on the relevance of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement … (AfCFTA) by assessing how financial development dynamics can moderate the incidence of African trade integration on female … based on Fixed Effects regressions. The findings show that financial development moderates African trade integration to …
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contingent on macroeconomic policy factors such as trade, foreign investment, manufacturing value added and agriculture value … promotes ICT development while trade openness (industrial added value) moderate governance to promote (dampen) ICT development …. In sub-Saharan Africa, only trade openness effectively moderates governance to induce an overall positive effect on ICT …
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quantile regressions and external flows consist of remittances, foreign aid, trade openness and foreign investment. The …
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recommendations are provided in line with the region's green agenda and the coming into force of the African Continental Free Trade …
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In this study, we examine the benefits of financial integrations in four of Africa regional trade blocs: COMESA, ECCAS …
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Purpose - We assess growth determinants in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and MINT (Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey) fast-developing nations for the period 2001-2011. Particular emphasis is laid on the bundling and unbundling of ten governance dynamics....
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positive for GDP growth, it is negative for real GDP output. Fifth, while trade openness is positive in bottom quantiles of GDP …
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This study complements the extant literature by assessing how the rule of law and political stability modulate tourism development dynamics (i.e. tourism receipts and tourism expenditure) to affect economic development in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. The study focuses on 47...
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