Showing 1 - 10 of 419
This paper assesses the determinants of state fragility in sub-Saharan Africa using hitherto unexplored variables in … being a function of rent seeking and/or lobbying by de facto power holders is tested. The resulting interesting finding is … that, political interference, rent seeking and lobbying increase the probability of state fragility by mitigating the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409975
The paper assesses how remittances directly and indirectly affect industrialisation in a panel of 49 African countries for the period 1980-2014. The indirect impact is assessed through financial development channels. The empirical evidence is based on three interactive and non-interactive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011542423
agreement, and the expected rebound of foreign direct investment inflow to Africa from 2022, this study examines the joint … effects of industrialisation and ICT diffusion on resource mobilisation in Africa. To this end, we use data on 42 African … services tax (GST), and (ii) profits, corporate and income tax (PCIT) mobilisation efforts in Africa, the effects of the former …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012620741
agreement, and the expected rebound of foreign direct investment to Africa from 2022, this study examines the joint effects of … industrialisation and digital infrastructure on resource mobilisation in Africa. To this end, we mine data for 42 African countries for …) mobilisation efforts in Africa, the effects of the former is rather remarkable in the presence of the latter. Particularly, we find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013279306
This study uses nightlight time data and machine learning techniques to predict industrial development in Africa. The … findings indicate that Africa should follow a more multisector approach for development, putting natural resources and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012052994
scholars and policy makers also builds on the fact that the potential for ICT and remittances in Africa can be leveraged to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012002838
The study examines the role of governance in modulating the effect of capital flight on industrialisation in Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012113611
This study examines how the association between terrorism and capital flight affects the process of industrialisationin 36 African countries. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) and Quantile Regressions (QR). GMM-oriented findings show that capital flight...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012431624
The paper assesses how remittances directly and indirectly affect industrialisation us ing a panel of 49 African countries for the period 1980-2014. The indirect impact is assessed through financial development channels. The empirical evidence is based on three interactive and non-interactive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998019
This study examines the effect of political implications of women on industrialisation in Africa. The results after … controlling for cross-sectional dependency show that women political implication Granger causes industrialisation in Africa … industrialisation in Africa. These negative effects are nullified by high economic freedom and high female economic participation in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012663327