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Breaking the Curse of Sisyphus : An Empirical Analysis of Post-Conflict Economic Transitions

Cevik, Serhan - 2013

This paper provides a broad empirical analysis of the determinants of post-conflict economic transitions across the … risk of conflict recurrence as an explanatory variable in the growth regression, because post-conflict countries have a … domestic factors, including the estimated probability of conflict recurrence, as well as a range of external variables …

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Efficiency-Adjusted Public Capital, Capital Grants, and Growth

Crivelli, Ernesto - 2017

Recent literature has explored the relationship between efficiency-adjusted public capital and economic growth. A debate on whether capital grants, and especially EU funds actually contribute to growth has gained prominence lately. This paper empirically assesses the relationship between the...

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Growth Slowdowns and the Middle-Income Trap

Aiyar, Shekhar S. - 2013

The “middle-income trap” is the phenomenon of hitherto rapidly growing economies stagnating at middle-income levels and failing to graduate into the ranks of high-income countries. In this study we examine the middle-income trap as a special case of growth slowdowns, which are identified as...

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Exogenous Shocks and Growth Crises in Low-Income Countries : A Vulnerability Index

Dabla-Norris, Era - 2013

This paper develops a new index which provides early warning signals of a growth crisis in the event of large external shocks in low-income countries. Multivariate regression analysis and a univariate signaling approach are used to map information from a parsimonious set of underlying policy,...

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Policy Responses to Aid Surges in Countries with Limited International Capital Mobility : The Role of the Exchange Rate Regime

Berg, Andrew - 2014

We study the role of the exchange rate regime, reserve accumulation, and sterilization policies in the macroeconomics of aid surges. Absent sterilization, a peg allows for almost full aid absorption — an increase in the current account deficit net of aid — delivering the same effects as...

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Why Do Some Countries Manage to Extract Growth from Foreign Aid?

Ruhashyankiko, Jean-François - 2021

Aid is primarily given to governments whereas the engine of sustained growth is the private sector. It is therefore illusory to investigate the impact of aid on growth without considering the impact of government interventions on the private sector. The model shows how these interventions...

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Natural Resources, Volatility, and Inclusive Growth : Perspectives from the Middle East and North Africa

Arezki, Rabah - 2013

This paper takes stock of the economic performance of resource rich countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) over the past forty years. While those countries have maintained high levels of income per capita, they have performed poorly when going beyond the assessment based on...

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Assessing Oil and Non-Oil GDP Growth from Space : An Application to Yemen 2012-17

Debbich, Majdi - 2019

contraction of economic activity in Yemen throughout the ongoing conflict that erupted in 2015. Using estimated nightlights … official figures. I also find that the impact of the conflict has been geographically uneven with economic activity contracting …

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Gender Equality and Electoral Violence in Africa : Unlocking the Peacemaking Potential of Women

Ouedraogo, Rasmané - 2019

We examine the impact of gender equality on electoral violence in Africa using micro-level data from the sixth round of Afrobarometer surveys. The sample covers 30 countries. We find that gender equality is associated with lower electoral violence. Quantitatively, our estimates show that an...

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Climate Shocks and Domestic Conflicts in Africa

Diallo, Yoro; Tapsoba, Rene - 2022

This paper analyzes the interlinkages between climate shocks, domestic conflicts, and policy resilience in Africa. It builds on a Correlated Random Effect model to asess these interrelationships on a broad sample of 51 African countries over the 1990-2018 period. We find suggestive evidence that...

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