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The paper investigates empirically the determinants of economic growth for a large sample of sub-Saharan African … on per capita growth; (ii) growth is stimulated by public policies that lower the budget deficit in relation to GDP … reforms, encourage human capital development, and slow population growth; and (iii) convergence of per capita income occurs …
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This paper surveys recent economic developments in countries in the African Department. In the aggregate, output growth …
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with rising or constant economic growth rates, and (F3) Today''s developing countries have larger government sectors than …
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economy, the recovery of growth has remained elusive. This paper reviews some aspects of Mexico’s recent performance and … sustainable recovery. The paper also assesses future growth prospects and resource mobilization needs, based on a growth model …
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We examine determinants of, and interactions between, capital inflows, financial development, and domestic investment in developing countries during 2001-07, a period of surging global liquidity and low interest rates. Reductions in the global price of risk and in domestic borrowing costs were...
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Does capital flow from rich to poor countries? We revisit the Lucas paradox and explore the role of capital account restrictions in shaping capital flows at various stages of economic development. We find that, when accounting for the degree of capital account openness, the prediction of the...
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instability on economic growth is not statistically significant, once account is taken of domestic investment, and economic growth … achieve sustained growth would be beneficial for the C.A.R.''s economic performance …
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We estimate the respective contributions of institutions, geography, and trade in determining cross-country income levels using recently developed instruments for institutions and trade. Our results indicate that the quality of institutions ""trumps"" everything else. Controlling for...
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This paper investigates the linkages between oil and growth in Congo, where there appears to be no evidence of direct … spillover effects. The empirical results suggest however that political instability has a negative effect on non-oil growth, and … results also show that fiscal discipline is beneficial for growth. In addition, there are strong linkages between world oil …
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Statistics indicate that the economic and social development of women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) compares unfavorably with most regions in the world. This paper assesses the influence of government expenditure and taxation policies on the economic and social welfare of women in...
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