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Financial Inclusion and Bank Competition in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mengistu, Azanaw - 2019
). We use detailed individual-level survey data, combined with key country-level indicators of bank competition and … financial soundness, to study the effect on the adoption of several financial products (bank accounts, credit and debit cards …, and bank loans). We find that more competition tends to increase the probability of access to these financial products. On …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012895126
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Determinants of Bank Interest Margins in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ahokpossi, Calixte - 2013
the determinants of bank interest margins using a sample of 456 banks in 41 SSA countries. The results show that market … concentration is positively associated with interest margins, but the impact depends on the level of efficiency of each bank. In … results also show that bank-specific factors such as credit risk, liquidity risk, and bank equity are important determinants …
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Competition, Competitiveness and Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Cherif, Reda - 2020
Does greater product market competition improve external competitiveness and growth? This paper examines this question by using country-and firm-level data for a sample of 39 sub-Saharan African countries over 2000-17, as well as other emerging market economies and developing countries, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012839680
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Resources and Incentives to Reform : A Model and Some Evidence on Sub-Saharan African Countries
Dalmazzo, Alberto - 2006
The paper models the incentives for a self-interested government to implement good policies. While good policies lead to investment and growth, they reduce the government's ability to increase supporters' consumption. The model predicts that resource abundance is conductive to poor policies and,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012782830
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The Cost and Benefits of Tax Treaties with Investment Hubs : Findings from Sub-Saharan Africa
Beer, Sebastian - 2018
This paper investigates the costs and benefits of concluding double tax treaties with investment hubs. Based on a sample of 41 African economies from 1985-2015, the results suggest that signing treaties with investment hubs is not associated with additional investments; yet, these treaties tend...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012907945
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Women's Opportunities and Challenges in Sub-Saharan African Job Markets
Dieterich, Christine - 2016
As labor market data is scarce in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), this paper uses household survey data to analyze the determinants of the gender gap in the labor market and its welfare implications for five SSA countries in multinomial logit models with propensity score matching method. The analysis...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012977837
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Fixed Base Year vs. Chain Linking in National Accounts : Experience of Sub-Saharan African Countries
Dippelsman, Robert J. - 2016
There are two approaches for producing volume estimates of GDP, fixed base year and annual chaining. While most advanced economies have adopted the chain-linked approach in the past twenty years, some African countries are hesitant to do so, in part because of the computation and data...
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Inequality, Gender Gaps and Economic Growth : Comparative Evidence for Sub-Saharan Africa
Hakura, Dalia - 2016
A growing body of empirical evidence suggests that inequality-income or gender related-canimpede economic growth. Using dynamic panel regressions and new time series data, this paperfinds that both income and gender inequalities, including from legal gender-based restrictions, arejointly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012977859
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Poverty, Growth, and Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa : Did the Walk Match the Talk Under the PRSP Approach?
Sembene, Daouda - 2015
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have shown strong signs of growth resilience in the aftermath of the recent global crisis. Yet, this paper finds evidence that growth has more than proportionately benefited the top quintile during PRSP implementation. It...
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The Economic Consequences of Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa
Fang, Xiangming; Kothari, Siddharth; McLoughlin, Cameron; … - 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa has been marred by conflicts during the past several decades. While the intensity of conflicts in recent years is lower than that observed in the 1990s, the region remains prone to conflicts, with around 30 percent of the countries affected in 2019. In addition to immeasurable...
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