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FDI, global value chains, and local sourcing in developing countries
Amendolagine, Vito; Presbitero, Andrea; Rabellotti, Roberta - 2017
The local sourcing of intermediate products is one the main channels for foreign direct investment (FDI) spillovers. This paper investigates whether and how participation and positioning in the global value chains (GVCs) of host countries is associated to local sourcing by foreign investors....
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ICT, financial inclusion, and growth : evidence from African countries
Andrianaivo, Mihasonirina; Kpodar, Kangni - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009486242
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Determinants of growth spells : is Africa different?
Tsangarides, Charalambos G. - 2012
Do growth spells in Africa end because of bad realizations of the same factors that influence growth spells in the rest … spells in Africa and the rest of the world using Bayesian Mode Averaging techniques for proportional hazards models. We …
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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; Portillo, Rafael; Zanna, Luis-Felipe - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010389564
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Climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa’s fragile states : evidence from panel estimations
Maino, Rodolfo; Emrullahu, Drilona - 2022
Fragile states in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) face challenges to respond to the effects of climate shocks and rising …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013169919
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Bond markets in Africa
Mu, Yibin; Phelps, Peter; Stotsky, Janet G. - 2013
corporate bond markets in Africa. It then applies an econometric model to analyze the key determinants of African government …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012670991
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Is regional trade integration a growth and convergence engine in Africa?
Gammadigbe, Vigninou - 2021
Africa and its major Regional Economic Communities (RECs). The results of the instrumental variable and panel fixed …-effects estimation show that RTI promotes economic growth in Africa. However, it fosters income divergence, reflecting the distribution …
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Intergenerational social mobility in Africa since 1920
Ouedraogo, Rasmane; Syrichas, Nicolas - 2021
social mobility in Africa …
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Immigration and employment : substitute versus complementary labor in selected African countries
Viseth, Arina - 2020
This paper uses census and household survey data on Cameroon, Ghana, and South Africa to examine immigration's impact … in the context of a segmented labor market in Sub-Saharan Africa. We find that immigration affects (i) employment (ii …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012300611
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The African Continental Free Trade Agreement : welfare gains estimates from a general equilibrium model
Abrego, Lisandro E.; Amado, Maria Alejandra; Gursoy, Tunc; … - 2019
Rodriguez-Clare (2014), we estimate the welfare effects of the AfCFTA for 45 countries in Africa. Three different model … welfare gains from trade liberalization in Africa. As intra-regional import tariffs in the continent are already low, the bulk …
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