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Competitiveness and diversification of service exports in sub-Saharan Africa : the case of the East African Community
Were, Maureen; Odongo, Maureen - 2019
Growth in service exports has improved countries' per capita incomes, reduced over-reliance on goods exports, and … service exports. This paper examines the competitiveness of service exports in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), focusing on the East … service exports is negligible. The expansion of services trade is constrained by various factors such as non-tariff barriers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012129565
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The practice of industrial policy : lessons for Africa ; co-ordination through an Asian lens
Lin, Justin Yifu; Vũ-Minh-Khương - 2014
African countries are facing great opportunities but also formidable challenges in accelerating economic growth and sustaining a high level of economic performance. The experiences of East Asian countries may offer valuable insights for African leaders and governments in making concerted efforts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010438054
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Historical origins of persistent inequality in Nigeria
Archibong, Belinda - 2016
Horizontal inequality by ethnic group has remained remarkably persistent for wealth, education, and access to certain services in Nigeria. While significant gains in the reduction of inequality and improvement in access have been made for more locally administered services, outcomes are stickier...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011573964
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Population size, per capita income, and the risk of civil war : regional heterogeneity in the structural relationship matters
Brückner, Markus - 2011
A common finding in the empirical civil war literature is that population size and per capita income are highly significant predictors of civil war incidence and onset. This paper shows that the common finding of population size and per capita income having a significant average effect on civil...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008903415
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Growth and poverty reduction in Tanzania
Arndt, Channing; Demery, Lionel; McKay, Andrew D.; … - 2015
After many years of relatively slow growth, Tanzania's national accounts data report accelerated aggregate growth since around 2000. Our analysis shows that there has been somewhat slower growth in private consumption and in sectors such as agriculture in which most of the poor work and live....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010528633
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Ghana : Poverty reduction over thirty years
McKay, Andrew D.; Pirttilä, Jukka; Tarp, Finn - 2015
Ghana is relatively rare among Sub-Saharan African countries in having had sustained positive growth every year since the mid-1980s. This paper analyses the nature of the growth and then presents an analysis of the evolution of both consumption poverty and non-monetary poverty outcomes over this...
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Assessing the inclusiveness of growth in Africa : evidence from Cameroon, Senegal, and Tanzania
Vivien Houngbonon, Georges; Bauer, Arthur; N'Diaye, … - 2014
In this study, we assess the inclusiveness of growth by tracking the yearly percentage change in the household consumption of individuals over different growth spells in Cameroon, Senegal, and Tanzania. With cross-sectional data, we track the consumption of groups of individuals that share...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010410852
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Using remote tracking technologies to audit and understand medicine theft
Jablonski, Ryan; Seim, Brigitte; Barbosa, Mariana Carvalho - 2023
Medicine theft is a leading cause of inadequate healthcare. Audits of public health supply chains suggest that up to a third of medicines go missing in low-income countries, disproportionately affecting those facing greater health risks and poverty. Despite much investment, policy-makers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014390603
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Public savings in Africa : do sovereign wealth funds serve development?
Addison, Tony; Lebdioui, Amir - 2022
Do sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) contribute to Africa's development? This paper assesses the objectives of SWFs (fiscal stabilization, productive investment, intergenerational saving) and discusses alternatives. We argue that fiscal stabilization funds are often necessary, but entail...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013469624
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The contribution of services to trade and development in Southern Africa
Visagie, Justin; Turok, Ivan - 2019
Services are the fastest growing portion of world trade and now account for nearly a quarter of global exports. This … contributing directly to exports. The authors examine evidence on international services trade for the Southern African Development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012003785