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Tourism and economic growth : African evidence from panel vector autoregressive framework

Seetanah, Boopen; Padachi, Kessevan; Rojid, Sawkut - 2011

Using a panel vector autoregressive model this paper investigates the dynamic and endogeneous contribution of tourism … to output based on a sample of 40 African countries for the period 1990 - 2006. Results from the study confirm tourism to … main drivers. Further analysis reveals the existence of a reverse causation from national income to tourism development …

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Senegal : a service economy in need of an export boost

English, E. Philip - 2016

growth: tourism, horticulture and information technology-enabled services. Sector-specific constraints are identified … including beach erosion and hotel quality (tourism), access to land (horticulture), and lack of competition and skilled labour …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011573243

Industries without smokestacks : Mozambique country case study

Cruz, Antonio S.; Mafambissa, Fausto J. - 2016

Under the current international economic conditions, where Asian countries are strong competitors in the manufacturing commodities, low-income countries like Mozambique could attempt to compete in industries without smokestacks. Fruits and vegetables, agro-processing goods, and various tradable...

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Industries without smokestacks : implications for Ethiopia's industrialization

Gebreeyesus, Mulu - 2017

smokestacks that include tradable services (e.g., IT, tourism, transport), horticulture, and agro-industry can provide new … horticulture and tourism industries, given the huge unexploited potential of these sectors in Ethiopia. …

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Employment and productivity growth in Tanzania's service sector

Ellis, Mia; McMillan, Margaret Stokes; Silver, Jed - 2017

and the tourism sector in contributing further to Tanzania's growth and structural change. …

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Tourism global value chains and Africa

Daly, Jack; Gereffi, Gary - 2017

influence the continent's participation in tourism value chains. African tourism is characterized by high foreign demand, which … elevates the position of global lead firms and increases leakages of tourism spending out of local economies. This paper …

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Climate change and developing country interests : cases from the Zambezi River Basin

Arndt, Channing; Chinowsky, Paul; Fant, Charles; … - 2015

We consider the interplay of climate change impacts, global mitigation policies, and the interests of developing countries to 2050. Focusing on Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia, we employ a structural approach to biophysical and economic modeling that incorporates climate uncertainty and allows...

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General budget support, health expenditures, and neonatal mortality rate : a synthetic control approach

Alavuotunki, Kaisa - 2015

I examine impacts of general budget support in 12 countries using the synthetic control approach. First, I analyse changes in government expenditures on health before and after the introduction of budget support. Second, I look at neonatal mortality (a presumed proxy for improvements in health...

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Aid, social policy, and development

Addison, Tony; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel; Tarp, Finn - 2015

This paper discusses past and current social policy strategies in the international aid architecture. From the 1990s, aid strategy and policy shifted to put a stronger emphasis on human development. This accelerated with the Millennium Development Goals and will continue under the Sustainable...

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Prospects for grid-connected solar photovoltaic in Kenya : a systems approach

Rose, Amy; Stoner, Robert J.; Pérez-Arriaga, Ignacio - 2014

Capacity planners in developing countries frequently use screening curves and other system-independent metrics such as levelized cost of energy to guide investment decisions. This can lead to spurious conclusions when evaluating intermittent power sources such as solar and wind. We use a...

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