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The laffer curve and the debt-growth link in low-income Sub-Saharan African economies

Megersa, kelbesa - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

The study of the link between debt and growth has been full of debates, both in theory and empirics. However, there is a growing consensus that the relationship is sensitive to the level of debt. Our paper tries to address the question of non linearity in the long term relationship between...

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DECOLONIZATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: THE CASE OF AFRICA

Sylwester, Kevin - In: Journal of Economic Development 30 (2005) 2, pp. 87-102

This paper examines growth rates of real GDP per capita during decolonization in sub-Saharan Africa. For each period …

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Policy options of agricultural biotechnology R&D in Sub-Saharan Africa: key issues and aspects

Yawson, Robert M.; Yawson, Ivy - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

This paper reviews the status of Agricultural Biotechnology in Sub-Saharan Africa. It addresses the potential economic benefits to Sub-Saharan Africa and the effect biotechnology policies may have on growth, production and poverty reduction. The extent to which agricultural biotechnology will...

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Privatization in Africa: What has happened? What is to be done?

Nellis, John - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2005

Sub-Saharan African states urgently need expanded and more dynamic private sectors, more efficient and effective infrastructure/utility provision, and increased investment from both domestic and foreign sources. Privatization is one way to address these problems. But African states have...

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Following the Trend: Tracking GDP when Long-Run Growth is Uncertain

Antolin-Diaz, Juan; Drechsel, Thomas; Petrella, Ivan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

most important driver of changes in GDP growth for both the US and other advanced economies. When applied to real-time data …

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How Does Colonial Origin Matter for Economic Performance in sub-Saharan Africa?

Agbor, J.A.; Fedderke, J. W.; Viegi, N. - Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) - 2010

This paper investigates the channels through which colonial origin affects economic outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It focuses on four key channels of transmission namely, human capital, trade openness, market distortion and selection bias. In contrast with previous studies where only...

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GDP and convergence in modern times

Felice, Emanuele - Association Française de Cliométrie - AFC - 2014

In this chapter I discuss historical estimates of GDP at both the national and the regional level, and their … societies, GDP has stronger informative power in those contexts where industry and services, and market exchange, retain the … construct GDP constant price (Laspeyres) indices (the latter issue may be less widely recognized, but it may have a remarkable …

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An Empirical Study Regarding the Impact of Foreign Direct Investments over the Gross Domestic Product of Central and Eastern Europe Countries

Daniel, Liparã - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series XI (2011) 1, pp. 1154-1159

products (GDP) of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries. Through a regression model we look for a correlation between … for investors who wanted to expand and to grow their businesses. Is there a significant relationship between FDI and GDP …? What is its impact? Does FDI have a direct impact over GDP in CEE countries? …

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Two optimistic traditions in the dismal science: rationalism and the "invisible hand"

Plessis, Stan du - Department of Economics, Fakulteit Ekonomiese en … - 2007

This paper explores two traditions of optimism in economics. In one of these traditions optimism is based on the comprehension of a spontaneous (and often progressive) order in a decentralised (or market) economy – what I will call the optimism of the “invisible hand”. Against the optimism...

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Economic growth in South Africa since 1994

Plessis, Stan du; Smit, Ben - Department of Economics, Fakulteit Ekonomiese en … - 2006

South Africa's democratic transition in 1994 created expectations of a dramatic turnaround in the economic performance. Trade and financial sanctions and internal political opposition to the apartheid government had contributed to the poorest ten-year growth performance (1984 - 1993) since the...

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