they have played significant roles in the region's slow and episodic economic growth. Results from cross …-country regressions covering 31 Sub-Saharan African countries suggest that growth in Africa is not simply a question of capital … growth of African economies does not depend so much on their ability to innovate, but rather on their capacity to absorb and …

and/or monetary stimuli to foster economic growth and thus, maximize the probability of re-election. Using a panel dataset … have an effect on growth. We find evidence to support the most recent studies showing that aid has a positive impact on … growth. We however, do not find evidence to support the proposition that institutional quality is a sine qua non conditional …

growth. We use the EORA Multi-Region Input-Output tables to track the evolution of African countries along global value … local projection method to investigate the relationship between global value chains participation and growth, and provide … chains positively impacts their growth; a positive impact which is driven by trade in commodities, knowledge intensive good …

(FDI) and economic growth in 46 African countries between 2002 and 2018. Based on panel data modelling, the empirical … findings suggest that FDI in itself does not promote economic growth in Africa; however, we observe that human capital and … institutional quality play a supportive role in enhancing the positive spillover effect of FDI on economic growth in upper …

, economic and population growth has varied widely from country to country. In those countries which have achieved a … comparatively high level of productivity and above-average economic growth, further progress in economic performance can be expected … can be taken as a basis for further growth, especially as a sustained increase in economic output cannot be based solely …

; diversity ; economic growth ; instability …

they have played significant roles in the region's slow and episodic economic growth. Results from cross …-country regressions covering 31 Sub-Saharan African countries suggest that growth in Africa is not simply a question of capital … growth of African economies does not depend so much on their ability to innovate, but rather on their capacity to absorb and …

The current paper, first, finds that although the post-independence growth of African economies has fallen … uncovers total factor productivity as the primary culprit underlying the generally dismal growth record. Third, reflecting … recent evidence, the paper finds that "policy syndromes" represent a major culprit explaining the growth performance, with …