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Thresholds of external flows for inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N. - 2019
countries in sub-Saharan Africa. It complements the literature by examining the relevance of enhancing three types of external …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012052992
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External flows and inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Leke, Ivo J. - 2017
-Saharan Africa for the period 2000-2012. The empirical evidence is based on Tobit regressions and Generalised Method of Moments. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011794980
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The Effect of Macroeconomic Stability on Inward FDI in African Developing Countries
Shah, Mumtaz Hussain - 2017
In this study an attempt is made to gauge the importance of prudent macro-economic management in the location choice decision of foreign direct investors. Moreover, infrastructure availability, market size, trade liberalisation and economic development are also considered, for a set of forty...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012960372
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FDI, Stock Market Development and Institutional Quality : An African Perspective
Makoni, Patricia - 2021
This paper empirically sought to establish the existence of relationships between foreign direct investment, stock market development and institutional quality, respectively. The study adopted a multiple regression analysis, using a panel of nine African countries between 2009 and 2016. Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013211522
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The Implications of China's Ascendancy for Africa
Besada, Hany - 2008
Africa has produced mutual benefits for both and whether Africa is reaping the necessary benefits required for poverty … China's extraordinary level of interest in Africa - in particular, its economic engagement with perceived repressive regimes … - African leaders view China's entry as a means of pulling Africa onto the path of globalization. It is thus important that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012722804
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Funding Self-Sustaining Development : The Role of Aid, FDI and Government in Economic Success
Kosack, Stephen; Tobin, Jennifer - 2007
This paper challenges a long-held development-policy assumption that aid and foreign-direct investment serve as substitutes or complements in accelerating the development of the world's poorer countries. We show both theoretically and empirically that aid and FDI affect development very...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014065138
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The impact of electricity on economic development : a macroeconomic perspective
Burke, Paul J.; Stern, David I.; Bruns, Stephan B. - In: International review of environmental and resource economics 12 (2018) 1, pp. 85-127
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Is favoritism a threat to Chinese aid effectiveness? : A subnational analysis of Chinese development projects
Dreher, Axel; Fuchs, Andreas; Hodler, Roland; Parks, Bradley - 2019
Chinese aid comes with few strings attached, allowing recipient country leaders to use it for domestic political purposes. The vulnerability of Chinese aid to political capture has prompted speculation that it may be economically ineffective, or even harmful. We test these claims by estimating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012025573
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Is favoritism a threat to Chinese aid effectiveness? : A subnational analysis of Chinese development projects
Dreher, Axel; Fuchs, Andreas; Hodler, Roland; Parks, Bradley - 2019
Chinese aid comes with few strings attached, allowing recipient country leaders to use it for domestic political purposes. The vulnerability of Chinese aid to political capture has prompted speculation that it may be economically ineffective, or even harmful. We test these claims by estimating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012033099
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Impact of Remittance on Economic Growth of Least Developed Countries in Sub Saharan Africa
Mabula, Nsia Daudi - 2020
countries in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). Design/methodology/approach - This study made use of annual data for the period of 1974 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012839374