In this paper, we investigate the long-run relationship between effective real exchange rate volatility and economic growth in 15 Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries using panel unit root and cointegration tests over the period 1980 to 2004. In addition, we use fully modified OLS (FMOLS),...

A recent study of 36 sub-Saharan African countries found a positive impact of aid in the absolute majority of these countries. However, for Tanzania and Ghana, two major aid recipients, aid did not seem to have been equally beneficial. This paper singles out these two countries for a more...

Within the Balassa-Samuelson framework, productivity growth can lead to time trends in real exchange rates. The relative price of tradables and nontradables can undergo a significant change for countries experiencing dramatic productivity growth. This suggests that real exchange rates of...