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Budget Deficits, External Debt and Economic Growth in Nigeria
Osinubi, Tokunbo Simbowale; Olaleru, Oladele E. - 2008
external debt with the attending effects on growth in Nigeria between 1970 and 2003. By synthesizing a relationship between … of the debt Laffer curve and the nonlinear effects of external debt on growth in Nigeria. The study concludes that if …
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Does public debt matter for human capital development? : evidence from Nigeria
Nwokoye, Ebele Stella; Dimnwobi, Stephen Kelechi; … - 2024
An inquiry into the impact of external and domestic borrowings is considered timely for Nigeria, given the growing … effects of domestic and external debts on Nigeria's human capital development. The study employed the fully modified ordinary … significant influence on human capital development in Nigeria while environmental pollution has an inverse and significant impact …
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Dynamic relations between public external debt and economic growth in African countries : a curse or blessing?
Ehikioya, Benjamin; Omankhanlen, Alex; Osuma, Godswill; … - In: Journal of open innovation : technology, market, and … 6 (2020) 3/88, pp. 1-16
This paper used the Johansen Cointegration test and system Generalised Method of Moments (sysGMM) to examine the dynamic relations between external debt and economic growth in 43 African countries over the period 2001-2018. The study used data from World Development Indicators (WDI) as published...
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An econometric analysis of determinants of debt sustainability in Ethiopia
Aleme, Timkete - In: Financial studies 23 (2019) 1, pp. 39-55
Sound and efficient external debt sustainability is an essential instrument to shred the notoriety of indebtedness and to ameliorate economic growth. This study was conducted with an objective to examine the determinants of foreign debt sustainability in Ethiopia using a yearly time series data...
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Does public debt impact economic growth in Zambia? : an Ardl-bounds testing approach
Saungweme, Talknice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - In: Spoudai : journal of economics and business 69 (2019) 4, pp. 53-73
This study examines the dynamic impact of public debt on economic growth in Zambia from 1970 to 2017. The study also estimated the relative impact of domestic public debt and foreign public debt on economic growth in Zambia. Using the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) bounds testing...
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Debt and growth: historical evidence
Breuer, Christian; Colombier, Carsten - 2020
In this paper we examine the relationship between public debt and economic growth in a large historical panel dataset of 17 OECD economics over the period 1870 - 2016. We do not provide evidence for a statistically significant and robust relationship between government debt and growth. While our...
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Debt, debt sustainability and economic growth in Ghana
Forson, Cassiel Ato Baah - In: West African journal of monetary and economic integration 19 (2019) 1, pp. 74-101
The purpose of the study is to test for debt sustainability as well as assess the impact of public debt on economic growth in Ghana using annual time series data spanning from 1970 to 2014. The study employed the fiscal reaction function suggested by Bohn (1998) to test for the sustainability of...
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Elections, economic development and debt servicing in Africa
Quaicoe, Serebour - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 1, pp. 1-20
Despite the growing public debate on fiscal surprise during election periods in jurisdictions where the democratic dispensation is young, comprehensive empirical works to this effect in the case of Africa are hard to find. This study, therefore, sought to contribute to the debate on two counts....
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Debt and Growth (Debito E Crescita)
Cozzi, Terenzio - 2012
The article considers the current situation of Italy's economy and public finances in the light of the ongoing euro-crisis. It suggests that growth should be given a considerably higher priority than austerity measures, including because sustained growth eases fiscal consolidation. The work is...
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The Role of China in the U.S. Debt Crisis
Dorn, James A. - 2013
In 2001, the U.S. gross public debt was about $6 trillion; a decade later it was $14 trillion; by the end of 2012 it exceeded $16 trillion. A large part of that increase was absorbed by foreign holders, especially central banks in China and Japan. With the U.S. government gross debt ratio now in...
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