Purpose - In this research, we examine the role of financial development, FDI, democracy and political instability on economic growth in West Africa. Design/methodology/approach - The study uses the dynamic fixed effects technique on the secondary data obtained from 1996 to 2016. Findings - Our...

This paper examines whether a country's economic reforms are affected by reforms adopted by other countries. A simple model of economic reforms is developed to motivate the econometric work. Unsurprisingly, the model predicts that reforms are more likely when factors of production are...