In the neoclassical growth models, deferring current consumption and saving part of current income plays an important role in explaining the process of economic growth. In the case of subsistence economies, however, making such economic decisions are hardly possible [Myrdal, 1971]. The...

Conventional growth theories in the literature explain the poor economic performance of African economies by stressing the inadequacy of savings, human capital, and poor institutional quality. However, the key question is how to enhance savings for the accumulation of both physical and human...

Since the 1970’s, countries of the Sub-Saharan African region have experienced slow economic growth and development in comparison to other regions of the world. This paper studies the role of perceived financial risk in explaining the divergence of economic growth among Sub-Saharan African...