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Financial sector reforms and economic growth in Ghana: A dynamic ARDL model
Owusu, Erasmus L.; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - In: Contemporary Economics 9 (2015) 2, pp. 181-192
This paper examines the relationship between financial sector reforms and sustainable economic growth in Ghana … insignificant impact on economic growth in Ghana. This supports numerous past studies that have reported mixed or inconclusive … financial sector policy reforms, affects economic growth in Ghana. This paper therefore recommends an increase and modernization …
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Exchange rate volatility and tax revenue: Evidence from Ghana
Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Obeng, Camara Kwasi; Armah, Mark Kojo - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 6 (2018) 1
exchange rate volatility. Coming from the background of volatility in Ghana’s exchange rate, could it be the reason for the … long-run than in the short-run. The study recommends that the bank of Ghana step-up its exchange rate stabilization efforts …
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Financial development, remittances and economic growth: A threshold analysis
Peprah, James Atta; Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Asomani, Abel Nyarko - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 7 (2019) 1
Sources of economic growth in Ghana have not been clear. Several studies have contributed to the finance and growth … uses macrodata to examine the linkages between financial development, remittances, and economic growth in Ghana. We …
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Rural class differentiation in Nigeria: Theory and practice - a quantitative approach in the case of Nupeland
Kohnert, Dirk - In: Africa Spectrum 14 (1979) 3, pp. 295-315
The knowledge of social stratification within the peasantry is a decisive precondition of sustainable economic and political measures for an effective support of agricultural production in least developed countries. This is one of the reasons why also in Nigeria social scientist focus on the...
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The Asian Drivers and Africa: Learning from Case Studies
Goldstein, Andrea E.; Pinaud, Nicolas; Reisen, Helmut; … - In: The World Economy 32 (2009) 11, pp. 1538-1542
then to promote African voices from various backgrounds to reflect Africa's heterogeneity. The introductory section … presents a summary of findings about the economic impact of the two Asian giants in SSA countries by Africa-based economists …
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Regional integration and growth spillovers: Is Africa an economic space?
Seck, Abdoulaye; Fall, Founty Alassane; Aidara, Khadidiatou - In: Journal of African Trade 7 (2020) 1/2, pp. 37-44
data approach to analyze the extent to which Africa and its major regional groupings have been able to generate shared …
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Regional Aspects of the Development of Clustering in the Dairy Branch
Novikov, Ivan - In: Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe 22 (2019) 4, pp. 91-109
In this paper, we study the classical and modern approaches to the formation of regional agro-industrial clusters. In the current market conditions, the creation of a cluster based on the existing regional infrastructure is impractical. In most cases, clusters are called holding structures that...
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What drives the private innovation in rural areas? In-depth case study of Slovak rural region
Michal, Hrivnák; Oľga, Roháčiková; Pavol, Schwarcz - In: Administrative Sciences 10 (2020) 3, pp. 1-17
Innovation and small fast-growing knowledge-intensive enterprises are often described as a potential engine for development of rural economies of the post-socialistic countries, struggling with problem of depopulation, decline of agriculture, monostructural economic base, overexploitation of...
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The effect of rainfall on economic growth in Thailand: A blessing for poor provinces
Sangkhaphan, Siriklao; Shu, Yang - In: Economies 8 (2020) 1, pp. 1-17
Rainfall is related to economic growth and generally has beneficial impacts on dry and poor areas that are mostly dependent on rainfed agriculture. Thailand is a service-based, upper middle-income country with a tropical climate although rainfall varies regionally. The volume of precipitation in...
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Sector-specific Regulation: Transitory or ad Infinitum? An International Status Report on Regulatory Institutions
Schedl, Hans - In: CESifo DICE Report 05 (2007) 4, pp. 35-40
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