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Macroeconomic factors determining FDI impact on Pakistan's growth

Zaman, Khalid; Shah, Iqtidar Ali; Mushtaq Khan, Muhammad; … - In: South Asian Journal of Global Business Research 1 (2012) 1, pp. 79-95

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify major macroeconomic factors that enhance foreign direct investment (FDI) for Pakistan through the co‐integration and error correction model over a 28‐year time period, i.e. between 1980 and 2008. Design/methodology/approach – The study...

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The ICT environment, financial sector and economic growth: a cross‐country analysis

Shamim, Farkhanda - In: Journal of Economic Studies 34 (2007) 4, pp. 352-370

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test the hypothesis that, given the financial development of an economy (whether developed or not), e‐finance technologies enhance economic growth because they lower processing costs for suppliers and information costs for consumers and therefore...

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Is financial development a spur to poverty reduction? Kenya's experience

Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 37 (2010) 3, pp. 343-353

Purpose – The paper seeks to examine the inter‐temporal causal relationship between financial development and poverty reduction in Kenya during the period 1968‐2006. The study attempts to answer one critical question: is financial development in Kenya a spur to poverty reduction?...

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Bank competition and economic growth

Banya, Roland Mwesigwa; Biekpe, Nicholas - In: Journal of Economic Studies 44 (2017) 2, pp. 245-265

estimate competitiveness of banking markets in ten frontier countries in Africa from 2005 to 2012. This model measures banking …

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The Lagos Plan: Nigeria’s Readiness to Implement the Delinking Strategy for Economic Development

Ejigiri, Damien - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 4 (1991) 1

The article reviews the Lagos Plan of Action (LPA) towards economic development in Africa by the year 2000 and examines … utilisation of Africa′s basic human resource and African‐driven technology. The article examines the internal resources and …

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Insurance market development and economic growth

Alhassan, Abdul Latif - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 3, pp. 321-339

insurance and economic growth in Algeria, Gabon, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa. The ratio of … for Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa. Causality analysis within the vector error correction model …

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Prospects for economic governance: resilient pro‐poor growth

Lyakurwa, William - In: Foresight 11 (2009) 4, pp. 66-81

. Design/methodology/approach – A general review is employed to highlight scenarios shaping Africa's economic governance and … as a way forward. Findings – The paper observes that changes to the policy environment should include reform in Africa … dimensions is needed. Practical implications – The existing economic governance structure in Africa does not include stakeholders …

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Health and growth: causality through education

Huang, Rui; Fulginiti, Lilyan E.; Wesley F. Peterson, E. - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 2 (2010) 3, pp. 321-344

Purpose – The paper aims to theoretically and empirically investigate the impact on human capital investment decisions and income growth of lowered life expectancy as a result of HIV/AIDS and other diseases. Design/methodology/approach – The theoretical model is a three‐period overlapping...

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The human side of economic development in Africa: a paradigm shift

Kuada, John - In: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 6 (2015) 4, pp. 334-342

Purpose – This editorial builds on the distinction between soft and hard economics and discusses dominant explanations for the development challenges of Sub-Sahara African (SSA) countries. It also seeks to offer a backdrop for the papers in the present volume of AJEMS . The paper aims to...

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Infrastructure investment and its performance in Africa over the course of the twentieth century

Luiz, John - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) 7, pp. 512-536

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse long‐term trends in the development of Africa's economic … development of infrastructure in Africa by focusing on what was inherited at independence versus what had been achieved there … – Improving Africa's infrastructure is a necessary but not sufficient condition to promote economic development and attract …

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