The effect of foreign aid on economic activity of a country can be dampened due to potentially adverse effects on exports through a real exchange rate appreciation. In this study we examine the long-term relationship between export performance and foreign aid in developing countries while...

The author contributes to related literature by analyzing how economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is affected by the growing dependency on capital goods from China. The author finds robust evidence in support of the hypothesis that capital goods from China are an important technology transfer...

This paper shows that the complementarity between foreign direct investment (FDI) and domestic investment significantly depends on regulations required to start a new domestically owned business in host economies. It finds evidence that FDI crowds out domestic investment in countries with entry...

This paper analyzes the effect of regulation of firm entry on the variety of manufactured goods exported by developing countries. Using panel regressions, I find robust evidence that an increase in entry regulation significantly reduces the variety of manufactured goods that developing countries...

This paper investigates how foreign direct investment (FDI) and its interaction with business start-up regulations affect entrepreneurship in a sample of African countries. Preliminary findings obtained from longitudinal data analysis suggest that the complementarity between FDI and...