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Structural transformation, openness, and productivity growth in sub-Saharan Africa

Karimu, Suale - 2019

This paper examines the connections of structural change and economic openness to labour productivity growth using a …-country productivity growth is estimated using the least squares with dummy variables approach. The results suggest that growth of labour … productivity is negatively related to initial levels of labour productivity. Labour productivity growth is also positively related …

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It worked in China, so why not in Africa? : the political economy challenge of special economic zones

Farole, Thomas; Moberg, Lotta - 2014

African countries have sought to replicate the success of East Asia by implementing special economic zones. Despite decades of international experience, there remains no blueprint for successful special economic zone policies, and the majority of special economic zones fall well below...

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Natural resource revenues and public investment in resource-rich economies in sub-Saharan Africa

Karimu, Amin; Adu, George; Marbuah, George; Mensah, … - 2016

The general policy prescription for resource-rich countries is that, for sustainable consumption, a greater percentage of the windfall from resource rents should be channelled into accumulating foreign assets such as a sovereign public fund as done in Norway and other developed but resource-rich...

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Does HIV/AIDS matter for economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa?

Mveyange, Anthony; Skovsgaard, Christian; Lesner, Tine - 2015

which HIV/AIDS may affect economic growth - namely human capital, population growth, and productivity - finds no impacts of …

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The structural anatomy and institutional architecture of inclusive growth in sub-Saharan Africa

Thorbecke, Erik - 2014

The distinct features of inclusive growth within the context of sub-Saharan Africa are identified. The anatomy of growth is analysed by exploring the interrelationship among growth, inequality, and poverty. The present growth spell appears to have been relatively inclusive. The recent structural...

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Gendered perspectives on economic growth and development in sub-Saharan Africa

Seguino, Stephanie; Were, Maureen - 2014

Researchers have linked sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) poor growth performance in recent decades to several factors, including geography, institutions, and low returns to investment. This literature has not yet integrated the research that identifies linkages between gender, economic development,...

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The uneven path to recovery : the sub-Saharan African experience

Danquah, Michael; Ebrahim, Amina; Were, Maureen - 2023

COVID-19 cases were first confirmed in March 2020 in Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa. These countries put in place several stringent measures, including lockdowns, to contain the spread of the virus. Various policies were also rolled out to address the disruption in economic activities, to...

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Industries without smokestacks : telecommunication and ICT-based services trade

Frischtak, Cláudio R. - 2017

This paper provides a basic understanding of the nature of emerging key information and communication technologies, and establishes the distance of countries from high-quality access to the internet - the necessary threshold one needs to cross in order to make use of such technologies. The paper...

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The effect of climate change on economic growth : evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Alagidede, Paul; Adu, George; Frimpong, Prince Boakye - 2014

This paper is a contribution to the empirics of climate change and its effect on sustainable economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using data on two climate variables, temperature and precipitation, and employing panel cointegration techniques, we estimate the short- and long-run effects of...

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Does lack of innovation and absorptive capacity retard economic growth in Africa?

Onyeiwu, Steve - 2011

This paper reviews the innovative capabilities and absorptive capacities of African countries, and investigates whether they have played significant roles in the region's slow and episodic economic growth. Results from cross-country regressions covering 31 Sub-Saharan African countries suggest...

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