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An empirical retrospect of the impacts of government expenditures on economic growth : new evidence from the Nigerian economy
Onifade, Stephen T.; Çevik, Savaş; Erdoğan, Savaş; … - 2019
various sectors in the context of the Nigerian economy. The Pesaran ARDL approach has been applied to carry out the impact … expenditures and domestic investment with the latter also granger causing real growth in the economy. We, therefore, provide some …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012137618
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An empirical retrospect of the impacts of government expenditures on economic growth : new evidence from the Nigerian economy
Onifade, Stephen Taiwo; Çevik, Savaş; Erdoğan, Savaş; … - In: Journal of economic structures : JES; the official … 9 (2020) 6, pp. 1-13
various sectors in the context of the Nigerian economy. Pesaran's ARDL approach has been applied to carry out the impact … expenditures and domestic investment with the latter also Granger causing real growth in the economy. We, therefore, provide some …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012256049
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The relevance of an optimal policy mix in the CEMAC zone
Kouam, Jean C.; Asongu, Simplice - 2022
The study analyses the nature of the nexus between budget deficit and economic growth given inflation trends. It focuses on data from the six CEMAC countries for the period 2000 to 2021. The employs unit root tests and the generalized method of moments (GMM) for the empirical evidence. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013468206
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Foreign aid, terrorism and growth : conditional evidence from quantile regression
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.; Biekpe, Nicholas - 2018
In this study, we investigate the role of development assistance in reducing a hypothetically negative impact of terrorism on economic growth, using a panel of 78 developing nations with data for the period 1984-2008. The empirical evidence is based on interactive Quantile regressions. Domestic,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998255
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Mitigating the macroeconomic impact of severe natural disasters in Africa : policy synergies
Diop, Samba; Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa - 2021
This study evaluates the economic impact of severe natural disasters in Africa using the generalized synthetic control method. In other words, it assesses how gross domestic product (GDP) would have been affected if severe natural disasters did not occur. Moreover, it explores the determinants...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012799847
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The macroeconomic impact of recent political conflicts in Africa : generalized synthetic counterfactual evidence
Diop, Samba; Asongu, Simplice; Tchamyou, Vanessa - 2021
This paper measures the macroeconomic impact of recent political crisis, protest and uprisings in Africa with the generalized synthetic control method and evaluates the role played by natural resource dependence on the modulation of the impact. We find that political crisis, protests and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012650707
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An Empirical Retrospect of the Impacts of Government Expenditures on Economic Growth : New Evidence from the Nigerian Economy
Onifade, Stephen Taiwo - 2020
various sectors in the context of the Nigerian economy. The Pesaran ARDL approach has been applied to carry out the impact … expenditures and domestic investment with the latter also granger causing real growth in the economy. We, therefore, provide some …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012844878
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Foreign Aid, Terrorism and Growth : Conditional Evidence from Quantile Regression
Asongu, Simplice - 2019
In this study, we investigate the role of development assistance in reducing a hypothetically negative impact of terrorism on economic growth, using a panel of 78 developing nations with data for the period 1984-2008. The empirical evidence is based on interactive Quantile regressions. Domestic,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012897568
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Real Effective Exchange Rate Imbalances and Macroeconomic Adjustments : Evidence from the CEMAC Zone
Asongu, Simplice - 2014
We assess the behavior of real effective exchange rates (REERs) of members of the CEMAC zone with respect to their long-term equilibrium paths. A reduced form of the fundamental equilibrium exchange rate (FEER) model is estimated and associated misalignments are derived for the period 1980 to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013043660
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Trade and FDI thresholds of CO2 emissions for a green economy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2020
beneficial in promoting a green economy for the first and second sample, respectively. Fourth, FDI is beneficial for the green … economy below critical masses of 28.571 of Net FDI inflows (% of GDP) and 33.333 of net FDI inflows (% of GDP) for first and … promoting the green economy in Sub-Saharan Africa. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012301751