Openness and growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Time series and cross-country analysis

This paper presents empirical evidence from a cross-section sample of thirty six Sub-Saharan African countries and time-series sample of selected seven. The evidence suggests that countries in the region that open generally tend to grow faster than those that are closed. However, the country-case study suggests that whether a particular country experiences higher output growth as it “opens up” is contingent upon its own peculiarities

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Year of publication:	2008-01
Authors:	Sanusi, Aliyu Rafindadi
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Subject:	Openness \| FDI \| Africa \| Growth \| Sub-Sharan Africa

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	MPRA Paper.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Published in Nigerian Journal of Contemporary Public Policy Issues 1.1(2008): pp. 25-54
Classification:	O55 - Africa ; F11 - Neoclassical Models of Trade ; F41 - Open Economy Macroeconomics ; F43 - Economic Growth of Open Economies
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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