Ghana has experienced a decade of solid and exceptionally high growth. Between 2005 and 2015, income nearly doubled. This paper analyzes the factors driving this impressive growth performance, using tools such as structural change decompositions and growth regressions. For the comparative...

Most countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) experienced a growth acceleration in 2011-17. This paper identifies the determinants of this growth by combining country-specific information with the results of a cross-country regression model. Growth was characterized by...

The so-called 'deep determinants' of economic growth and development (namely, geography, institutions, and integration) have been found to be decisive for the break out of stagnation and for explaining cross-country income differences by many empirical studies. However, so far, very little has...

The so-called 'deep determinants' of economic growth and development (namely, geography, institutions, and integration) have been found to be decisive for the break out of stagnation and for explaining cross-country income differences by many empirical studies. However, so far, very little has...

Die vorliegende Studie untersucht auf Basis von Befragungsdaten die zentralen Merkmale schnell wachsender Unternehmen mit mindestens 10 Beschäftigten sowie die Determinanten ihres Wachstums. Insbesondere kleinere und Unternehmen in den ersten Phasen des Unternehmenslebenszyklus aus dem...

Die vorliegende Studie untersucht auf Basis von Befragungsdaten die zentralen Merkmale schnell wachsender Unternehmen mit mindestens 10 Beschäftigten sowie die Determinanten ihres Wachstums. Insbesondere kleinere und Unternehmen in den ersten Phasen des Unternehmenslebenszyklus aus dem...

Potential output growth generally decelerated after the global financial crisis during 2008-2009. This paper examines the possible determinants of potential output growth using Bayesian Model Averaging and assesses how the determinants can be used to increase the growth of potential output. It...