institutions, specifically personal freedom, and financial development in Africa. By employing data from 40 African countries over … importance of informal institutions in financial development in Africa but also, provides actionable recommendations for …It has repeatedly been claimed that institutions play an important, and decisive role in economic development. Many …

Africa is endowed with both natural resources and a young growing workforce. In light of this, it is obvious that … economic growth in Africa. In particular, this study examines the impact of labour market flexibility (regulations) on economic …

the quality of local institutions. Although the impact of national institutions on innovation is well-documented, the … China. We examine the adoption of these reforms between 2009 and 2016 as an exogenous shock to regional institutions. Our … highlights the critical role of government institutions in driving innovation across China, bringing to the fore important …

overcome these challenges and play a more active role in economic development through policy measures such as industrial policy …

-à-vis financial access and depth, inefficiencies characterising Africa’s financial institutions is the main reason remittances … shows that channelling resources into the development of Africa’s financial sector could yield shared income distribution ….02 (index) for that of financial institutions efficiency if Africa’s financial sector is to repackage remittances towards the …

relationship between oil rents and entrepreneurial start-ups for oil-rich countries in Africa. Research Design & Methods: The study …-rich countries in Africa over a period of 2006-2018. Findings: The following results emerged. (1) Oil rent's impact is positive and … & Recommendations: This study revealed that the ability of oil rents to consistently promote entrepreneurial development in oil …

in Africa. They use data from Afrobarometer's wave 3 to construct trust measures. While I can perfectly replicate the …

) between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) for the …This study investigates a comparative study on the threshold effects of inflation on financial sector development (FSD …, respectively, suggesting that inflation above these thresholds presents detrimental effects for financial development in both …