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Africa. Second, the study investigates the joint effect of economic development and elections on debt servicing in Africa …. Using data drawn from the World Bank's World Development Indicators over the period 1985-2015 for 43 African countries, the … periods are associated with lower debt servicing in Africa, and (2) economic development is significant in enhancing debt …
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The study contributes to the political economy debate in Africa by examining the extent to which economic development … significantly induce government expenditure in Africa, and (2) economic development is significant in reducing the use of fiscal …
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The article is focused on the study of gender equality issues as a necessary factor in the economic growth of the state …. The work notes that the economic growth is traditionally considered as an important quantitative characteristic of the … development in a country’s economic system, but this concept is complex and multifaceted, which makes it difficult to assess its …
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This study examines the relationship between crude oil price and financial sector intermediary development in Nigeria … financial intermediary development are used including an index of financial intermediary development constructed from three … indicators of financial intermediary development using principal component analysis. The results show that crude oil price is a …
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This paper aims to investigate the long-run relationship between financial development and economic growth using panel … growth. The long-run panel estimates indicate that financial development has a positive and significant impact on economic … results also show the positive impact of financial development on economic growth in the majority of the countries. Likewise …
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This paper investigates the impact of mining foreign direct investment on economic growth in Ghana using quarterly time … foreign direct investment into the mining sector and economic growth. The study established that foreign direct investment … into the mining sector hurts economic growth in Ghana in the long run but a positive in the short run. The study also finds …
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growth rate and official development assistance. Lastly, the mediating effect of unemployment on remittance inflows … empirical studies exist on the impact of these remittances on economic growth, more especially in Ghana. To bridge this void in … literature, the study analyzes the impact of remittances on GDP growth in Ghana from 1990 to 2020. The ARDL estimation technique …
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economic growth. The study looked at the nexus between tax efforts, tax evasion, and economic development, as well as the … evasion in Ghana in order to influence economic development. The findings imply that the idea that tax evasion is bad for an … adoption of the tax efforts index measure to examine its econometric impact on economic development is one of the pioneering …
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This article aims to explore the interplay between financial stability, financial inclusion, and inclusive growth in 40 … confidence and hinder the essence of financial inclusion in promoting inclusive growth. However, studies regarding the combined … effect of financial inclusion and financial stability on inclusive growth are hard to find, especially in Africa. By …
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This paper examines the nexus between financial development and economic growth in Ghana between 1970 and 2020. The … association between financial development and growth indicates the need for policy makers to implement measures such as provision … explanatory variables that could influence growth. The study revealed that credit to the private sector, gross domestic savings …
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