continuous time series data, we causally identify, using a range of approaches, that higher productivity growth leads to greater …. Countries should focus on promoting policies to boost productivity growth and thereby achieve higher savings instead of focusing …

Capital markets facilitate capital growth by mobilizing savings and converting them into investments, and they are … to incentivize investments; developing and implementing focused policies to support the growth of micro, small and medium … therefore a stimulant of economic growth. There is evidence that countries with high savings rates tend to grow faster. Although …

large-scale financing of infrastructure development, adverse impact of multiple shocks including COVID-19 pandemic, maturity …

and export shocks and are predicated on strong assumptions of robust future economic growth and reduced government … infrastructure gaps amid dwindling donor financing and vulnerability to exogenous shocks, particularly in light of the COVID-19 …

over the past quarter century. It argues that external liberalization led to faster export growth but not to faster GDP or … productivity growth. Growth also became more volatile, reflecting large vulnerabilities to external shocks. Looking forward, it …

and infer the role of growth in the evolution of inequality of opportunity over time. We show that despite a reduction in …

This paper investigates the impact of foreign aid on economic growth in member countries of the Economic Community of … aid on economic growth among these ECOWAS countries was found to be positive and strong. Other important drivers of … economic growth include interest rate, foreign direct investment, and the level of international reserves. The results from the …