and/or monetary stimuli to foster economic growth and thus, maximize the probability of re-election. Using a panel dataset … have an effect on growth. We find evidence to support the most recent studies showing that aid has a positive impact on … growth. We however, do not find evidence to support the proposition that institutional quality is a sine qua non conditional …

The current paper demonstrates a dichotomy of the growth response to changes in the barter terms of trade, employing as …

they have played significant roles in the region's slow and episodic economic growth. Results from cross …-country regressions covering 31 Sub-Saharan African countries suggest that growth in Africa is not simply a question of capital … growth of African economies does not depend so much on their ability to innovate, but rather on their capacity to absorb and …

Recent evidence from an exhaustive political economy study of growth of African economies- the growth project of the … poor growth in sub-Saharan Africa during post-independence. The current article employs the unique data and insights … generated by the growth project to further explore the importance of a 'syndrome-free' (SF) regime for growth in the region by …

In this study, we assess the inclusiveness of growth by tracking the yearly percentage change in the household … consumption of individuals over different growth spells in Cameroon, Senegal, and Tanzania. With cross-sectional data, we track …-anonymous growth incidence curve. We find that the standard growth incidence curve does not always help to detect or to identify the …