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Tebaldi & Mohan (2010, JDS) have established an empirical nexus between institutions and monetary poverty. We first …, reflect their findings in light of recent development models, debates and currents in post-2010 literature. We then re … underlying study that institutions could have an indirect effect on multidimensional poverty. In other words, the poverty …
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poor growth in sub-Saharan Africa during post-independence. The current article employs the unique data and insights …) the role of institutions in mediating this impact, with special attention accorded the efficacy of the restraint on the … ; productivity ; policy syndromes ; institutions …
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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 …
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consider two such transmission mechanisms, notably militarism and economic institutions. The present paper explores the impact … of the historical slave trade, or exports, on institutions in two ways. Firstly, its impact on contemporary militarism as … a political institution and, secondly, its impact on economic institutions, in particular property rights enforcement …
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The paper explores the paths towards building institutional foundations for inclusive development in Sub-Saharan Africa …. Viewing institutional configurations as a system of multiple equilibria, the concepts of endogenous institutions and … paper discusses how institutional configurations have been shaped in Sub-Saharan Africa under prevailing domestic and …
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Using publicly available databases and drawing on a wide range of indicators, this paper reviews the institutional performance of Mozambique across seven broad categories: rule of law and judicial independence; voice and freedom of expression/association; political participation; accountability...
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We use a panel data set of 46 African countries over the 2003-2015 period to study the role of institutional quality in infrastructure-led growth. Based on causal analysis, we show large positive effects on growth for countries with strong institutional quality in comparison with their weak...
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This paper develops a model of opportunistic behaviour in which an incumbent government resort to expansionary fiscal and/or monetary stimuli to foster economic growth and thus, maximize the probability of re-election. Using a panel dataset of 51 African countries covering the period 1980 to...
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findings suggest that FDI in itself does not promote economic growth in Africa; however, we observe that human capital and … human capital and strengthening their institutions to maximize the benefits of FDI …
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, and about the effects of institutions, social structure, and culture on economic growth. We also outline challenges for …
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