Determinants of Economic Growth in Africa

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Heshmati, Almas (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Economic growth.; Africa-Economic conditions.; Development economics.; Poverty.; Economic policy.; Economic Growth.; African Economics.; Development Economics.; Development Aid.; Development Policy.

This volume is a collection of selected empirical studies on determinants of economic growth in Africa. Grouped into three parts, chapters examine the influence of financial sources and economic growth; sources of productivity growth; and prices, exchange rates and trade relationships with growth in...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction to Determinants of Economic Growth in Africa and summary of the contributions- Almas Heshmati
• Part I. Financing Growth
• 2. The FDI and Economic Growth Controversy in sub-Saharan Africa- Yemane Michael
• 3. Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows to Africa- Alemayehu Geda and Addis Yimer
• 4. Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Growth in Eastern Africa- Biratu Bekere and Mekonnen Bersisa
• 5. The Role of Remittance, Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Aid on Economic Growth of Low and Middle Income African Countries- Gutu Gutema
• 6. The Role of Financial Development and Institutional Quality on Economic Growth in Africa in the Era of Globalization- Kahsay Berhane
• Part II. Sources of Productivity Growth
• 7. The Determinants of the Level and Growth of TFP in SSA- Yemane Michael
• 8. Human Capital and Economic Growth in Developing Countries: Evidences from Low and Middle Income African Countries- Jonse Bane
• 9. Labour Productivity in Kenyan Manufacturing and Service Industries- Almas Heshmati and Masoomeh Rashidghalam
• Part III. Macroeconomic Determinants of Growth
• 10. Inferences on the Relationship between Economic Growth and the Real Exchange Rate: a Meta-Analysis- Fentahun Baylie
• 11. Balance of Trade - Economic Growth Nexus in Panel of East Africa Community Countries- Ferdinand Nkikabahizi, Theogene Rizinde and Mathias Karangwa
• 12. Modeling the Effect of Food Price Volatility and Transmission on Market Efficiency and Welfare in East African Community- Jean-Baptiste Habyarimana and Tharcisse Nkunzimana.