DOES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IMPROVE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN CEMAC COUNTRIES?

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
EMMANUEL BRUNO  ONGO NKOA
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Growth Theory ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Neoclassical Growth Theory ◽  
Neoclassical Growth ◽  
Selection Of

The aim of this research work is to assess the influence of FDI on economic growth in the CEMAC region. The ratio of FDIs in the actual GDP of countries of the CEMAC region has recorded a steady annual increase for the past three decades. Moreover, the high variability of FDI, given the various crises and fluctuations in the prices of raw materials invites us to reflect and question the impact of FDI on growth by studying the case of CEMAC countries. The theoretical analysis is based on the neoclassical growth theory and its extensions. After the selection of a model crafted from Imoudu (2012) and Boreinsztein et al. (1998). The results show that FDI have a positive impact on the growth of the sub-region and these are conveyed by human capital.

scholarly journals Endogenous growth theory and regional development policy

Spatium ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 10-17
Author(s):  
Slobodan Cvetanovic ◽  
Milorad Filipovic ◽  
Miroljub Nikolic ◽  
Dusko Belovic
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Endogenous Growth ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Growth Theory ◽  
Regional Competitiveness ◽  
Endogenous Growth Theory ◽  
Neoclassical Growth Theory ◽  
Neoclassical Growth

The numerous versions of endogenous explanations of economic growth emphasize the importance of technological change driving forces, as well as the existence of appropriate institutional arrangements. Endogenous growth theory contributes to a better understanding of various experiences with long-term growth of countries and regions. It changes the key assumptions of the Neoclassical growth theory and participates in the modern regional development physiology explanation. Based on these conclusions, the paper: a) explicates the most important theoretical postulates of the theory, b) explains the most important factors of economic growth in the regions in light of the Endogenous growth theory messages and c) emphasizes the key determinants of regional competitiveness which in our view is conceptually between the phenomena of micro- and macro-competitiveness and represents their necessary and unique connection. First of all, micro-competitiveness is transformed into a regional competitiveness; then regional competitiveness is transformed into a macro-competitiveness. In turn, macro - influences the microeconomic competitiveness, and the circle is closed. After that, the process starts over again.

scholarly journals Economic Growth and Inequality with Tourism in an Integrated Walrasian-General Equilibrium and Neoclassical-Growth Theory

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-36
Author(s):  
Wei-Bin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
General Equilibrium ◽  
Open Economy ◽  
Nonlinear Differential Equations ◽  
Small Open Economy ◽  
Growth Theory ◽  
Traded Goods ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Neoclassical Growth Theory ◽  
Neoclassical Growth

Abstract This paper studies dynamic interdependence between economic growth, tourism, and inequalities in income and wealth in a small open economy. We build the dynamic model in an integrated Walrasian-general equilibrium and neoclassical-growth theory for a small open economy with multiple sectors and heterogeneous households in a perfectly competitive economy. The economy consists of one service sector which supplies non-traded services and one industrial sector which produces traded goods. We treat wealth accumulation and land distribution between housing and supply of services as endogenous variables. We show that the motion of the economy with J types of households is given by J nonlinear differential equations. We simulate the motion of the system with three groups of households. We also conduct comparative dynamic analysis with regards to the rate of interest, the price elasticity of tourism, the global economic condition, and the rich class’ human capital, and the rich class’ propensity to consume housing.

Economic growth with space and fiscal policies with housing and public goods

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 452-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei‐Bin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Public Goods ◽  
Economic Geography ◽  
Growth Theory ◽  
Local Public Goods ◽  
Dynamic Interactions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Neoclassical Growth Theory ◽  
Neoclassical Growth ◽  
Over Time

PurposeThis study aims to examine dynamic interactions among economic growth, geography and the housing market with public goods financed by the government. A general dynamic equilibrium model of an isolated economy with economic geography, local public goods and capital accumulation is to be constructed. The economy has three sectors, supplying industrial goods, housing, and local public goods. The model synthesizes the main ideas in neoclassical growth theory, the Alonso urban model, and the Muth housing model in an alternative framework to the traditional growth theory.Design/methodology/approachThe model is based on the neoclassical growth theory with an alternative approach to household behavior. The paper shows how to solve the dynamics of the economic system and simulate the model to demonstrate dynamic interactions among economic growth, housing market, residential distribution and public goods over time and space.FindingsThe paper simulates equilibrium and motion of the spatial economy with Cobb‐Douglas production and utility functions. The simulation demonstrates, for example, that, as the tax rate on the land income is increased, the total capital stocks and the stocks employed by the three sectors are increased, the rate of interest falls and the output of the industrial sector and the wage rate are increased, the land devoted to local public goods falls and the land rent and housing rent rise over space, the consumption level of the industrial goods and the total expenditures on the public goods are increased.Practical implicationsThe paper provides some possible implications of the model for complicated consequences of government policy over time and space. In particular, the paper shows that a change in government policy not only has a macroeconomic impact over time, but also affects the economic geography of the national economy.Originality/valueThe paper offers insights into the linkage among growth, national public policies and economic geography.

scholarly journals DAMPAK PERLAMBATAN EKONOMI CHINA DAN DEVALUASI YUAN TERHADAP KINERJA PERDAGANGAN PERTANIAN INDONESIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 325
Author(s):  
Jamilah Jamilah ◽  
Bonar M. Sinaga ◽  
Mangara Tambunan ◽  
Dedi Budiman Hakim
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Export Performance ◽  
National Income ◽  
Agricultural Trade ◽  
Simultaneous Equations ◽  
Previous Period ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to analyze the impact of slowing economic growth in China and devaluation of the yuan on the performance of agricultural trade Indonesia. The research used a simultaneous equations model and estimated using the 2-SLS method. The results showed that the trade cooperation Indonesia - China has a positive impact on increasing production, price, investment, consumption, exports, imports, and Indonesia's national income post-CAFTA takes effect over the previous period. China's economic growth led to increased China's exports to Indonesia, but the increase Indonesia's exports to China relatively constant. At the time of CAFTA takes effect, slowing economic growth in China and devaluation of the yuan is expected negatively impact to the performance of the agricultural sector and trade Indonesia, because of the decline in demand for Chinese imports from Indonesia and it caused Indonesian export to China decreased, except for exports of food products, indicating that China's need for food and raw materials for industry. Indonesia's export performance drop will cause the trade of Indonesia deficit higher and destabilizing the economy of Indonesia.

scholarly journals An Integration of Neoclassical Growth Theory and Economic Structural Change with Monopolistic Competition Theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 145
Author(s):  
Wei-Bin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Monopolistic Competition ◽  
Growth Theory ◽  
Wealth Accumulation ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Competition Theory ◽  
Basic Model ◽  
Comprehensive Framework ◽  
Neoclassical Growth Theory ◽  
Neoclassical Growth

Wealth accumulation is a deterministic factor mechanism of national economic growth. Neoclassical growth theory is basically concerned with capital and wealth accumulation in perfectly competitive market. Global markets are characterized by a great variety of markets. Nevertheless, there only a few rigorous models of wealth accumulation with other types of markets within neoclassical growth framework. This study attempts to contribute literature of economic growth by introducing monopolistic competition and monopoly into neoclassical growth theory. The model is based on a few well-established economic theories. The model is constructed within framework of the Solow-Uzawa two-sector neoclassical growth model. The description of to monopolistic competition is influenced by the Dixit-Stiglitz model of monopolistic competition. The modelling of monopoly is based on monopoly theory. We model behavior of the household with Zhang’s utility function and concepts of current income and disposable income. The unique contribution of this research is to integrate these theories in a comprehensive framework. We construct the basic model and then analyze properties of the model. The existence of a unique equilibrium point is identified by simulation. The effects of changes in some parameters comparative static analyses in some parameters.

scholarly journals ELEMENTS OF THE NEOCLASSICAL GROWTH THEORY

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florina Popa
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Growth Model ◽  
Technical Progress ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Growth Theory ◽  
Economic Science ◽  
Growth Phenomenon ◽  
New Guidelines ◽  
Neoclassical Growth Theory ◽  
Neoclassical Growth

One of the relevant components of the contemporary economic science is the economic growth theory, the economic background of the time leading to new guidelines of the research. The neoclassical growth theory - the core of modern analysis - explains how the capital accumulation and technological changes affect the economy, significant for the analysis of the economic growth process being the Solow’s neoclassical growth model. The paper brief describes the elements of the economic growth model developed by Solow, both for the situation when it allows the explanation of extensive growth and that wherein the growth is of intensive nature, as a result of the intervention of exogenous technical progress – a determinant of factors productivity growth. It is highlighted the importance of the exogenous neoclassical model, proposed by Solow, who showed the determinant role of the technical progress in the economic growth phenomenon.

scholarly journals Introduction: Chris Freeman’s “History, Co-Evolution and Economic Growth”: an affectionate reappraisal

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 1021-1034
Author(s):  
Giovanni Dosi ◽  
Alessandro Nuvolari
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Institutional Change ◽  
Technical Change ◽  
Growth Theory ◽  
Basic Assumptions ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Real Progress ◽  
Neoclassical Growth Theory ◽  
Neoclassical Growth

Abstract We maintain that Chris Freeman’s approach to the study of the interplay between technical change and economic growth is still a very fertile source of insights. Alas, in much of mainstream research Freeman’s contribution is hardly considered. We show that this is a result of the basic assumptions of neoclassical growth theory (both “old” and “new”) that prevent a pregnant treatment of technical and institutional change. We conclude that if we want to make real progress with understanding the long-run dynamics of capitalist systems, Freeman’s “reasoned history” is an invaluable starting point.

An Empirical Re-examination

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Onyinye I. Anthony-Orji ◽  
Anthony Orji ◽  
Jonathan E. Ogbuabor ◽  
Emmanuel Nwosu
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Public Expenditure ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Capital Formation ◽  
Oil Export ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

The current decline in global oil prices and the attendant economic distortions it has caused in many oil-dependent economies, such as Nigeria, have become a cause of concern to researchers and economic managers alike. This research work, therefore, investigates the impact of non-oil export (NOIL) on capital formation and economic growth in Nigeria. It adopts a classical linear macroeconomic model using aggregate data time series from 1980 to 2013. Empirical results from the estimated model show that NOIL has a positive impact on capital formation and economic growth in Nigeria, respectively. However, the level of statistical significance differs between capital formation and economic growth. The study, therefore, recommends that there is a need for diversification of the economy as this will go a long way in boosting the growth of the Nigerian economy. Furthermore, the government should create an enabling environment that will ensure the survival and functioning of the ailing industries in order to diversify the economy. Finally, the problem of infrastructural deficits (water supply, transport system, telecommunication and energy) should be tackled by massive public expenditure and private investment, as this will enhance productivity in the non-oil sectors.

scholarly journals Institutions as the Driver of Economic Growth in Classic, Neoclasic and Endogenous Theory

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Slobodan Cvetanović ◽  
Uroš Mitrović ◽  
Marko Jurakić
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Endogenous Growth ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Growth Theory ◽  
Endogenous Growth Theory ◽  
Economic Progress ◽  
Production Factors ◽  
Classical Economic ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Neoclassical Growth Theory

AbstractThe research in this paper focuses on the perception of institutions as the drivers of economic growth. A critical presentation of the views of classical, neoclassical and endogenous growth theorists on this issue is given. It was pointed out that the classical economic theory presented in the works of Smith, Ricardo and Malthus implies the importance of the existence of an appropriate institutional framework for initiating economic growth. The attitude of the classics is that the state can stimulate economic growth through various measures aimed at building quality institutions. On the contrary, the neoclassical growth theory has completely neglected the treatment of institutions in the analysis of economic growth. Institutions as drivers of economic growth are not taken into account in the Robert Solow’s model. However, broadly speaking, it can be assumed that the impact of institutions on the initiation of economic growth is embedded in the category of residuals and the premise of the existence of a high substitution of production factors. But, this fact, even from a distance, does not call into question the general conclusion about the unacceptable neglect of the importance of institutions in explaining the physiology of economic growth by neoclassicists. Finally, the paper emphasizes the fact that only with the emergence of an endogenous growth theory, the question of the underdevelopment of the institutions as an important model of slow economic progress of certain countries is explored. Unfortunately, the developed theoretical models of growth, which include institutions as a full concept, still do not exist in the endogenous theory of economic development.

scholarly journals The effect of military spending on economic growth in South Asian countries during the years 2004 to 2016

2018 ◽  
pp. 129-144
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Method Of Moments ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Generalized Method Of Moments ◽  
Military Expenditure ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
The Past ◽  
Military Expenditures ◽  
The Impact

Governments and states initiate to up grate social welfare and prosperity through military expenditure and security expenses. On the hand, politicians concentrate on economic growth as a measure of social wafer and prosperity. Empirically growth has dramatically improved the livelihood, comfort, and consumption of a large number of people, as compared to the past people now have access to more nutrition, clothing, better educational material and qualified services. In order to examine empirically the impact of military expenditure on economic growth, this paper follow the Effect of Military Expenditures on Economic Growth (in South Asia during 2004 to 2016) as main objective. After Diagnostic Tests Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) has been used. The findings of the research indicate positive impact of Military Expenditure on Economic Growth in South Asian Countries. However, the impact of Import, Export and Investment are Statistically Significant on economic growth of South Asian Countries.

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