scholarly journals The effects of financial development on economic growth in Africa: does the quality of institutions matter

Pressacademia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 166-177
Author(s):  
Nega Muhabaw Kassie
2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Csillik ◽  
T. Tarján

The paper aims to develop a model of nonlinear economic growth — with simple assumptions — which explains both Japan’s S -shape convergence path and the UK’s declining path toward the US between 1870–2000, and the development of other countries, as well as post-war reconstruction. According to the model, progress in stock of knowledge is formed by a quadratic formula of the relative development of follower countries.The model draws on four recent theories. Firstly, Romer’s theory, which approaches a country’s level of development by using the number of its products (Romer 1990), secondly, Jones’ idea theory with a slight modification (Jones 2004), third, the theory of quality of institutions, which determines economic performance (North 1993), and finally, the theory of physical and human capital. The first part of the paper sets up the production function, the second determines the growth rate and analyses the reconstruction path, while the third draws up model forecasts.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ujkan Bajra

Abstract Privatisation together with the related social consequences and impact on the economy represent key challenges facing the former communist countries. This paper aims to assess how the privatisation of socially owned enterprises (SOEs) affects economic growth, entailing an empirical test using a panel effects regression analysis on a sample of 571 SOEs (or 1,600 assets) over a 16-year period (2003–2018). We find that privatisation at the aggregate level does not boost economic growth; in particular, the methods used to privatise SOEs or parts of them are not a determining factor. We also show that the quality of institutions is fragile, confirming a negative associations with economic growth. We also show that the effects of privatisation vary according to the method used, although we note that the sale of SOEs or parts thereof in the first decade of privatisation has been quite selective, devoid of development effects and faced with serious impediments to privatisation funds being directly invested in the economy.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moussa SIGUE

Abstract This article examines the determinants of the overall competitiveness of the WAEMU economy from a dynamic panel approach over the period 2011–2017. The estimate by the method of generalized moments in system (GMM) Reveled that the delayed competitiveness of a period financial development, GDP per head, internal absorption and taxes on foreign trade affects positively and significantly the overall competitiveness of the WAEMU countries while economic openness, the rate of inflation and the quality of institutions have contributed negative and significant. It emerges from this work that an improvement in the overall competitiveness of the Union's economy imperatively requires accelerating the process of development of quality, the financial system as well as protecting local industries from external pressure to through a more adequate commercial policy taking into account the constraints linked to commercial agreements.


2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 769-787
Author(s):  
Constantinos Alexiou ◽  
Sofoklis Vogiazas ◽  
Nikita Solovev

PurposeThe relationship between institutional quality and economic growth is revisited.Design/methodology/approachA panel cointegration methodology and causality analysis are applied to 27 postsocialist economies over the period from 1996 to 2016.FindingsUtilizing the Worldwide Governance Indicators as a means of assessing the quality of institutions, it is found that in the long run, economic growth is positively associated with the rule of law and voice and accountability. In the short run, regulatory quality retains a positive effect, but voice and accountability demonstrate a puzzling negative effect on economic growth that merits further analysis. In exploring the causal dimension of our variables, supporting evidence of the strong links between the quality of institutions and economic growth is provided, hence rendering robust results.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, it is the first time that an ARDL methodological framework, which addresses potential endogeneity issues, is used to investigate the relationship between institutional quality and growth in the context of postsocialist economies.


2009 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 327-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelkarim Yahyaoui ◽  
Atef Rahmani

The objective of our work is to show the importance of a healthy institutional framework in the finance-growth relation. In this context, we start by presenting, a theoretical lighting on this subject while trying to define the concept of the governorship and to determine its various measurements. Then, we empirically test a model of growth of Solow increased by the human capital, treating relation between financial development, institutions and economic growth. The various estimates were made by Panel data Methods over the period of 1990 to 2006 for 22 developing countries. Following these estimates, it seems that the quality of the institutions is regarded as an important factor which must not be neglected in the study of the relation between the financial sphere and the real sphere.


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