scholarly journals Foreign aid and economic growth in Nigeria: The role of institutional quality

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adewale Samuel Hassan

This study examined the moderating effect of institutional quality on the foreign aid-economic growth nexus in Nigeria from 1984 to 2018 through the use of Johansen and canonical cointegration regression. Findings from the study indicate that while foreign aid has a separate positive effect on economic growth, the quality of institutions in the country diminishes and leaks out this positive effect. To this end, fiscal authorities in Nigeria need to review the existing institutional framework guiding the sourcing, disbursement and utilization of foreign aid with a view to detecting any loopholes and lapses that encourage diversion of fund and institutionalized corruption which prevent it from promoting growth.

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. e0240851
Author(s):  
Qiong Wu ◽  
Ghulam Rasool Madni

The effects of economic development on natural environment is explored by momentous literature, this study focuses on exploring the role of institutional quality for environmental protection in the selected One Belt One Road (OBOR) economies. The main goal of the paper is to find the threshold level of institutional quality that may minimize CO2 emissions in the atmosphere due to widespread industrialization and transportation. The data is selected for the panel of 33 OBOR economies over the time period of 1986–2018. The panel threshold regression technique is applied to determine the threshold level of institutional quality. The estimated results of the study reveal that 2.315 is the threshold level of institutional quality in selected partner OBOR countries. If quality of institutions is above the threshold level then CO2 emission do not contribute significantly for environmental deterioration in spite of growing industrialization and transportation and vice versa. The study emphasized to improve the institutional quality up to threshold level to get potential gains from industrialization and transportation.


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.


Economies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Miao Miao ◽  
Qiaoqi Lang ◽  
Dinkneh Gebre Borojo ◽  
Jiang Yushi ◽  
Xiaoyun Zhang

While there is a consensus on the expanding importance of the China–Africa economic relationship, there is much more debate on how to portray the relationship. Thus, this study is aimed to examine the impacts of the China–Africa trade and Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) on the growth of African countries controlling the mediating role of institutional quality. The two-step system Generalized method of moments (GMM) model is applied using robust data for the period of 2003–2017. Drawing on complementary theoretical perspectives, this study took into account the conditional effect of China–Africa trade and Chinese FDI subject to the institutional quality of African countries and the interdependence of China–Africa trade and Chinese FDI to African countries. The benign impacts of the China–Africa trade and Chinese FDI on economic growth to African countries remain contingent upon appropriate policy action to improve the institutional quality of African countries and the synergies between the China–Africa trade and Chinese FDI to African countries.


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.


2021 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 41-54
Author(s):  
Vu Tuan Anh ◽  
Tran Ngoc Khanh Linh

Most studies on the effect of the role of institutional quality on the relationship between foreign investment and economic growth have been carried out in Western countries. Very few studies on the above-mentioned relationships have been done in Asian countries during. This paper will be conducted in Asian countries using the following three models: Pooled OLS, Fixed effect model, and Random effect model. This paper uses secondary data from 10 Asian countries from 2011 to 2018. The empirical results show that (1): FDI has a positive effect on the economies of the countries. Asia between 2002 and 2018 (2) The quality of the state strengthens the impact of FDI on the economies of Asian countries between 2011 and 2018. These findings imply that if improving the quality of institutions, the state will attract more FDI and economic development The research paper is based on the scientific approach of quantitative methods to solve the problems posed, practical and effective service for the completion of the research purpose. The secondary data collected from the worldbank.org to create asymmetric data tables will be processed on STATA software.


2003 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 346-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tonia Kandiero ◽  
Satish Wadhawan

This study supports the conventional wisdom that openness to trade is good for investment and economic growth. Whether this conclusion leaves space for institutional quality as a complimentary policy to determine the success of trade liberalization in Africa is the objective of this paper. The theoretical model and empirical analysis show how the behavior of government bureaucrats can be used to explain the impact on investment of the interaction between increased openness to trade and the quality of institutions. Empirical work is conducted using panel data observed over three periods: 1985-1990, 1990-1995, and 1995-2000.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 46-55
Author(s):  
I Made Purba Astakoni ◽  
Ida Bagus Swaputra ◽  
Ni Made Satya Utami ◽  
Yenny Verawati

This study has several objectives: 1) to find out and analyze the effect of auditor competence on audit quality, 2) to know and analyze the effect of auditor independence on audit quality, 3) to know and analyze the role of gender as a moderating effect on the influence of auditor competence on audit quality, 4) to find out and analyze the role of gender as a moderating effect on auditor independence on audit quality. This research was conducted at the Public Accounting Firm (KAP) in Denpasar City. The populations in this study were all auditors in the city of Denpasar, amounting to 112 people. Determination of the sample was done by purposive method, so that the number of samples selected was 53 people. Data collection techniques used was interviews supported by questionnaire with a closed multiple choices. Data analysis used was Partial Least Square (PLS) approach. The results showed that the overall strength of the model was stated to be very good. Hypothesis 1, which states that auditor competence has a significant positive effect on audit quality, can be accepted, Hypothesis 2, which states that auditor independence has a significant positive effect on audit quality, can also be accepted. Through a multi-group analysis it is stated that gender is able to be a moderating variable on the effect of auditor competence over the quality of an audit.Whereas gender testing as a moderating variable on the effect of auditor independence over the quality of an audit has not been tested.


2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 457-478
Author(s):  
Oliver E. Ogbonna ◽  
Jonathan E. Ogbuabor ◽  
Afamefuna A. Eze ◽  
Walter O. Ugwuoke

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402091951
Author(s):  
S. S. Abere ◽  
T. O. Akinbobola

The study examines the relative contributions of external shocks and institutional quality to macroeconomic performance in Nigeria, using Structural Vector Autoregressive (SVAR) approach. The study establishes the dominance of the relative contributions of external shocks measures over institutional quality to macroeconomic performance in the country. Even though the dominance of terms of trade and foreign aid is highlighted, the role of institutional quality is equally important as it also has significant positive effect on performance. The study concludes that both external shocks and institutional quality play significant roles, and hence, posits the existence of favorable institutional environments as a panacea to successfully absorbing the influence of external shocks which are exogenous to the economy.


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