The effects of FDI on economic growth in Africa

A Yimer - The Journal of International Trade & Economic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This paper investigates the growth effects of FDI in Africa for the period 1990–2016 using a
dynamically common correlated effect approach for an error-correction model. It uses an …

Capital flight for family? Exploring the moderating effects of social connections on capital outflow of family business

B Wu, Q Wang, CH Fang, FS Tsai, Y ** and least developed countries
AH Sultani, U Faisal - … Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, 2022 - academia.edu
The purpose of this paper is to comparatively review the literature focused on the Balance of
Payment (BOP) management in develo** countries and Least Developed Countries …

Determinants of life insurance demand in Tunisia

M Zerriaa, MM Amiri, H Noubbigh… - African Development …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This paper investigates the variables driving the demand for life insurance in Tunisia based
on annual macroeconomic data spanning the period from 1990 to 2014 and collected from …

Does institutional quality modulate the effect of capital flight on economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa?

T Akinlo - Journal of Money Laundering Control, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Sub-Saharan African (SSA) region has been battling illegal outflow of capital over
the years, with little success recorded so far. Without adequate attention, unemployment …

Governance, capital flight and industrialisation in Africa

SA Asongu, NM Odhiambo - Journal of Economic Structures, 2019 - Springer
The study examines the role of governance in modulating the effect of capital flight on
industrialisation in Africa. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of …

Exploring land acquisition and restructuring policy in Addis Ababa

BS Gemeda, GT Cirella, BG Abebe, FT Gemeda - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
This study examines the political economy underlying the design and implementation of
land acquisition and restructuring, a territorial policy aimed at reducing affluence disparity. It …

[HTML][HTML] Governance and the capital flight trap in Africa

SA Asongu, J Nnanna - Transnational Corporations Review, 2020 - Elsevier
The study examines the use of governance tools to fight capital flight by reducing the capital
flight trap. Two overarching policy syndromes are addressed in the study. It first assesses …

A two-edged sword: the impact of public debt on economic growth—the case of Ethiopia

A Yimer, A Geda - Journal of Applied Economics, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigates the dynamic effects of public debt on economic growth in Ethiopia
using annual data from 1980 to 2021. The results from the Autoregressive Distributed Lag …

Mitigating capital flight through military expenditure: Insight from 37 African countries

SA Asongu, J Amankwah-Amoah - Research in International Business and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to assess the thresholds at which military expenditure modulates
the effect of terrorism on capital flight. We employed a panel data of 37 African countries …