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Studies on Economic Development and Growth in Selected African Countries

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  • © 2017

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Editors:
  1. Almas Heshmati

    1. Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden

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  • Provides comprehensive overview of economic growth in African countries
  • Focuses on specific determinants of economic development in Ethiopia and Rwanda
  • Serves as a resource for academicians and practioners alike
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Frontiers in African Business Research (FABR)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction to Studies on Economic Development and Growth in Selected African Countries

    • Almas Heshmati
    Pages 1-7

  3. Women’s Empowerment and Demand for Healthcare

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. Measuring Women’s Empowerment in Rwanda

      • Abdou Musonera, Almas Heshmati
      Pages 11-39

    3. Determinants of Demand for Outpatient Health Care in Rwanda

      • Charles Mulindabigwi Ruhara, Urbanus Mutuku Kioko
      Pages 41-60

  4. The Impact of Institutions, Aid, Inflation and FDI on Economic Growth

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61
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    2. The Impact of Institutions on Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from a Panel Data Approach

      • Kokeb G. Giorgis
      Pages 63-78

    3. Fiscal Effects of Aid in Rwanda

      • Thomas Bwire, Caleb Tamwesigire, Pascal Munyankindi
      Pages 79-101

    4. Relationship Between Inflation and Real Economic Growth in Rwanda

      • Ferdinand Nkikabahizi, Joseph Ndagijimana, Edouard Musabanganji
      Pages 103-122

    5. Macroeconomic, Political, and Institutional Determinants of FDI Inflows to Ethiopia: An ARDL Approach

      • Addis Yimer
      Pages 123-151

  5. Capital Structure and Bank Loan Growth Effects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
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    2. Firm-Specific Determinants of Insurance Companies’ Capital Structure in Ethiopia

      • Yitbarek Takele, Daniel Beshir
      Pages 155-175

    3. Income Distribution and Economic Growth

      • Atnafu Gebremeskel
      Pages 177-203

  6. Trade, Mineral Exports and Exchange Rate

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-205
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    2. Determinants of Trade with Sub-Saharan Africa: The Secret of German Companies’ Success

      • Johannes O. Bockmann
      Pages 207-235

    3. An Assessment of the Contribution of Mineral Exports to Rwanda’s Total Exports

      • Emmanuel Mushimiyimana
      Pages 237-252

    4. Testing the Balassa Hypothesis in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

      • Fentahun Baylie
      Pages 253-287

  7. Growth, Productivity and Efficiency in Various Industries

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 289-289
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    2. Agricultural Tax Responsiveness and Economic Growth in Ethiopia

      • Hassen Azime, Gollagari Ramakrishna, Melesse Asfaw
      Pages 291-309

    3. Improving Agricultural Productivity Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

      • Olaide Rufai Akande, Hephzibah Onyeje Obekpa, Djomo-Raoul Fani
      Pages 311-330
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About this book

This book is a collection of studies on economic development and growth in selected African countries. It consists of an introduction/summary and 15 inter-related empirical studies grouped into 5 research areas: women’s empowerment and demand for healthcare; the impact of institutions, aid, inflation and FDI on economic growth; capital structure and bank-loan growth effects; trade, mineral exports and exchange rate; and growth, productivity and efficiency in various industries. While it provides a comprehensive picture of the state of economic development and growth in most parts of the continent, the main focus is on economic development and growth in Ethiopia and Rwanda – two countries undergoing rapid economic and social development.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden

    Almas Heshmati

About the editor

Almas Heshmati is Professor of Economics at Jönköping University and Sogang University. He held similar positions at the Korea University, Seoul National University, University of Kurdistan Hawler, Korea University and Seoul National University. He was Research Fellow at the World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), the United Nations University during 2001-04. From 1998 till 2001, he was an Associate Professor of Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics. He has a PhD from the University of Gothenburg (1994), where he held a Senior Researcher’s position until 1998. His research interests include applied microeconomics, globalization, energy, environment, development strategy, efficiency, productivity and growth with application to manufacturing and services. In addition to more than 150 articles in scientific journals he has published books on the EU Lisbon Process, Global Inequality,
East Asian Manufacturing, the Chinese Economy, Technology Transfer, Information Technology, Water Resources, Landmines, Power Generation, Renewable Energy, Development Economics, World Values,Poverty, Economic Growth and International Airlines.

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