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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Control of corruption"”.
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The role of political and institutional factors in Central Asian trade integration : evidence from the gravity model
With the gravity model of trade, this thesis analyzes political and institutional influences on trade integration among Central Asian countries. It tests how these factors: GDP (economic size), FDI inflows, political stability, and control of corruption affect mutual trade transactions throughout …
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Foreign direct investment and governance: an empirical evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
This thesis employed a panel data of 36 countries from sub-Saharan Africa over the period 1996-2000 to examine the impact of governance on foreign direct investment flows. Within the governance variable there are six sub-indices which are the rule of law, political stability, control of corruption, …
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Innovation and institutions: Examining the black box
… that explicitly accounts for the influences of institutions on technical innovation and output production; (ii) specifies an empirical model suitable to examine the affect of institutions on technical innovation based on a theoretical model; and (iii) tests if different measures of …
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Governance and socioeconomic development in Zambia : an analysis of survey data and development indicators
… Zambia’s socioeconomic development. With the aid of survey data compiled by the World Bank’s Worldwide Governance Indicators, and perceptions of governance amongst Zambian citizens obtained from Round 5 of the Afrobarometer survey, this study used quantitative research methods to investigate the …
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A retrospective comparative analysis of the maternal and child health MDGs in Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda: Beyond 2015
The timeline of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) elapsed in 2015, global indicators showed that Africa still accounts for almost half of all child deaths globally and has the world’s highest maternal mortality rates. By the year 2015, Africa as a continent was unable to meet the maternal and …
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Governance and human development in Sub-Saharan Africa
… 1996 to 2019 using the Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) technique. The empirical analysis reveals a positive association between all six governance indicators and human development. ‘Voice and accountability', and ‘control of corruption', evidence a strong association with growth in …
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ESSAYS ON FOREIGN AID EFFECTIVENESS: THE ROLE OF MONITORING PROCEDURES IN IMPROVING AID EFFECTIVENESS AND THE IMPACT OF AID-RECIPIENT GOVERNANCE ON AID ALLOCATION AND WELFARE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
… aid effectiveness. Chapter 1 presents the role of monitoring procedures in improving the effectiveness of foreign aid. It analyzes how monitoring procedures influence the government’s effort and improve the effectiveness of foreign aid. The chapter considers two cases, the case in which the …
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The effects of multi-layer governance on risk disclosures: EU evidence
Disclosure of risks provides information on current and potential risks that firms are facing that may affect their continuity, which is a critical issue for stakeholders. Despite this, most studies examining the impact of firm-level governance structures on risk disclosure are generally rare and …
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Financial development, foreign direct investment and economic growth : challenges for developing countries
Although the pattern of growth in developing countries is characterised by instability, uncertainties and volatility, the experience of the five fast-growing developing economies of Brazil, Russia, India, Mexico and China (BRIMCs) presents an unprecedented challenge for other developing countries. …
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The Impact of Non-Traditional Banking and National-level Governance on Banking Performance: Evidence from the GCC Region
This thesis empirically investigates the impact of non-traditional banking activities (NTBAs), income diversification, and national governance on bank performance within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab …
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The Role of Corporate Governance to Foreign Direct Investments on Emerging Countries in Southeast Asia
… across the globe. Although significant inflow of FDI continues to flow into Asia (FDISTAT, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development 2007-2018), the lack of corporate governance at the macroeconomic level in certain emerging countries has been depriving the inflow of FDI. Developing …
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The role of Oil in Economic Development -The case of Libya (1970-2010).
Abstract The objectives of this thesis are to: (1) examine if the resource curse exists in the context of Libya; (2) assess the role of institutions in avoiding or minimising the resource curse, and; (3) evaluate institutional and economic reforms required, and the best options to diversify the …
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Determinants of foreign direct investment into sub-saharan Africa and its impact on economic growth.
The aim of this research has 3 main objectives. The first objective is to examine the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This further to investigate how SSA countries compare in their FDI determinants with other countries from the Middle East and North …
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DOES DEMOCRATIZATION AFFECT GROWTH ACROSS TIME OR SPACE?
… research path has been to see whether the type of political regime, namely a democratic versus an authoritarian regime, influences economic growth. Much of the past literature has produced ambiguous results. But more recent studies using more sophisticated statistical techniques have often shown …
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THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT, BANKING PERFORMANCE, PRIVATIZATION, AND GROWTH
<p>The problem of the present study is twofold (1) analyze the impacts of institutions and private property rights on the banking industry, and (2) the effects of property rights, contracting rights and intellectual property rights concurrent to privatization of state owned enterprises on a wide …
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Financial integration, bank performance and economic growth in Africa
… catalyst for driving the growth performance of both nascent and advanced economies. Financial integration is viewed as a process by which technology and capital is mobilized and efficiently distributed across national borders to enhance consumption, investments and output growth. However, the …
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The Determinants of Efficiency, Profitability and Stability in the Banking Sector: A Comparative Study of Islamic, Conventional and Socially Responsible Banks
This study aims to investigate the determinants of efficiency, profitability and stability in the banking sector across the world over the period 2005-2012. In this study, efficiency is measured using data envelopment analysis (DEA), which is divided into technical efficiency (TE), pure technical …