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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Generalised Method of moments (GMM)"”.
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The impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) and remittances on economic growth in the SADC Region
… Remittances have been identified as key sources of financing to bridge this gap. The study investigates the impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and remittances on economic growth in 16 Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states between 2010 and 2022. Using the Generalised …
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The impact of remittances on GDP in CARICOM
… 2013, where remittances are measured as a share of GDP and economic growth is measured by GDP per capita growth. Using multivariate linear regression analysis and the Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) the researcher tested the hypothesis that remittances have a positive relationship on GDP per …
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The impact of capital flows on exchange rates: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
With the low levels of domestic savings, capital flows can narrow the financing gap and contribute to economic growth and development. However, capital flows can also lead to negative, possibly unintended, consequences. As such, the study sought to ascertain the relationship between capital flows …
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Governance and human development in Sub-Saharan Africa
… countries throughout 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 …
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The relationship between corruption, ease of doing business and FDI inflows in SADC countries
… include negative risk perceptions; a weak ease of doing business environment, and endemic corruption. Hence, the study seeks to investigate the relationship between FDI inflows and corruption and ease of doing business in SADC. The research applies Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) analysis to …
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Rôle de l'aide financière internationale dans la production agricole en Afrique subsaharienne face aux changements climatiques : une étude de panel des pays de la SADC
This study examines the role of international financial aid in agricultural production in the face of climate change in sub-Saharan Africa, specifically in the SADC region. The aim is to highlight the heterogeneous impact of international financial aid on agricultural production, depending on the …
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An empirical study of the impact of macroeconomic variables on the capital structure of South African firms during periods of heightened economic uncertainty
In this empirical research, the impact of national debt to GDP (and other selected macroeconomic variables) on the capital structure of South African firms is investigated during a period of heightened economic uncertainty. Economic uncertainty, as defined in this study, refers to the degree of …
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Political Economy of Gender and Sustainable Development: African Evidence
This thesis examines the impact of female political representation on human development, financial inclusion, and health outcomes in Africa. The thesis specifically examine the moderating role of institutional quality on the relationship between female political representation on human development …
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Does foreign aid Inflows promote better governance in Sub-Saharan Africa?
… have been mixed views regarding the effects of foreign aid to a host country; some sources report that foreign aid inflows can provide supplemental domestic capital for investment activities to accelerate economic growth and development, reduce corruption, and improve governance. In contrast, …
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Public Private Partnerships and economic growth in developing countries: An empirical analysis
The study analysed the impact of Public Private Partnership (PPP) investment on economic growth in 39 developing countries, and used a traditional growth model. Using the system Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) estimation technique, the analysis was carried out in two ways. First, the study …
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Essays in family and labour economics
… and labour economics issues in the context of different countries, the unified motive is to gain policy implication by applying diversified micro-econometric tools into different datasets. The UK has experienced the 1999 Working Family Tax Credit and the 2003 Working and Child Tax Credit …
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Are the capital structures of JSE listed companies influenced by equity market timing?
… has primarily been focused on testing the speed of adjustment theory, pecking order theory and the trade-off theory. This dissertation sets out to test whether evidence of the market timing theory exists in JSE listed firms by applying the method used by De Bie and De Haan (2007) for evidence of …
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Determinants of FDI flows to Sub- Saharan Africa: Does economic development play a role?
There is a disparity in the trends of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) across nations at different stages of economic development, thereby indicating that economic development could play a role in attracting FDI to the region. This study assesses whether economic …
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Asset pricing with empirical, zero-beta, macro and state variables in international equity markets
… cross-sectional tests to assess the performance of this six-factor model and compare the performance with other traditional asset pricing models. Findings suggest that the five-factor model improves with the addition of momentum factor. Secondly, we attempt to improve asset pricing by using the …
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Is Sub-Saharan Africa likely to yield demographic dividends in the 21st century?
… that SSA will be accounting for 35 percent of the global population - up from 14 percent in 2019. This increase in population will result in an increase of the working age population, which in turn presents an opportunity to yield demographic dividends. Demographic dividends occurs when …
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The impact of fiscal deficits on economic growth in developing countries : Empirical evidence and policy implications
This study examines the impact of fiscal deficits on economic growth in developing countries. Based on deduction from the relevant theoretical and empirical literature, the study tests the following hypotheses regarding the impact of fiscal deficits on economic growth. First, fiscal deficits have …
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The impact of fiscal deficits on economic growth in developing countries : Empirical evidence and policy implications
This study examines the impact of fiscal deficits on economic growth in developing countries. Based on deduction from the relevant theoretical and empirical literature, the study tests the following hypotheses regarding the impact of fiscal deficits on economic growth. First, fiscal deficits have …
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Foreign aid and economic performance during crises in Sub-Saharan Africa
… has been recorded as the largest recipient of foreign aid. However, it remains the least developed continent of all. It is characterised by extreme poverty and scores very low on rule of law, transparency and openness, public accountability, and ethical leadership. These observations have …
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The impact of government expenditure compositions on economic growth: an empirical analysis.
The aim of this research is broadly to achieve 3 main objectives. The first objective is to investigate the relationship between the composition of government expenditure and economic growth. This objective further extends to examine how low to middle-income countries compare in their growth …
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National governance, corporate governance and firm performance : empirical evidence from two MENA countries ‒ Jordan and UAE
Experts’ analysis of the report conducted by The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) in 2011 shows that weak governance practices have been among the key causes, or at least exacerbate, the recent financial crisis and the severe corporate failures in the US market and elsewhere around the …
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