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  • Determinants of economic growth in the event of sustained war: Case of Sierra Leone

    Author(s)
    Kargbo, M
    Hui, A
    Li, Z
    Gupta, R
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Gupta, Rakesh
    Year published
    2017
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    The growth performance for most Sub-Sahara African countries was relatively stable in the 1970s but became volatile in the 1990s due to unstable policies and civil unrest. These scenarios were the case for Sierra Leone, the country's growth performance of the 1970s spanning to the 1990s was mixed. Given the welfare implication of economic growth, we investigate key determinants to growth in the event of sustained war in Sierra Leone from 1970 to 2010, using the error correction model (ECM). This study reveals that tertiary education, enrolment rate, population growth rate, employment rate and openness to international trade ...
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    The growth performance for most Sub-Sahara African countries was relatively stable in the 1970s but became volatile in the 1990s due to unstable policies and civil unrest. These scenarios were the case for Sierra Leone, the country's growth performance of the 1970s spanning to the 1990s was mixed. Given the welfare implication of economic growth, we investigate key determinants to growth in the event of sustained war in Sierra Leone from 1970 to 2010, using the error correction model (ECM). This study reveals that tertiary education, enrolment rate, population growth rate, employment rate and openness to international trade have positive correlation on growth. High budget deficit, high inflation, exchange rate instability and the civil war that erupted in the country are contributing factors for the economy's poor growth performance. This understanding is important for academics and policy makers in shaping the future economic growth.
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    Journal Title
    International Journal of Business and Globalisation
    Volume
    18
    Issue
    4
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBG.2017.084348
    Subject
    Political science
    Applied economics
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/348552
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