The impact of foreign capital inflows on economic growth in selected West African countries
The West African countries have been identified with inadequate capital for investment, being one of the poorest sub-regions in the world. This study employed panel data from 1980 to 2013 to examine the impact of foreign capital inflows on the economic growth in the selected West African countries...
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| author | Oluwaseyi, Musibau Hammed |
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| description | The West African countries have been identified with inadequate capital for investment, being one of the poorest sub-regions in the world. This study employed panel data from 1980 to 2013 to examine the impact of foreign capital inflows on the
economic growth in the selected West African countries using Two Gap Theory. The objective of this study is to examine the nature of relationship between foreign capital inflows and the level of economic growth selected West African Countries
and to observe the causality between foreign capital inflows components and economic growth. The study adopts Pedroni cointegration and granger causality test. The result shows the existence of long run relationship between foreign capital
inflows and economics growth in selected West African country. All the variables were positive but only foreign direct investment is significant. Net migrant remittance, foreign direct investment and official development assistance cause growth in the short run. The study recommends policies to encourage capital inflows via macroeconomic management, a flexible exchange rate, financial sector supervision, large reserves and diversification of domestic economies. |
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| spelling | my.uum.etd-60892021-04-19T06:24:41Z https://etd.uum.edu.my/6089/ The impact of foreign capital inflows on economic growth in selected West African countries Oluwaseyi, Musibau Hammed HC Economic History and Conditions The West African countries have been identified with inadequate capital for investment, being one of the poorest sub-regions in the world. This study employed panel data from 1980 to 2013 to examine the impact of foreign capital inflows on the economic growth in the selected West African countries using Two Gap Theory. The objective of this study is to examine the nature of relationship between foreign capital inflows and the level of economic growth selected West African Countries and to observe the causality between foreign capital inflows components and economic growth. The study adopts Pedroni cointegration and granger causality test. The result shows the existence of long run relationship between foreign capital inflows and economics growth in selected West African country. All the variables were positive but only foreign direct investment is significant. Net migrant remittance, foreign direct investment and official development assistance cause growth in the short run. The study recommends policies to encourage capital inflows via macroeconomic management, a flexible exchange rate, financial sector supervision, large reserves and diversification of domestic economies. 2016 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en https://etd.uum.edu.my/6089/1/s818466_01.pdf text en https://etd.uum.edu.my/6089/2/s818466_02.pdf Oluwaseyi, Musibau Hammed (2016) The impact of foreign capital inflows on economic growth in selected West African countries. Masters thesis, Universiti Utara Malaysia. |
| spellingShingle | HC Economic History and Conditions Oluwaseyi, Musibau Hammed The impact of foreign capital inflows on economic growth in selected West African countries |
| title | The impact of foreign capital inflows on economic growth in selected West African countries |
| title_full | The impact of foreign capital inflows on economic growth in selected West African countries |
| title_fullStr | The impact of foreign capital inflows on economic growth in selected West African countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of foreign capital inflows on economic growth in selected West African countries |
| title_short | The impact of foreign capital inflows on economic growth in selected West African countries |
| title_sort | impact of foreign capital inflows on economic growth in selected west african countries |
| topic | HC Economic History and Conditions |
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