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Incidence de l'endettement extérieur sur la croissance économique des différents groupes régionaux en Afrique subsaharienne

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  • Arsène Aurélien Njamen Kengdo

    (Université de Dschang, Faculté des sciences économiques et de gestion)

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This study aims to conduct a comparative analysis of the impact of foreign debt on economic growth in regional groups in sub-Saharan Africa. The Generalized Method of Moments methodology and the Heteroskedasticity to Identify and Estimate Mismeasured and Endogenous Regressor Models as suggested by Lewbel (2012) when the instruments appear invalid were used. Estimations were made using sample period from 1977 to 2012s. I find that debt has a positive and significant impact on growth in four zones (SADC, CAE, CEMAC and CEDEAO) with bearable thresholds which account respectively for 86.82%; 77.92%; 89.47% and 78.94% of GDP. In terms of recommendations, bilateral creditors and International Financial Institutions may be aware, while agreeing out new loans, that countries do not exceed their bearable threshold at least at regional level. It is also important to lay particular stress on risks which could compromise the efforts of sustainability already put in place (insecurity, embezzlements and corruption).

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  • Arsène Aurélien Njamen Kengdo, 2016. "Incidence de l'endettement extérieur sur la croissance économique des différents groupes régionaux en Afrique subsaharienne," African Journal of Frontiers of Economics and Mathematics, The LAREQ Press, issue 1, pages 20-44, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:lrq:journl:y:2016:i:1:p:20-44
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    Keywords

    External debt; Economic growth; Generalized Method of Moments; Lewbel's estimator;
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    JEL classification:

    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt
    • O19 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations

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