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Effects of Foreign Debt and Foreign Aid on Economic Growth in Somalia

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  • Ali Yassin Sheikh Ali
  • Mohamed Saney Dalmar
  • Ali Abdulkadir Ali

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This paper aims to assess the effects of foreign debt and foreign aid on economic growth in Somalia from 1970 to 2014. The ordinary least squares (OLS) method was used and basic model assumption tests were also employed. We used the Augmented Dickey−Fuller (ADF) and Philip-Perron (PP) tests for the unit root and the Johansen cointegration test to determine the long-run relationship between the variables. The results of the study show that, in Somalia, foreign debt has an insignificant effect on economic growth, while the foreign aid has positive significant effect on economic growth. The results also indicate that the cointegration method confirms the incidence of long-run association among the variables. There is little research regarding the exact relationship between increasing foreign debt and foreign aid on economic growth in Somalia. This study is also different from previous studies as we used ADF and PP tests for the unit root and the Johansen cointegration test for the long-run relationship between the variables. Additionally, the study used multivariate techniques. The paper concludes that foreign aid is essential in economic growth and several policy implications are proposed.

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  • Ali Yassin Sheikh Ali & Mohamed Saney Dalmar & Ali Abdulkadir Ali, 2018. "Effects of Foreign Debt and Foreign Aid on Economic Growth in Somalia," International Journal of Economics and Finance, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 10(11), pages 1-95, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:ijefaa:v:10:y:2018:i:11:p:95
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