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Financial Repression, Interest Rates, and Credit Allocation in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Economic development has been slow in most countries of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) during the past two decades. Per capita income in 19 countries grew by less than 1% per annum between 1960 and 1979. During the last decade, 15 countries recorded a negative rate of growth of income per capita. Income per capita was a mere $411 in 1979 (excluding Nigeria). This dismal economic performance is partly due to structural weakness, but also reflect domestic policy inadequacies. Of these domestic policy inadequacies, policies pursued in the financial sector including exchange rate policy have proved to be critical.

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  • Graham, Michael, 1996. "Financial Repression, Interest Rates, and Credit Allocation in Sub-Saharan Africa," WIDER Working Papers 295371, United Nations University, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:widerw:295371
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.295371
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    1. Brian Muyambiri & Nicholas M. Odhiambo, 2018. "The Impact Of Financial Development On Investment: A Review Of International Literature," Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies, Faculty of Economics, Vilnius University, vol. 9(2).
    2. Konté,Maty & Kouame,Wilfried Anicet Kouakou & Mensah,Emmanuel Buadi, 2021. "Structural Reforms and Productivity Growth in Developing Countries : Intra- or Inter-Reallocation Channel ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9733, The World Bank.

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