Dependency Ratio and the Economic Growth Puzzle in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Keywords
Sub-Saharan Africa; growth model; dependency ratio; steady state; panel data; fixed-effects model; random-effects model;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
- N3 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy
- F43 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Economic Growth of Open Economies
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2010-06-26 (Africa)
- NEP-DEV-2010-06-26 (Development)
- NEP-DGE-2010-06-26 (Dynamic General Equilibrium)
- NEP-FDG-2010-06-26 (Financial Development and Growth)
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