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Inflation and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Southern African Development Countries

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  • Manoel Bittencourt
  • Monaheng Seleteng
  • Reneé van Eyden

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In this paper we investigate the role of inflation rates in determining economic growth in fifteen sub-Saharan African countries, which are all members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), between 1980 and 2009. The results, based on panel time-series data and analysis, suggest that in‡ation has had a detrimental effect to growth in the […]

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  • Manoel Bittencourt & Monaheng Seleteng & Reneé van Eyden, 2014. "Inflation and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Southern African Development Countries," Working Papers 405, Economic Research Southern Africa.
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    1. Bonga-Bonga, Lumengo & Ahiakpor, Ferdinand, 2015. "Determinants of Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Ghana," MPRA Paper 66923, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Whajah, Jennifer & Bokpin, Godfred A. & Kuttu, Saint, 2019. "Government size, public debt and inclusive growth in Africa," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 49(C), pages 225-240.
    3. Nyongesa Destaings Nyenyi & Eunice Lubega Amlega & Odhiambo Scholastica, 2017. "The Relationship between Inflation and Economic Growth in East African Community Countries," Noble International Journal of Economics and Financial Research, Noble Academic Publsiher, vol. 2(12), pages 152-162, December.
    4. Adam Luthfi Kusumatrisna & Iman Sugema & Syamsul H. Pasaribu, 2022. "Threshold Effect In The Relationship Between Inflation Rate And Economic Growth In Indonesia," Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking, Bank Indonesia, vol. 25(1), pages 117-132.
    5. Leshoro, Temitope L A, 2017. "An empirical analysis of disaggregated government expenditure and economic growth in South Africa," Working Papers 22644, University of South Africa, Department of Economics.

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    Keywords

    Growth; Inflation; SADC;
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    JEL classification:

    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • O42 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Monetary Growth Models
    • O55 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Africa

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