Evelyn Wamboye

• Professor (Associate) at Pennsylvania State University

The goal of this article is to provide an in-depth analysis of the channels through which women acquire land in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the inherent obstacles and the relevance of land ownership to gender equality and women’s economic and social outcomes; and provide suggestions to inform effective gender-sensitive land policies. Emphasis of this...

This article provides a detailed analysis of official finances from China to Tanzania with special attention to the question of Tanzania’s foreign finances policy. The findings reveal that Tanzania like much of sub-Saharan Africa, has an infrastructure gap and Chinese finances are largely used to fund infrastructure projects. However, majority of t...

This Element provides an in-depth analysis of the role of women's ownership of and access to land in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in determining gender equality and women's economic and social outcomes and gives suggestions to inform effective gender-sensitive land policies. Using cross-sectional regression analysis, we find that ownership of land by w...

This Element provides a detailed analysis of official finances from China to Africa with special attention to the question of Africa's foreign finances policy. The findings reveal that Africa has an infrastructure gap and Chinese finances are largely used to fund infrastructure projects. However, the majority of the funds are loans, which are mortg...

Africa, like many developing regions, has long suffered from savings and foreign exchange gaps. This has contributed to its low rate of capital accumulation, and lagging development. In search of ways to boost the domestic capital stock, a number of scholars have recommended increasing financial flow from external sources. For example, some scholar...

In 1996 the World Bank and International Monetary Fund initiated a series of debt relief programs for heavily indebted poor countries (HIPCs) to help them reduce multilateral public and publicly guaranteed debt and ensure a permanent exit from debt rescheduling. This chapter evaluates these programs’ impact on growth in Africa’s resource (RECs)- an...

This chapter provides evidence on the labor-productivity growth and employment impact of BRICS’ (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) and G7 countries’ (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, and the United States) direct investment in selected African countries over the period 2001–2012. Results based on generalized meth...

This introductory chapter summarizes the papers in this book. It shows that the topics covered by experts in their respective fields are engaging, provocative, timely, and critical as they address an emerging theme in development. The analyses provide cutting-edge knowledge about the extent to which capital from BRICS versus OECD member countries i...

This chapter employs parametric and nonparametric methods to examine the impact of aid (quantity and quality) on growth in the former British and French colonies of Africa over the period 1975–2010. The quantity of aid is proxied by a quadratic term of the aid variable while the quality, by different source of aid. Results indicate that foreign aid...

This chapter employs dynamic ordinary least squares and panel co-integration to estimate advanced countries’ R&D spillover effects on labor productivity in 28 Sub-Saharan African countries over the period 1992–2011. Estimation results show that African countries that import and receive development aid (technical and non-technical) from advanced cou...

This study employs dynamic ordinary least squares and panel co-integration to estimate advanced countries’ R&D spillover effects on labour productivity in 28 Sub-Saharan African countries over the period 1992–2011. Results show that African countries that import and receive (technical and non-technical) development aid from advanced countries exper...

Resumen Se investigan los efectos de las TIC en la productividad del trabajo en 43 países subsaharianos. Se observa que el desarrollo de la telefonía fija y móvil celular estimula el crecimiento de la productividad en forma de retornos crecientes, lo cual confirma la presencia de efectos de red: cuando se duplica la tasa de penetración de la telefo...

Résumé Les auteurs examinent les effets des TIC sur la productivité à partir d'un échantillon de 43 pays d'Afrique subsaharienne. Ils concluent que le développement des téléphonies fixe et mobile stimule la croissance de la productivité dans un processus à rendements croissants, confirmant l'existence d'un effet de réseau. Ainsi, la multiplication...

In the late 1990s, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) initiated a series of debt relief programs for highly indebted poor countries (HIPCs) based on the idea that high levels of indebtedness impede growth by discouraging domestic and foreign investment. This paper examines the relationship between external debt and growth with...

We investigate the way structural change (measured in terms of the composition of production) affects the female employment to population ratios in thirty-nine least developed countries. We use random and fixed effects estimation techniques on a panel data from 1991 to 2010. Our findings highlight the importance of structural change on female acces...

This study evaluates the extent to which academic institutions and their curricula are internationalised in the US. The survey instrument incorporates variables that assess the students’ globalisation skills related to international awareness, international competency and international expertise. Generally, findings suggest that a large proportion...

This study investigates the sectoral effects on female absolute and relative employment in 39 least developed countries. Random and fixed effects estimation techniques were used on a panel data for the period 1991-2010. Our results shed light on the importance of the sectoral effects on female employment. Specifically, we find that while changes in...

This study analyzes the relationship between information and communication technologies (ICTs) and labor productivity growth in sub-Saharan Africa over the period 1975–2010. The results show that fixed-line and mobile telecommunications have a positive and significant impact on growth after penetration rates reach a certain critical mass. The thres...

More than thirty years into the modern era of globalization, scholars are now in a position to evaluate the distributive effects of the policy shifts that have led to greater economic integration. One region of the world for which little robust empirical evidence exists on gendered employment effects is Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). To identify whether...

This study investigates the importance of various Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) indicators on labor productivity growth using a sample of 43 sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries. Our findings show significant increasing returns on growth in the case of fixed-line telephone and mobile cellular penetration, confirming the presence o...

The issue of foreign aid dependency in Africa remains controversial among policymakers. The Euro zone, which provides the bulk of foreign aid to developing countries, is currently implementing some austerity programmes. Consequently, this study investigates what really matters; the quantity or quality of foreign aid to support economic growth of Af...

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has long suffered from lagging productivity and excessive levels of indebtedness. Using both parametric and non-parametric techniques, this paper examines the impact of external debt on labour productivity growth and convergence across SSA economies over the period 1970–2010. The results indicate the presence of debt-overha...

Using a sample of 29 African countries for which adequate time series data are available this paper explores the nexus between financial development and manufactured exports. This particular relationship is especially important in the context of Africa since export diversification away from resources and agriculture is an important part of Africa's...

This study empirically analyses the scope and constraints of internationalising business education curriculum in the USA. Using primary data, we evaluate the extent to which faculty members engage in internationalisation activities, the potential job risk attached to the process and the university support. Additionally we attempt to address the fol...

This study uncovers several surprising and unexpected policy insights that can help small Caribbean and Central American countries develop a strategy to diversify their export base. The results from causality tests of the nexus between financial development and manufactured exports, show that in 63% of a sample of eight countries, financial develop...

Using time series data, we test the causality between exports of manufactured goods and financial development in eleven Latin American countries (LACs). This particular relationship is especially important in the context of LACs since export diversification away from resources and agriculture is crucial for growth strategy of these countries. Our r...

This article revisits the question of aid effectiveness on economic growth by introducing a country's legal origin in the debate. We provide compelling evidence to show that both quantity and quality of aid disbursed to Africa's least developed countries matter and that these effects differ based on a country's legal origin. A quadratic specificati...

Promotion of private investment is a necessity for capital formation in African countries. Foreign private investment in particular, is considered to be a source of the scarce capital resources, valuable technological know-how and corporate norms and practices. However, given the political unpredictability, lack of sufficient infrastructures, inade...

This study evaluates the impact of public external debt on long term economic growth of forty least developed countries (LDCs). Arellano-Bond SGMM method is used on unbalanced panel data spanning from 1975 to 2010. A comparative analysis based on different debt specifications and samples is provided. Overall, our findings suggest that high external...

Using panel data for the period of 1975-2011, this study attempts to answer the question of whether the quantity or quality of foreign aid matters to economic growth of least developed countries (LDCs). Quality effects are captured using different specifications of both bilateral and multilateral aid. The quantity effects are measured by the square...

More than thirty years into the third era of globalization, scholars are in a position to evaluate the distributive effects of the policy shifts that have led to greater economic integration. One region of the world for which there is little robust empirical evidence on gendered employment effects is sub-­‐Saharan Africa (SSA). This paper empirical...

The scientific discussions in existing literature focusing on sustainable development are vast. The broad focus of sustainable development has raised the need to develop indicators which allow measuring the progress towards sustainability and evaluating policies intended to support sustainability. This research aims to analyse and determine the rel...

Within the Stolper-Samuelson (SS) framework, a vast empirical literature has developed around the issue of determining the shift in the labour market fundamentals. These studies suffer a host of shortcomings. In an attempt to transcend those shortcomings, this paper analyses the short and long run effects of offshore outsourcing, technology and edu...