The quest for the determinants of education in Africa has paid little attention to the role of po... more The quest for the determinants of education in Africa has paid little attention to the role of political leaders; many of whom once received foreign scholarships. This article aims to examine the effect they have on education. We assume that foreign training encompasses factors guiding the choice of economic policies. The results of the estimation using fixed effect, random effect, generalized least square and Driscoll-Kraay methods on a sample of 219 leaders from 1975 to 2015 reveal that western and other African countries educated leaders negatively affect primary completion; the result is robust in autocracies. Studying abroad deprives leaders from their home country realities and orients them towards foreign policies. Citation: Donal Ajoumessi Houmpe and Ngouhouo Ibrahim, (2020) ''The effect of African leaders' foreign education/training on the completion of primary education in their countries'', Economics Bulletin, Volume 40, Issue 4, pages 3241-3255 Contac...
The objective of this research is to re-examine on one hand, the effect of natural resource explo... more The objective of this research is to re-examine on one hand, the effect of natural resource exploitation on economic growth of African countries, and on the other hand, analyse the role of institutions of governance in transmitting these effects. By adopting a GMM technique in a dynamic panel, we show that over the period 2002 to 2018, natural resource rents have a positive influence on economic growth in African countries. This effect disappears when we control the econometric model with variables such as control of corruption indicator, political stability measure and quality of regulation. Hence, Governments and political leaders need to fight corruption through transparency in the management of rents from natural resources and it’s exploitation. In addition, there is a need to ensure political stability through greater transparency in electoral processes and respect of the will of citizens. Finally, for a better regulation, government should set up necessary policies for emerge...
The quest for the determinants of education in Africa has paid little attention to the role of po... more The quest for the determinants of education in Africa has paid little attention to the role of political leaders; many of whom once received foreign scholarships. This article aims to examine the effect they have on education. We assume that foreign training encompasses factors guiding the choice of economic policies. The results of the estimation using fixed effect, random effect, generalized least square and Driscoll-Kraay methods on a sample of 219 leaders from 1975 to 2015 reveal that western and other African countries educated leaders negatively affect primary completion; the result is robust in autocracies. Studying abroad deprives leaders from their home country realities and orients them towards foreign policies. Citation: Donal Ajoumessi Houmpe and Ngouhouo Ibrahim, (2020) ''The effect of African leaders' foreign education/training on the completion of primary education in their countries'', Economics Bulletin, Volume 40, Issue 4, pages 3241-3255 Contac...
The objective of this research is to re-examine on one hand, the effect of natural resource explo... more The objective of this research is to re-examine on one hand, the effect of natural resource exploitation on economic growth of African countries, and on the other hand, analyse the role of institutions of governance in transmitting these effects. By adopting a GMM technique in a dynamic panel, we show that over the period 2002 to 2018, natural resource rents have a positive influence on economic growth in African countries. This effect disappears when we control the econometric model with variables such as control of corruption indicator, political stability measure and quality of regulation. Hence, Governments and political leaders need to fight corruption through transparency in the management of rents from natural resources and it’s exploitation. In addition, there is a need to ensure political stability through greater transparency in electoral processes and respect of the will of citizens. Finally, for a better regulation, government should set up necessary policies for emerge...
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