This paper examines empirically whether and how regional integration leads to
convergence and growth amongst developing countries. Using standard growth models for …

This paper analyzes the time stability of the GDP beta convergence in two subsamples:
EU27 countries during 1993–2010 and EU15 during 1972–2010. Additionally, the article …

Are improvements in growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) since the mid-1990s sustainable?
What types of growth strategies contribute the most to reducing poverty? This paper …

This paper takes stock of the achievements toward integration in the West African Economic
and Monetary Union (WAEMU) 10 years after the 1994 devaluation of the CFA franc. It …

This paper proposes an empirical study of the links between poor governance, weak
institutions and the growth of per capita income in the countries that belong to the Economic …

This paper investigates empirically the sources of aggregate output growth and the
determinants of total factor productivity (TFP) in Niger between 1963 and 2003. A growth …

This paper employs the WITS-SMART simulation model to examine the welfare effects of
economic integration in the TFTA region. The results indicate that welfare gains are skewed …

Purpose This paper investigates the per-capita output club convergence in case of 120
countries for the period 1995–2015. Further, we disaggregate per-capita output into three …

This study analyzes the time stability of both the GDP beta convergence and the impact of
monetary policy variables on economic growth in EU27 countries during 1993-2010 and …

The present study investigates the convergence process of per-worker output for a panel of
15 countries in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region over the period 1970 …