Using fixed effects estimation techniques, this study seeks to explain the impact of institutional quality on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to 45 SSA countries over the period 1996-2007. Our results show that there is no statistically significant relationship between institutional quality and FDI inflows to SSA countries. Thus, this study contradicts prev...

It is well-acknowledged that many African economies perform well below their potential, yet there is little knowledge about the distance of these economies from their productivity frontiers. This study examines the technical efficiency of 43 African countries using the non-parametric DEA technique and the double-bootstrap approach. Technical efficiency results by i...

It is well-acknowledged that many African economies perform well below their potential, yet there is little knowledge about the distance of these economies from their productivity frontiers. This study examines the technical efficiency of 43 African countries using the non-parametric DEA technique and the double-bootstrap approach. Technical efficiency results by i...