Economic Complexity and Diversification & Implications
Paper Session
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM (GMT)
Seminar Room 6 Chair: Michael Adu Okyere, Clean Air Task Force
The Role of Natural Resource Abundance in Explaining the Effects of FDI on Manufacturing in Africa: Is There a Crowding-Out Effect?
Kirsi Zongo*, University of Thomas SankaraSouleymane Diarr, West African Economic and Monetary Union
Sampawendé Jules Tapsoba, International Monetary Fund
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A Comparative Analysis of Economic Diversification and Complexity in African Countries Versus Other Global South Regions: Assessing the Significance of Export Diversification and Economic Complexity
Christian Nsiah*, Baldwin Wallace UniversityBichaka Fayissa, Middle Tennessee State University
Herman Sahni, Baldwin Wallace University
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Non-linear Effects of Export Diversification on Income Inequality in Selected African countries: Does Human Capital Development Matter?
Camara Kwasi Obeng*, University of cape CoastMichael Tutu Boadu, University of cape Coast
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Discussant(s)
Toyin Olowogbon, Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Empowerement
Godfred Anakpo, Nelson Mandela University
Ahmed Hassan Ahmad, Loughborough University