Metals or Management? Explaining Africa's Recent Economic Growth Performance

Laura N. Beny; Lisa D. Cook

doi:10.1257/aer.99.2.268

American Economic Review Vol. 99 No. 2 2009

Metals or Management? Explaining Africa's Recent Economic Growth Performance

¹ University of Michigan Law School, 625 South State St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109–1215. · ² Department of Economics and James Madison College, Michigan State University, 110 Marshall-Adams Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824.

Abstract

Explanations for Africa's poor long-run growth performance have varied over time. The theories examined include geography (Jeffrey D. Sachs and Andrew Warner 1997); institu tions (William Easterly and Ross Levine 1997;

DOI: 10.1257/aer.99.2.268
Volume: 99
Issue: 2
Pages: 268-274
Language: en
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Metals or Management? Explaining Africa's Recent Economic Growth Performance

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