Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5052664 | Economic Analysis and Policy | 2017 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
In this study, we examine the differential effects of capital flows on the distribution of income in 21 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries over the period 1984-2013. The empirical results show that FDI has a moderate positive effect on income inequality, which suggests that FDI increases income inequality in both the short and the long-run. Remittances, external debt and aid flows, however, do not have robust impact on income inequality. Further, our findings indicate unidirectional causality from FDI to income inequality in the short-run when we account for heterogeneity. Finally, our country-specific estimates indicate that capital flows have mixed effect on inequality in SSA.
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Authors
Samuel Adams, Edem Kwame Mensah Klobodu,