Economic Growth and Total Factor Productivity in Niger

30 Pages Posted: 31 Oct 2006

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Jean-Claude Nachega

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Thomson Fontaine

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Date Written: September 2006

Abstract

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 accounting analysis indicates that the erosion in output per capita over the sample period is due to the negative growth of both TFP and physical capital per capita. Sound macroeconomic policies, supported by official development assistance and structural reforms, are found to be key to raising TFP growth.

Keywords: Niger, sources of growth, total factor productivity, cointegration

JEL Classification: O40, O47, O54

Suggested Citation

Nachega, Jean-Claude and Fontaine, Thomson, Economic Growth and Total Factor Productivity in Niger (September 2006). IMF Working Paper No. 06/208, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=941270

Jean-Claude Nachega (Contact Author)

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Thomson Fontaine

International Monetary Fund (IMF) ( email )

700 19th Street NW
Washington, DC 20431
United States

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