Economic Growth and Total Factor Productivity in Niger
30 Pages Posted: 31 Oct 2006
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: 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
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