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The impact of globalization on domestic growth in Africa

Journal: Journal of Global Business Insights (JGBI) (Vol.8, No. 2)

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Page : 168-178

Keywords : KOF Index; nonlinear regression model; GDP growth; economic development;

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Abstract

Research into the impacts of globalization on domestic growth in Africa has been scarce and the results of the research that does exist have been mixed. This research addresses this gap in the literature by using the newly revised KOF Globalization Index to determine the impact of social, political, and financial globalization on African economies. The KOF Index was revised substantially in 2019. Our full data set includes 40 years of data, from 1980-2019. Findings indicate that the relationship between globalization and GDP is best represented by a non-linear cubic model. With that model, social globalization has become Africa's most important predictor of GDP, particularly in the most recent ten-year period. Economic globalization was also a small, but significant, predictor. Implications for policymaking are also discussed.

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