Analysing the role of external debt and corruption on economic growth in the Sub-Saharan African Region

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dc.contributor.advisorMpofu, Trust
dc.contributor.authorChicha, Chilala
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-30T13:27:18Z
dc.date.available2025-07-30T13:27:18Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.date.updated2025-07-30T13:24:01Z
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the relationship between corruption, external debt and economic growth in the Sub-Saharan African region as the roles of external debt and corruption as growth drivers or deterrents remains inconclusive. The paper employs a two-step system generalized method of moments (sysGMM) model to estimate the relationship between external debt, corruption and economic growth. An interaction term between external debt and corruption is included to determine whether the impact of external debt on growth is influenced by the level of perceived corruption in an economy. Corruption is found to have a negative and often significant relationship with economic growth whilst external debt has significant, varying associations with economic growth. The interaction between debt and corruption is also found to significantly influence economic growth.
dc.identifier.apacitationChicha, C. (2025). <i>Analysing the role of external debt and corruption on economic growth in the Sub-Saharan African Region</i>. (). ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41546en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationChicha, Chilala. <i>"Analysing the role of external debt and corruption on economic growth in the Sub-Saharan African Region."</i> ., ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2025. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41546en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationChicha, C. 2025. Analysing the role of external debt and corruption on economic growth in the Sub-Saharan African Region. . ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41546en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Chicha, Chilala AB - This paper examines the relationship between corruption, external debt and economic growth in the Sub-Saharan African region as the roles of external debt and corruption as growth drivers or deterrents remains inconclusive. The paper employs a two-step system generalized method of moments (sysGMM) model to estimate the relationship between external debt, corruption and economic growth. An interaction term between external debt and corruption is included to determine whether the impact of external debt on growth is influenced by the level of perceived corruption in an economy. Corruption is found to have a negative and often significant relationship with economic growth whilst external debt has significant, varying associations with economic growth. The interaction between debt and corruption is also found to significantly influence economic growth. DA - 2025 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - external debt KW - corruption KW - economic growth KW - two-step system GMM LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2025 T1 - Analysing the role of external debt and corruption on economic growth in the Sub-Saharan African Region TI - Analysing the role of external debt and corruption on economic growth in the Sub-Saharan African Region UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41546 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/41546
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationChicha C. Analysing the role of external debt and corruption on economic growth in the Sub-Saharan African Region. []. ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2025 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41546en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economics
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerce
dc.subjectexternal debt
dc.subjectcorruption
dc.subjecteconomic growth
dc.subjecttwo-step system GMM
dc.titleAnalysing the role of external debt and corruption on economic growth in the Sub-Saharan African Region
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMCom
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