Regression analysis of the relationship between economic growth and foreign aid in Africa
| Thesis title: | Regression analysis of the relationship between economic growth and foreign aid in Africa |
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| Author: | Ngango, Jean Gabin |
| Thesis type: | Diploma thesis |
| Supervisor: | Bašta, Milan |
| Opponents: | Helman, Karel |
| Thesis language: | English |
| Abstract: | This thesis explores the impact of foreign aid on growth in Africa. It focuses on whether foreign aid has an effect on capital accumulation and GDP growth. The dataset spans five years, from 2014 to 2018 for 44 countries. According to the regression results, foreign aid has non-linear relationship with economic growth. Foreign aid has a significant impact on investment and economic growth with diminishing returns. Foreign aid has no significance impact on saving as it fails to impact incentives to when choosing between present and future consumption. |
| Keywords: | Economic growth; null hypothesis; Foreign aid; alternative hypothesis; Ordinary least squares |
| Thesis title: | Regression analysis of the relationship between economic growth and foreign aid in Africa |
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| Author: | Ngango, Jean Gabin |
| Thesis type: | Diplomová práce |
| Supervisor: | Bašta, Milan |
| Opponents: | Helman, Karel |
| Thesis language: | English |
| Abstract: | This thesis explores the impact of foreign aid on growth in Africa. It focuses on whether foreign aid has an effect on capital accumulation and GDP growth. The dataset spans five years, from 2014 to 2018 for 44 countries. According to the regression results, foreign aid has non-linear relationship with economic growth. Foreign aid has a significant impact on investment and economic growth with diminishing returns. Foreign aid has no significance impact on saving as it fails to impact incentives to when choosing between present and future consumption. |
| Keywords: | Foreign aid; Economic growth, ; null hypothesis; alternative hypothesis; Ordinary least squares |
Information about study
| Study programme: | Kvantitativní metody v ekonomice/Quantitative Economic Analysis |
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| Type of study programme: | Magisterský studijní program |
| Assigned degree: | Ing. |
| Institutions assigning academic degree: | Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Informatics and Statistics |
| Department: | Department of Statistics and Probability |
Information on submission and defense
| Date of assignment: | 15. 10. 2020 |
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| Date of submission: | 3. 5. 2021 |
| Date of defense: | 3. 6. 2021 |
| Identifier in the InSIS system: | https://insis.vse.cz/zp/74720/podrobnosti |