The growth rate series in Kenya: Evidence of non‐linearities and factors behind the slow growth
Autores
Luis A. Gil-Alana
Robert Mudida
Tipo
Artículo
Journal
International Journal of Finance and Economics 23, 3
Páginas
111-121
Fecha
03-09-2018
Resumen

This paper deals with the growth rate in Kenya, examining its statistical properties and investigating the factors that may explain the slow growth rates observed during the last 50 years. The results show that Kenyan growth rate is unstable with non‐linearities and long range dependence structures. We also investigate what might explain these features. In this regard, we conclude that the development of anomalous political institutions in Kenya in the decades after independence is the root cause that has led to subsequent weak economic institutions and macroeconomic mismanagement and the vulnerability of the Kenyan economy to domestic and external shocks.

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