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1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Fiscal Policies and Political Economy

   Threshold effects of public debt on economic growth in Africa: a new evidence

   Ndoricimpa · Journal of Economics and Development · 2020

   The paper re-examines how public debt affects economic growth in Africa using a panel smooth transition regression, estimating debt thresholds for the whole sample and for country groups.

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   1. UncheckedFor middle-income and resource-intensive African countries, the study estimates a public debt threshold of 58–63%, beyond which debt is linked to weaker growth.“For middle-income and resource-intensive countries, a debt threshold in the range of 58–63% is estimated.”
   2. UncheckedUsing a dynamic panel threshold model that treats debt as endogenous, the paper estimates a higher public debt threshold for African growth, at 74.3%.“As part of robustness checks, a dynamic panel threshold model was also applied to deal with the endogeneity of debt, and a much higher debt threshold was estimated, at 74.3%.”