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

   What debt threshold hampers economic growth in Africa?

   Mensah, Allotey, Sarpong‐Kumankoma and Coffie · International Journal of Development Issues · 2019

   Using data on 38 African countries from 1970 to 2015, the paper tests for debt thresholds and finds public debt hampers growth at certain levels of debt relative to GDP.

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   1. UncheckedIn this study of African countries, public debt rising beyond roughly 50 to 80 per cent of GDP is linked to slower economic growth.“Based on debt trajectory, this study established that increasing public debt beyond 50 to 80 per cent of GDP adversely affects economic growth in Africa.”
   2. UncheckedThe paper finds that a persistent rise in public debt is linked to slower economic growth in the 38 African countries it studied.“The study also finds that the persistent rise in debt also has adverse effect on economic growth in the African countries in the sample.”