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Working Papers

2022

1. Financial liberalization and its implications for private savings in sub-Saharan Africa
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

2021

2. The Determinants of Electricity Constraints by Firms in Developing Countries
   WORKING PAPERS SERIES IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS, University of Kansas, Department of Economics View citations (2)
   Also in Post-Print, HAL (2021) View citations (1)
   Post-Print, HAL (2021) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The determinants of electricity constraints by firms in developing countries, Energy Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (4) (2021)

2013

3. Determinants of Foreign Aid in Family Planning: How Relevant is the Mexico City Policy?
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)

2012

4. The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
   WORKING PAPERS SERIES IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS, University of Kansas, Department of Economics View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article The impact of HIV/AIDS on foreign direct investment: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa, Journal of African Trade, Springer (2015) (2015)

2010

5. Democracy, Foreign Direct Investment and Natural Resources
   WORKING PAPERS SERIES IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS, University of Kansas, Department of Economics View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Democracy, foreign direct investment and natural resources, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (323) (2011)

2009

6. Does Foreign Aid Mitigate the Adverse Effect of Expropriation Risk on Foreign Direct Investment?
   WORKING PAPERS SERIES IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS, University of Kansas, Department of Economics View citations (83)
   See also Journal Article Does foreign aid mitigate the adverse effect of expropriation risk on foreign direct investment?, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2009) View citations (79) (2009)

2008

7. The Effect of Corruption on Investment Growth: Evidence from Firms in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa and Transition Countries
   WORKING PAPERS SERIES IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS, University of Kansas, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The Effect of Corruption on Investment Growth: Evidence from Firms in Latin America, Sub‐Saharan Africa, and Transition Countries*, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2009) View citations (105) (2009)

2007

8. Effect of the Liberalization of Investment Policies on Employment and Investment of Multinational Corporations in Africa
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (6)
   Also in WORKING PAPERS SERIES IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS, University of Kansas, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article The Effect of the Liberalization of Investment: Policies on Employment and Investment of Multinational Corporations in Africa, African Development Review, African Development Bank (2008) View citations (10) (2008)
9. Is the World Flat? Differential Regulation of Domestic and Foreign-Owned Firms
   WORKING PAPERS SERIES IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS, University of Kansas, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Is the world flat?: Differential regulation of domestic and foreign-owned firms, The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier (2008) View citations (1) (2008)
10. On the Impact of Foreign Aid in Education on Growth: How Relevant is the Heterogeneity of Aid Flows and the Heterogeneity of Aid Recipients?
    WORKING PAPERS SERIES IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS, University of Kansas, Department of Economics View citations (80)
    See also Journal Article On the Impact of Foreign Aid in Education on Growth: How Relevant Is the Heterogeneity of Aid Flows and the Heterogeneity of Aid Recipients?, Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer (2007) View citations (81) (2007)
11. The Effect of Globalization on Firm Profits: Do Owners’ Race/Ethnicity Matter?
    WORKING PAPERS SERIES IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS, University of Kansas, Department of Economics View citations (1)
12. The Impact of Foreign Aid in Education Growth: How Relevant is the Heterogeneity of Aid Flows and the Heterogeneity of Aid Recipients?
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (81)

2005

13. Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: The Role of Natural Resources, Market Size, Government Policy, Institutions and Political Instability
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (39)
    See also Journal Article Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: The Role of Natural Resources, Market Size, Government Policy, Institutions and Political Instability, The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell (2006) View citations (519) (2006)

Journal Articles

2022

1. On the Impact of Income per Capita on Health Outcomes: Is Africa Different?
   International Journal of Innovation and Economic Development, 2022, 8, (5), 44-50

2021

2. Share the love: Parental bias, women empowerment and intergenerational mobility
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 191, (C), 846-867 View citations (7)
3. The determinants of electricity constraints by firms in developing countries
   Energy Economics, 2021, 104, (C) View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper The Determinants of Electricity Constraints by Firms in Developing Countries, WORKING PAPERS SERIES IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS (2021) View citations (2) (2021)

2015

4. Remittances and investment in education: Evidence from Ghana
   The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 2015, 24, (2), 173-200 View citations (38)
5. The impact of HIV/AIDS on foreign direct investment: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
   Journal of African Trade, 2015, 2, (1), 1-17
   See also Working Paper The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa, WORKING PAPERS SERIES IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS (2012) View citations (10) (2012)

2014

6. Does Foreign Aid In Education Promote Economic Growth? Evidence From Sub-Saharan Africa
   Journal of African Development, 2014, 16, (1), 37-59 View citations (282)

2013

7. Access to Credit by Firms in Sub-Saharan Africa: How Relevant Is Gender?
   American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 293-97 View citations (106)

2012

8. Access to Credit by Small Businesses: How Relevant Are Race, Ethnicity, and Gender?
   American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (3), 532-37 View citations (98)
9. The Socio‐Economic Determinants of HIV/AIDS Infection Rates in Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland and Zimbabwe
   Development Policy Review, 2012, 30, (3), 305-326

2011

10. Democracy, foreign direct investment and natural resources
    Journal of International Economics, 2011, 84, (1), 99-111 View citations (323)
    See also Working Paper Democracy, Foreign Direct Investment and Natural Resources, WORKING PAPERS SERIES IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS (2010) View citations (4) (2010)

2010

11. African Economic Development: an Overview
    Journal of African Development, 2010, 12, (2), 13-14
12. Young Women's Marital Status and HIV Risk in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Lesotho, Swaziland and Zimbabwe
    Journal of African Development, 2010, 12, (2), 33-46

2009

13. Does foreign aid mitigate the adverse effect of expropriation risk on foreign direct investment?
    Journal of International Economics, 2009, 78, (2), 268-275 View citations (79)
    See also Working Paper Does Foreign Aid Mitigate the Adverse Effect of Expropriation Risk on Foreign Direct Investment?, WORKING PAPERS SERIES IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS (2009) View citations (83) (2009)
14. The Effect of Corruption on Investment Growth: Evidence from Firms in Latin America, Sub‐Saharan Africa, and Transition Countries*
    Review of Development Economics, 2009, 13, (2), 200-214 View citations (105)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Corruption on Investment Growth: Evidence from Firms in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa and Transition Countries, WORKING PAPERS SERIES IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS (2008) View citations (1) (2008)

2008

15. Is the world flat?: Differential regulation of domestic and foreign-owned firms
    The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2008, 48, (2), 389-411 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Is the World Flat? Differential Regulation of Domestic and Foreign-Owned Firms, WORKING PAPERS SERIES IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS (2007) (2007)
16. The Effect of the Liberalization of Investment: Policies on Employment and Investment of Multinational Corporations in Africa
    African Development Review, 2008, 20, (1), 48-65 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Effect of the Liberalization of Investment Policies on Employment and Investment of Multinational Corporations in Africa, WIDER Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (6) (2007)

2007

17. On the Impact of Foreign Aid in Education on Growth: How Relevant Is the Heterogeneity of Aid Flows and the Heterogeneity of Aid Recipients?
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2007, 143, (4), 631-649 View citations (81)
    See also Working Paper On the Impact of Foreign Aid in Education on Growth: How Relevant is the Heterogeneity of Aid Flows and the Heterogeneity of Aid Recipients?, WORKING PAPERS SERIES IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS (2007) View citations (80) (2007)
18. The Effect of Globalization on the Performance of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the United States: Does Owners' Race/Ethnicity Matter?
    American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (2), 368-372 View citations (9)

2006

19. Do lack of transparency and enforcement undermine international risk-sharing?
    Annals of Finance, 2006, 2, (2), 123-140 View citations (1)
20. Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: The Role of Natural Resources, Market Size, Government Policy, Institutions and Political Instability
    The World Economy, 2006, 29, (1), 63-77 View citations (519)
    See also Working Paper Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: The Role of Natural Resources, Market Size, Government Policy, Institutions and Political Instability, WIDER Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (39) (2005)

2004

21. Capital Controls and Foreign Direct Investment
    World Development, 2004, 32, (3), 479-490 View citations (59)

2003

22. Debt relief and institutional reform: a focus on Heavily Indebted Poor Countries
    The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2003, 43, (4), 614-626 View citations (32)

2002

23. IMPERFECT ENFORCEMENT, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, AND FOREIGN AID
    Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2002, 6, (4), 476-495 View citations (15)
24. On the Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment to Developing Countries: Is Africa Different?
    World Development, 2002, 30, (1), 107-119 View citations (561)

2001

25. Ownership Structure In Foreign Direct Investment Projects
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2001, 83, (4), 647-662 View citations (114)

2000

26. DISCOUNT FACTORS AND THRESHOLDS: FOREIGN INVESTMENT WHEN ENFORCEMENT IS IMPERFECT
    Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2000, 4, (1), 1-21 View citations (16)