Determinants of Property Rights Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa

Simplice Asongu and Oasis Kodila-Tedika

No 16/041, Research Africa Network Working Papers from Research Africa Network (RAN)

Abstract: This article complements existing literature by assessing determinants of property rights protection with particular emphasis on history, geography and institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. The empirical evidence is based on a sample of 47 countries for the period 2000-2007. Random effects GLS regressions are employed using property rights measurements from the Mo Ibrahim and Heritage foundations. The results broadly show that ethnic fractionalisation, Polity IV and GDP per capita have positive effects on property rights institutions while the following have negative effects: military rule, the Protestant religion, maturity from colonial independence and population density. The findings have relevant policy implications for countries in the sub-region currently on the path to knowledge-based economies.

Keywords: Property rights protection; Panel data; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F42 K42 O34 O38 O57 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28
Date: 2016-03
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Published: Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 9, pages 1291–1308(2018)

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Journal Article: Determinants of Property Rights Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa (2018)
Working Paper: Determinants of Property Rights Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa (2016)
Working Paper: Determinants of Property Rights Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa (2016)
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