Trade openness, income inequality and economic growth in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Ouverture commerciale, inégalités de revenu et croissance économique en République Démocratique du Congo

Elie Bola Boongo, Jonathan Kitoko Asenga () and Micheline Bahati ()
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Jonathan Kitoko Asenga: UNIKIS - Université de Kisangani
Micheline Bahati: ISC-BUNIZ - Institut supérieur de commerce de Bunia

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Abstract: This research examines the relationship between trade openness, income inequality and economic growth in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from 1990 to 2020. Using an ARDL (Auto Regressive Distributed Lag) econometric model, the study assesses the comment trade openness and income inequality influence economic growth. The results of this study demonstrate that in the short term, trade openness has a positive and significant effect on economic growth. Every additional 1 point of trade opening leads to an increase in economic growth of 26.85%; GINI has a negative and significant effect on economic growth. Any increase in inequality of 1 point leads to a decrease in GDPH of 141.8667%., and that in the long term, trade openness has a positive and insignificant effect on economic growth. Every additional 1 point of trade opening results in an increase in economic growth of 84.85%; GINI has a negative and significant effect on economic growth.

Keywords: Trade openess; Ouverture commerciale; inégalités de revenu; croissance économique; income inequality; economic growth; governance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-12-27
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Published in Global Scientific Journals - GSJ, 2025, 12 (12), pp.GSJ: Volume 12, Issue 12, December 2024

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