Lecture
Stata training for Domestic savings country authors
Capacity development on using Stata software is provided to the country authors of The domestic savings shortfall in developing countries – what can be done about it? project. The training is provided virtually by UNU-WIDER Research Associate Abrams...
Wed, 27 October 2021
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Fri, 29 October 2021
Online,
Finland
Past event
Working Paper
The determinants of domestic savings in Cameroon: what role for institutions?
Domestic resource mobilization has rightly been placed at the centre of the ‘financing for development’ agenda across developing countries. While much is known about the importance of domestic taxes in contributing to this agenda, little is known...
Journal Article
The drivers of investment and savings rates
This note explores the literature on the determinants of foreign direct investment and domestic savings. With respect to foreign direct investment, it argues that institutional quality is the key driver of the type of investment that is necessary for...
Working Paper
The determinants of domestic saving in Kenya
The savings–growth nexus is widely acknowledged, both in policy and in the literature. But Kenya’s numerous policy initiatives to encourage savings mobilization are yet to yield the expected outcomes. This paper identifies the key drivers of domestic...
Blog
Confronting low domestic savings in Africa
by
Charles Godfred Ackah, Monica P. Lambon-Quayefio
June 2022
What are the linkages between national savings and sustainable economic growth? Why are there differences in the amounts of savings between different...
Working Paper
Domestic savings in sub-Saharan Africa
One essential condition of economic progress in any society is an ample supply of savings, which depends on the growth of real capital.Economists agree that higher investment rates will lead to higher growth. Thus, domestic savings is considered an...
Blog
Fintech and domestic savings: A perfect match coming true in sub-Saharan Africa
by
Josphat Machagua
November 2022
Financial technology (FinTech) is a major force disrupting the structure of financial services in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and enabling access of...
Working Paper
Capital markets in sub-Saharan Africa
Capital markets facilitate capital growth by mobilizing savings and converting them into investments, and they are therefore a stimulant of economic growth. There is evidence that countries with high savings rates tend to grow faster. Although most...
Working Paper
Determinants of domestic savings in Tanzania
This paper examines trends and determinants of gross domestic savings in Tanzania using data for the period 1990–2020. The autoregressive distributed lag approach is employed to empirically analyse the short-run and long-run relationships. There has...
Blog
Unlocking the mystery of domestic savings: What difference do they make?
The socioeconomic fallout from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the fore discussions on domestic resource mobilization (hereafter DRM)...
Working Paper
Determinants of corporate cash holdings in South Africa
Globally, corporate cash holdings have risen since the 1980s. In South Africa, some commentators have accused corporations of engaging in an ‘investment strike’, while others see corporate liquidity as a precaution against systemic uncertainty. We...
Project workshop
Domestic savings workshop for authors
Wed, 16 March 2022
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Thu, 17 March 2022
Online,
Nairobi,
Kenya
Past event
Project workshop
Domestic savings mini workshop for country case authors
This project workshop brought together the authors responsible for the country case studies of The domestic savings shortfall in developing countries – what can be done about it? project. The country studies will be included in a book volume on...
Wed, 17 March 2021
Past event
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