Do fiscal rules shape private-sector investment decisions?

RF Sawadogo - Journal of Macroeconomics, 2024 - Elsevier
We investigate whether fiscal rules impact private domestic investment. Using data spanning
100 advanced and developing countries over the period 1990–2019 and applying the …

[HTML][HTML] Foreign or Domestic Public Debt for Cameroon's Development? An Externality Approach

ND Nguepi, I Ngouhouo, I Bilan - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Public debt plays a major role in financing projects that support economic growth and
sustainable development. As governments may choose between domestic and external …

Economic sanctions and sovereign debt default

AE Apeti, ED Edoh - European Journal of Political Economy, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper analyzes the effect of US economic sanctions on sovereign debt default across
118 developing nations from 1980 to 2018. We use entropy balancing method, and provide …

Institutions Matter: Press Freedom and Government Spending Efficiency

JL Combes, MU Doamba, CR Oweggi - 2024 - hal.science
We examine the effect of media freedom on public expenditure efficiency, using a panel of
158 advanced and developing countries from 1994 to 2016. We find robust evidence that …