Africa's wars of liberation: Impact and economic recovery
- Degree Grantor:
- University of California, Santa Barbara. Department of Economics
- Degree Supervisor:
- Javier Birchenall
- Place of Publication:
- [Santa Barbara, Calif.]
- Publisher:
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- Creation Date:
- 2013
- Issued Date:
- 2013
- Topics:
- Economics, Theory, African Studies, and Economics, General
- Keywords:
- Economic growth,
Synthetic Control Method,
Independence,
Africa, and
Wars of Liberation - Genres:
- Online resources and Dissertations, Academic
- Dissertation:
- Ph.D.--University of California, Santa Barbara, 2013
- Description:
Do the ways in which Africa became independent from colonial rules have persistent adverse effects on subsequent economic development? To examine this question, I construct a panel data set with two categories of countries: one that became independent through the Wars of Liberation against its former European colonizers, and the other which did so through peaceful agreement. I use the Synthetic Control Method to jointly estimate the income gap between the two groups before and after independence. Relative to their counterparts without conflict, I find that annual per capita income for the conflict group that gained independence through wars (Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe) would have been 7% higher, had it achieved peaceful independence. This income gap increased to 10% as these countries transitioned closer towards independence. The gap remained constant at 10% for about a decade after independence. However, the gap narrowed over time, then dissipated after 15 years as both groups' per capita incomes converge to a similar growth pattern. That is, the results suggest that independence via conflict has no persistent effect on today's economic performance.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (35 pages)
- Format:
- Text
- Collection(s):
- UCSB electronic theses and dissertations
- Other Versions:
- http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqm&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3612025
- ARK:
- ark:/48907/f3mk6b13
- ISBN:
- 9781303731747
- Catalog System Number:
- 990041153350203776
- Copyright:
- Mathurin SOME, 2013
- Rights:
- In Copyright
- Copyright Holder:
- Mathurin SOME
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