Francisco Arizala

The Impact of Fiscal Consolidations on Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

This paper examines the output effects of changes in public expenditure and revenue in sub-Saharan African countries during 1990–2016. Fiscal multip...

Regional Growth Spillovers in Sub-Saharan Africa

This paper documents the steady increase in intraregional trade in sub-Saharan Africa since 1980, links this rise to important growth spillovers in th...

Regional Spillovers in Sub-Saharan Africa

Exploring Different Channels

After close to two decades of strong economic activity, overall growth in sub-Saharan Africa decelerated markedly in 2015–16 as the largest economie...

Growth Breaks and Growth Spells in Sub-Saharan Africa

This paper examines the growth performance of sub-Saharan African countries since 1960 through the lens of growth turning points (accelerations and de...