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The External Debt-Servicing Constraint and Public Expenditure Composition: Evidence from African Economies

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  • Augustin Kwasi Fosu

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The paper explores the impact of a binding external debt-servicing constraint on the sectoral composition of government expenditures in the economies of Africa, where this constraint has traditionally been most prevalent. Applying seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) to 1975-94 five-year panel data for 35 countries, the paper finds that the implied debt service burden adversely affects the share of public spending in the social sector, with similar impacts on education and health.

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  • Augustin Kwasi Fosu, 2007. "The External Debt-Servicing Constraint and Public Expenditure Composition: Evidence from African Economies," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2007-36, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    • Handle: RePEc:unu:wpaper:rp2007-36
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    1. Amal Soliman ElGhouty, 2018. "Public Debt and Economic Growth in Egypt," Business and Economic Research, Macrothink Institute, vol. 8(3), pages 183-200, September.
    2. Ekor, Maxwell & Orekoya, Tayo & Musa, Philip & Damisah, Osikwemhe, 2021. "Does external debt impair economic growth in Nigeria?," MPRA Paper 107844, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Saungweme Talknice & Odhiambo Nicholas M., 2019. "Does Public Debt Service Expenditure Crowd-Out Economic Growth? Empirical Evidence from an African Developing Country," Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Oeconomica, Sciendo, vol. 64(3), pages 23-38, December.
    4. Muhammad Mustapha Abdullahi & Nor Aznin Bt Abu Bakar & Sallahuddin B. Hassan, 2016. "Debt Overhang versus Crowding Out Effects: Understanding the Impact of External Debts on Capital Formation in Theory," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 6(1), pages 271-278.
    5. Oluseyi Omosuyi, 2024. "Public And Publicly Guaranteed External Debt, Debt Servicing And Investment In Emerging Economies," Economic Annals, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Belgrade, vol. 69(240), pages 31-56, January –.
    6. Christian Ebeke & Helene Ehrhart, 2012. "Tax Revenue Instability in Sub-Saharan Africa: Consequences and Remedies," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 21(1), pages 1-27, January.
    7. Naeem AKRAM*, 2017. "Role of Public Debt in Economic Growth of Sri Lanka: An ARDL Approach," Pakistan Journal of Applied Economics, Applied Economics Research Centre, vol. 27(2), pages 189-212.

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