Rwandan economy at the crossroads of development key macroeconomic and microeconomic perspectives /: key macroeconomic and microeconomic perspectives. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gouranga G. Das, Rukundo Bosco Johnson, editors.
• Other Names: Das, Gouranga Gopal; Johnson, Rukundo Bosco
• Contents: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Blurb -- Praise for Rwandan Economy at the Crossroads of Development -- Contents -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction and Overview -- 1 Background and Motivation -- 2 Overview and Summary of the Studies -- 2.1 Part I: Macroeconomic Constraints: Monetary Policy, Investments, and Population -- 2.2 Part II: Firms' Performance, SMEs, and Role of Entrepreneurship -- 2.3 Part III: Entrepreneurship and Business Performance: Strategies and Policies -- 3 Epilogue -- References Part I Macroeconomic Constraints: Monetary Policy, Investment, and Population -- 2 An Analysis of Savings Among Rural Poor Households in Rwanda -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Data and Methods -- 3.1 Sources of Data -- 3.2 Model Formulation and Definitions of the Study's Variables -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Level of Savings Among Rural Poor Households -- 4.2 Determinants of Savings Among Rural Poor Households -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion and Policy Implications -- References -- 3 Economic Modeling of Capital Markets and Sustainable Investments in Rwanda -- 1 Introduction 1.1 Capital markets in Africa -- 1.2 Capital Markets in the East African Community -- 1.3 Capital Markets in Rwanda -- 2 Data and Method -- 2.1 Model Specification -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Summary and Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- 4 The Working of Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanisms in Rwanda: An Econometric Analysis Using the Equilibrium Model -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Data and Methods -- 4 Empirical Results -- 4.1 Model Specification and Estimation -- 4.2 Lag Selection and Tests for the Stationarity of the Series -- 4.3 Testing for Cointegration 4.4 Expected Signs and Findings -- 5 Summary and Conclusion -- References -- 5 Population Growth's Effect on Economic Development in Rwanda -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 Why Population Matters? -- 2.2 On Economic Growth -- 2.3 Population Progress and Economic Development -- 2.4 Theoretical Framework -- 2.5 The Robert Solow Theory -- 2.6 The Thomas Malthus Theory -- 2.7 Empirical Framework -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Data and Proxy Measures -- 3.2 Model Specification -- 3.3 Time Series Approach -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Trend Analysis -- 4.2 Descriptive Statistics 4.3 Units Root Test -- 4.4 ARDL's Estimation -- 4.5 Long Run Results -- 4.6 Short-Run Results -- 4.7 Diagnostic Statistics -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Part II Firm's Performance, SMEs and Role of Entrepreneurship -- 6 Innovation and Firms' Performance in the Rwandese Manufacturing Industry: A Firm-Level Empirical Analysis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Methodological Framework -- 3.1 The Model -- 3.2 Model Specification -- 3.3 Data -- 4 Empirical Findings -- 4.1 Overview of the Sample -- 4.2 Effects of Innovations on Manufacturing Firms' Financial Performance
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 330.967571; Development studies; Macroeconomics; Entrepreneurship; International business; Social Science -- Developing Countries; Business & Economics -- Economics -- Macroeconomics; Business & Economics -- Entrepreneurship; Business & Economics -- International -- General; Economic history; Rwanda -- Economic conditions; Rwanda; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811550461; 9811550468
• Related ISBNs: 981155045X; 9789811550454
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