Komla D Dzigbede
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 2083202 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Komla D Dzigbede |
| PRENOMES | Komla D |
| SOBRENOME | Dzigbede |
| ASSINATURA | DZIGBEDE K D |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Binghamton University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6358-139X |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 9 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 2 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2016 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Funding Public Works With Long-Term Debt in America’s Principal Cities
Recognizing the role of debt issuance as an important source of funding for public works, this article uses panel estimation methods to examine the dynamic factors influencing long-term debt issuance in America’s principal cities. While the random effects multivariate regression suggests that financial factors are the main drivers of long-term debt issuance, the cointegration analyses reveal that debt issuance maintains a long-term dynamic relati…
On the Unequal Exchange in China’s Economic Partnership with Africa
China’s economic engagement with Africa has expanded significantly in recent years. While some scholars highlight the engagement as critical for sustainable development in Africa, others argue that the rules of engagement tend to favor China and encourage unequal economic exchange. This article weighs into the discussion on unequal economic exchange. It uses international trade data from 1995 to 2015 to estimate the amount of unequal economic exc…
Budget systems and post-pandemic economic resilience in developing countries
Purpose Over the years, public sector reforms in emerging economies have focused on improving national budget systems and financial management practices to promote sustainable development. In the context of the COVID-19 crisis, this article examines whether the strength or effectiveness of national budget systems and related financial management practices moderates the impact of fiscal policy measures on economic recovery and resilience. Design/m…
Public Value Motivations for Debt Issuance in America’s Cities
Although contemporary public administration and management scholarship has given much attention to public values that inform public decisions, research on the public values that motivate debt issuance is scant. However, understanding the public values that motivate local governments’ debt issuance can contribute to excellence in public service delivery, impact governance, and enhance citizen participation in government as well as public managers’…
Covid-19 economic shocks and fiscal policy options for Ghana
Purpose This article examines the fiscal challenges the coronavirus pandemic poses in African countries, using Ghana as a case study and summarizes the country's immediate monetary and fiscal responses to the pandemic. The article also discusses the potential impacts of coronavirus-related shocks on the Ghana economy and policy options the national government may pursue to counteract the pandemic's adverse long-term effects. Design/methodology/ap…
Disaster Resiliency of U.S. Local Governments
This research presents implications of the global pandemic for local government resiliency in the United States. The authors explore insights from local government officials and managers on the front lines of response and recovery efforts to the biological natural disaster. Findings from the latest nationwide survey of U.S. local governments regarding their preparedness for weather‐related natural disasters also inform responses to the current cr…
A framework for assessing the effectiveness of Usaid's food security programme in a developing country
This article presents a simple framework for gauging the effectiveness of an international development agency food security programme in a small developing country. It focuses on the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Feed the Future programme and uses Ghana as a case study. The article develops a basic regression discontinuity model of food security outcomes and tests the model using simulated data on food availability,…
Understanding Québec’s Strategic Choices in Domestic and Foreign Debt Markets
Much of the discussion on Québec’s debt has centered on size and sustainability of provincial debt. As yet, there is no systematic study of the province’s strategic choices in debt markets, which choices result in the public debt figures that spawn concerns about debt sustainability among policymakers. This essay attempts to fill that research gap by analyzing the mix of factors that motivate Québec’s choice of debt habitat in domestic and foreig…
Whither Are We Bound? New Insights on American Economic Policymaking
This article reviews recent scholarship in American economic policymaking. It focuses on scholarly work from 2012 to 2015 and considers three main streams of research. The first concerns how, amidst the lingering effects of the Great Recession, monetary and fiscal policy variables interplay to affect policy outcomes such as employment and income. The second stream relates to the politics of regulation and spans several aspects of regulatory gover…
Public Value Motivations for Debt Issuance in America’s Cities
Although contemporary public administration and management scholarship has given much attention to public values that inform public decisions, research on the public values that motivate debt issuance is scant. However, understanding the public values that motivate local governments’ debt issuance can contribute to excellence in public service delivery, impact governance, and enhance citizen participation in government as well as public managers’…
Whither Are We Bound? New Insights on American Economic Policymaking
This article reviews recent scholarship in American economic policymaking. It focuses on scholarly work from 2012 to 2015 and considers three main streams of research. The first concerns how, amidst the lingering effects of the Great Recession, monetary and fiscal policy variables interplay to affect policy outcomes such as employment and income. The second stream relates to the politics of regulation and spans several aspects of regulatory gover…
Understanding Québec’s Strategic Choices in Domestic and Foreign Debt Markets
Much of the discussion on Québec’s debt has centered on size and sustainability of provincial debt. As yet, there is no systematic study of the province’s strategic choices in debt markets, which choices result in the public debt figures that spawn concerns about debt sustainability among policymakers. This essay attempts to fill that research gap by analyzing the mix of factors that motivate Québec’s choice of debt habitat in domestic and foreig…
Whither Are We Bound? New Insights on American Economic Policymaking
This article reviews recent scholarship in American economic policymaking. It focuses on scholarly work from 2012 to 2015 and considers three main streams of research. The first concerns how, amidst the lingering effects of the Great Recession, monetary and fiscal policy variables interplay to affect policy outcomes such as employment and income. The second stream relates to the politics of regulation and spans several aspects of regulatory gover…
Covid-19 economic shocks and fiscal policy options for Ghana
Purpose This article examines the fiscal challenges the coronavirus pandemic poses in African countries, using Ghana as a case study and summarizes the country's immediate monetary and fiscal responses to the pandemic. The article also discusses the potential impacts of coronavirus-related shocks on the Ghana economy and policy options the national government may pursue to counteract the pandemic's adverse long-term effects. Design/methodology/ap…
Disaster Resiliency of U.S. Local Governments
This research presents implications of the global pandemic for local government resiliency in the United States. The authors explore insights from local government officials and managers on the front lines of response and recovery efforts to the biological natural disaster. Findings from the latest nationwide survey of U.S. local governments regarding their preparedness for weather‐related natural disasters also inform responses to the current cr…
A framework for assessing the effectiveness of Usaid's food security programme in a developing country
This article presents a simple framework for gauging the effectiveness of an international development agency food security programme in a small developing country. It focuses on the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Feed the Future programme and uses Ghana as a case study. The article develops a basic regression discontinuity model of food security outcomes and tests the model using simulated data on food availability,…
Public Value Motivations for Debt Issuance in America’s Cities
Although contemporary public administration and management scholarship has given much attention to public values that inform public decisions, research on the public values that motivate debt issuance is scant. However, understanding the public values that motivate local governments’ debt issuance can contribute to excellence in public service delivery, impact governance, and enhance citizen participation in government as well as public managers’…
Budget systems and post-pandemic economic resilience in developing countries
Purpose Over the years, public sector reforms in emerging economies have focused on improving national budget systems and financial management practices to promote sustainable development. In the context of the COVID-19 crisis, this article examines whether the strength or effectiveness of national budget systems and related financial management practices moderates the impact of fiscal policy measures on economic recovery and resilience. Design/m…
On the Unequal Exchange in China’s Economic Partnership with Africa
China’s economic engagement with Africa has expanded significantly in recent years. While some scholars highlight the engagement as critical for sustainable development in Africa, others argue that the rules of engagement tend to favor China and encourage unequal economic exchange. This article weighs into the discussion on unequal economic exchange. It uses international trade data from 1995 to 2015 to estimate the amount of unequal economic exc…
Funding Public Works With Long-Term Debt in America’s Principal Cities
Recognizing the role of debt issuance as an important source of funding for public works, this article uses panel estimation methods to examine the dynamic factors influencing long-term debt issuance in America’s principal cities. While the random effects multivariate regression suggests that financial factors are the main drivers of long-term debt issuance, the cointegration analyses reveal that debt issuance maintains a long-term dynamic relati…
Economics (8 obras) · Finance (6 obras) · Business (5 obras) · Economic growth (5 obras) · Political science (5 obras) · Development economics (4 obras) · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy (4 obras) · Public economics (4 obras) · Debt (3 obras) · Macroeconomics (3 obras)