Studies on Economic Development and Growth in Selected African Countries [electronic resource] / edited by Almas Heshmati.

Chapter 1. An Introduction to the Studies on Economic Development and Growth in selected African Countries
Part A. Women's empowerment and demand for healthcare
Chapter 2:Measuring Women's Empowerment in Rwanda
Chapter 3:Role of Insurance in Demand for Healthcare in Rwanda
Part B. Impact of institutions, aid, inflation and FDI on economic growth
Chapter 4: Economic Growth and the Impact of Institutions
Chapter 5: Fiscal Effects of Aid in Rwanda
Chapter 6:Exploring the Relationship between Inflation and Real Economic Growth in Rwanda
Chapter 7: Addis YIMER, Macroeconomic, Political and Institutional Determinants of FDI Inflows to Ethiopia
Part C. Capital structure and bank loan growth effects
Chapter 8: Yitbarek TAKELE and Daniel BESHIR, Firm-specific Determinants of Insurance Companies' Capital Structures in Ethiopia
Chapter 9: Atnafu GEBREMESKEL, Income Distribution and Economic Growth
Part D. Trade, mineral exports and exchange rate
Chapter 10: Johannes O. BOCKMANN, SME Trade with sub-Saharan Africa
Chapter 11: Emmanuel MUSHIMIYIMANA, An Assessment of the Contribution of Mineral Exports to Rwanda's Total Exports
Chapter 12: Fentahun BAYLIE, Testing the External Balassa Hypothesis for Low and Middle Income Countries
Part E. Growth, productivity and efficiency in various industries
Chapter 13: Hassen AZIME, Gollagari RAMAKRISHNA and Melesse ASFAW, Agricultural Tax Responsiveness and Economic Growth in Ethiopia
Chapter 14: Olaide R. AKANDE and Hephzibah O. OBEKPA, Improving Agricultural Productivity in sub-Saharan Africa
Chapter 15: Eric UWITONZE and Almas HESHMATI, Service Sector Development and its Determinants in Rwanda
Chapter 16. Masoomeh RASHIDGHALAM, Labor-use Efficiency in Kenyan Manufacturing and Service Industries.