Effects of external debt capacity on infrastructure investment in the SADC region

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dc.contributor.advisorOjah, Kalu
dc.contributor.authorMatla, Lindokuhle P.
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-20T11:13:39Z
dc.date.available2024-05-20T11:13:39Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionResearch Report submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Management in Finance and Investment
dc.description.abstractThis report examines the effects of external public debt on infrastructure investment in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, and particularly assesses member countries’ borrowing capacity against the SADC Convergence Target. A multiple regression analysis is conducted on a panel data of 2004-2019 to examine the cross-country dynamics of the 16 SADC countries. The surprising research findings indicate an insignificant relationship between infrastructure investment and external public debt in the SADC region. Furthermore, macroeconomic variables such as Official Development Assistance, Political Stability, Gross National Savings, Gross Government Debt, and Consumer Price Index, individually have a significant and positive association with infrastructure investment. The findings of this research suggest that although government debt is theoretically expected to be an important factor in determining infrastructure investment, other factors appear to be more statistically significant in influencing infrastructure investment.
dc.description.librarianMM2024
dc.facultyFaculty of Commerce, Law and Management
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/38516
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Witswatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.rights© University of the Witswatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.schoolWits Business Sciences
dc.subjectExternal debt
dc.subjectInfrastructure investment
dc.subjectSADC
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.subject.otherSDG-8: Decent work and economic growth
dc.titleEffects of external debt capacity on infrastructure investment in the SADC region
dc.typeDissertation
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