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Thus, policy measures that enhance the growth of urban areas over time which avoid the negative effects and promote open trade has the potential of significantly stimulating economic growth in Africa. In other words, sound urban development policies that support economic openness with greater emphasis on liberalization policy since the continent stands to gain from this policy stance better off to be called for.

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Abate, Arega Getaneh
Arega Getaneh is a PhD student in Economics and Finance. He is doing his PhD dissertation on Energy in Brescia University, Italy and University of Carloss III Madrid, Spain. This is his work for his MSc in Economics and focused on better estimation techniques that handles endogeneity; GMM.

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