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Public debt has risen sharply, while weak revenue mobilization, rising debt service costs and persistent governance constraints limit governments’ ability to convert borrowing into productive investment. Although public borrowing can finance infrastructure, human capital and crisis response, its growth benefits depend on the fiscal and institutional systems through which resources are mobilized, allocated and monitored. This study examines the relationship between fiscal policy composition, institutional quality and GDP per capita growth in 42 Sub Saharan African countries over 2000–2024. The findings show that public debt is negatively associated with growth, while the nonlinear specification confirms that the growth penalty intensifies at higher debt levels, consistent with debt overhang arguments. Revenue mobilization becomes growth enhancing once endo geneity is addressed, whereas government expenditure is negatively associated with growth in the dynamic specification, reflecting expenditure-composition and efficiency constraints. Institutional quality emerges as one of the most consistent growth- enhancing factors. 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The role of in...</span>) </a> </span> <span class="author-affil"><span title="Szegedi Tudományegyetem">SZTE</span>/<span title="Gazdaságtudományi Kar">GTK</span>/Közgazdaságtani Doktori Iskola</span> ;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="author-name" mtid="10055702"><a href="/gui2/?type=authors&mode=browse&sel=10055702" target="_blank">Savai Marianna (<span class="authorship-author-name">Sávai Marianna</span> <span class="authorAux-mtmt"> gazdaságpolitika</span>) </a> </span> <span class="author-affil"><span title="Szegedi Tudományegyetem">SZTE</span>/<span title="Gazdaságtudományi Kar">GTK</span>/Közgazdaságtani és Gazdaságfejlesztési Intézet</span> </div> </div> <div class="title"><a href="/gui2/?mode=browse&params=publication;37424757" target="_blank">Fiscal policy, institutional quality and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa</a></div> <div> <span class="journal-title">Development Studies Research</span> <span class="journal-issn">(<a target="_blank" href="https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/2166-5095">2166-5095</a> )</span>: <span class="journal-volume">13</span> <span class="journal-issue">1</span> <span class="page"> Paper 2699268. 18 p. </span> <span class="year">(2026)</span> </div> <div class="pub-footer"> <span class="language" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/html">Nyelv: Angol | </span> <span class="identifiers"> <span class="id identifier oa_GOLD" title=" Gold "> <a style="color:blue" title="10.1080/21665095.2026.2699268" target="_blank" href="https://doi.org/10.1080/21665095.2026.2699268"> DOI </a> </span> <span class="id identifier oa_none" title="none"> <a style="color:blue" title="105046804943" target="_blank" href="http://www.scopus.com/record/display.url?origin=inward&eid=2-s2.0-105046804943"> Scopus </a> </span> <span class="id identifier oa_none" title="none"> <a style="color:black" title="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21665095.2026.2699268" target="_blank" href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21665095.2026.2699268"> Egyéb URL </a> </span> </span> <OnlyViewableByAuthor><div class="ratings"> <div class="journal-subject">Folyóirat szakterülete: Scopus - Development&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SJR indikátor:&nbsp;Q1</div> </div></OnlyViewableByAuthor> <div class="mtid"><span class="long-pub-mtid">Közlemény: 37424757</span> | <span class="status-data status-VALIDATED"> Egyeztetett </span> Forrás | <span class="type-subtype">Folyóiratcikk ( Szakcikk ) </span> | <span class="pub-category">Tudományos</span> | <span class="publication-sourceOfData"></span> </div> <div class="lastModified">Utolsó módosítás: 2026.09.01. 10:09 Belházyné Szombathelyi Ágnes (SZTE admin5) </div> </div></div>