Income Inequality and Economic Complexity in Africa: Interaction Effect of Governance Quality
Journal: Research Square
Year: 2022

Abstract This study examines the effect of economic complexity on income inequality through the interaction role of governance factors. The study used data obtained from 24 African countries from 2000 to 2018. The systems GMM method of estimation was employed to predict the effect of variables of interest on income inequality. The findings show that economic complexity has a positive significant effect on income inequality. However, the coefficient of the interaction term is negative and signifi