Nkurunziza, Janvier D.Bates, Robert2020-02-102003-03Nkurunziza, Janvier D., and Robert H. Bates. “Political Institutions and Economic Growth in Africa.” CID Working Paper Series 2003.98, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, March 2003.http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:42402024In this paper we (a) review the literature on the so-called "African dummy"; (b) describe the system GMM method of estimation, by which Hoeffler (2002) shows the "Africa dummy" to be an artifact of the application of inappropriate estimation techniques; and (c) employ this technique to measure the impact of political variables - measures of stability, regime type, and violence - on economic growth in Africa.en-USResearch Paper or Report2020-02-10