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Record W4407454739 · doi:10.5539/ijef.v17n3p40

Determinants of Price Dynamics in African Countries

2025· article· en· W4407454739 on OpenAlex
Thomas Niyonzima Gahamanyi, Gérard Tchouassi

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Bibliographic record

VenueInternational Journal of Economics and Finance · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldComputer Science
TopicEconomic Growth and Development
Canadian institutionsnot available
Fundersnot available
KeywordsDynamics (music)EconomicsEconometricsSociology

Abstract

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This study analyzes the different determinants of price dynamics in Africa. We employed Bayesian Model Averaging to shed light on the primary determinants of price dynamics while taking into account the uncertainty associated with model design. Data was collected on 51 (Note 1) African countries for the chosen period from 1980-2020. The findings show that price dynamics in Africa are explained by various factors; the prices of imported foodstuffs, the production gap, government efficiency, the rule of law, English origin, and distance from the sea have a positive effect on price dynamics. Conversely, the interest rate, gold prices, millet supply, the budget balance rule, political stability and absence of violence, corruption control, and rural population have a negative effect on price dynamics in Africa. We urge the African governments to alleviate inflationary pressures and foster a more stable and prosperous economic environment for their citizens. Thus, monetary policy plays a crucial role in managing inflation in Africa. The establishment of an observatory of price dynamics is a solution to maintaining and controlling inflation in African countries.

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metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.000
Version: codex-gemma-dda1882f352aValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Theoretical or conceptual · Consensus signal: none
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.674
Threshold uncertainty score0.194

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Scholarly communication0.0000.000
Open science0.0000.000
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Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0000.000

Machine scores (provisional)

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Opus teacher head0.006
GPT teacher head0.219
Teacher spread0.213 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it