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May 7, 2026Discover Global SocietyOpen Access

Persistence and trends in governance indicators in Sub-Saharian Africa

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AFAna Fernandez-ArdavinLGLuis A. Gil‐AlanaMGMónica Goded

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Analysis reveals significant trends in governance indicators across 47 Sub-Saharan African countries, indicating mean reversion effects.

Key Points

  • This research analyzes governance indicators in Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on trends and persistence.
  • Examined six governance indicators in 47 Sub-Saharan African countries
  • Utilized fractional integration methods to determine the order of integration
  • Analyzed time trends for each indicator by country
  • Rwanda shows the highest positive trend in governance indicators
  • Eritrea and South Africa demonstrate significant negative trends
  • Mean reversion was supported in 37 countries, indicating governance stability

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Fernandez-Ardavin et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fbe357164b5133a91a294bhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s44282-026-00403-9
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