The Inequality–Growth Nexus in Sudan: Insights from an ARDL Approach
The Inequality–Growth Nexus in Sudan: Insights from an ARDL Approach
Date: Wednesday 11th February, 2026
Time: 2 pm – 4 pm (Cairo Time)
Speaker: Mohamed Elhaj Mustafa (University of Khartoum)
This study analyzes the long-run and short-run dynamics between income inequality and economic growth in Sudan (1980-2022) using the ARDL bounds testing approach. Unit root tests confirm mixed stationarity justifying the model, while bounds testing verifies long-run cointegration. Long-run results reveal inequality significantly hinders growth, while education, capital stock, credit access, and exports promote it; population growth impedes it. Short-run dynamics show rapid error correction with inequality exhibiting delayed positive effects contrasting its long-run harm. Robust diagnostics confirm model validity, underscoring inequality’s detrimental role in Sudan’s development and advocating policies for human capital investment, financial inclusion, and equitable resource distribution.
About the Speaker
Mohammed Elhaj Mustafa Ali is an assistant professor at the Development Studies and Research Institute (DSRI), University of Khartoum, Sudan. Previously, he served as Head of the Department of Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, University of Kassala, Sudan. He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the Faculty of Economics and Rural Development, University of Gezira, Sudan, in 2016; his M.Sc. in Economics from the Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, Malaysia, in 2009; and his B.Sc. (Hons.) in Economics from the Faculty of Economic and Social Studies, University of Khartoum, in 2001. His research specializes in macroeconomics, microeconomics, health economics, labor economics, development economics, and international economics. He has published in nationally and internationally refereed journals.
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cedejsudan (5 février 2026). The Inequality–Growth Nexus in Sudan: Insights from an ARDL Approach. Researching Sudan - A perspective on contemporary Sudan. Consulté le 8 mars 2026 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/15mu0
