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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Economics</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Economics</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Экономика</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-2329</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2408-8986</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">48476</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-2329-2025-33-4-668-685</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">NVWQWO</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Developed and developing countries economy</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Экономика развитых и развивающихся стран</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">East Africa’s economic growth and macroeconomic indicator variables: An ARDL approach</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Экономический рост и макроэкономические показатели Восточной Африки: подход ARDL</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3444-6157</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Teka</surname><given-names>Hailu Sodana</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Тека</surname><given-names>Хайлу Содана</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Postgraduate student of World Economy Specialty, Institute of Industrial Management, Economics, and Trade</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>аспирант по специальности «Мировая экономика», Институт промышленного менеджмента, экономики и торговли</p></bio><email>hailusodana@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3070-2508</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Korchagina</surname><given-names>Elena V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Корчагина</surname><given-names>Елена Викторовна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Doctor of Economics, professor, Institute of Industrial Management, Economics, and Trade</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор экономических наук, профессор, Институт промышленного менеджмента, экономики и торговли</p></bio><email>elena.korchagina@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Санкт-­Петербургский политехнический университет Петра Великого</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-02-22" publication-format="electronic"><day>22</day><month>02</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>33</volume><issue>4</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">BRICS+: THE CHANGING ROLE IN A MULTIPOLAR WORLD</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">БРИКС+: МЕНЯЮЩАЯСЯ РОЛЬ В УСЛОВИЯХ МНОГОПОЛЯРНОГО МИРА</issue-title><fpage>668</fpage><lpage>685</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-02-22"><day>22</day><month>02</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2026, Teka H.S., Korchagina E.V.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2026, Тека Х.С., Корчагина Е.В.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Teka H.S., Korchagina E.V.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Тека Х.С., Корчагина Е.В.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/economics/article/view/48476">https://journals.rudn.ru/economics/article/view/48476</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Economic growth is a crucial indicator of a nation’s production capacity, allowing for evaluation of both its extent and performance. A hopeful growth occurs when macro-­indicators’ annual average rates surpass the average population growth rhythms. However, unpredictable economic growth can negatively impact an economy’s performance due to fluctuations resulting from various factors. Nevertheless, factors driving growth have varying impacts across nations and regions. The study investigates the impact of macroeconomic indicators on East Africa’s growth from 1980 to 2023, aiming to identify correlations and formulate policy recommendations. This study period has been chosen because East African countries like Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Uganda began implementing structural adjustment programs, interventionist economic policies, and reforms after the 1980s. The study employed the ARDL approach to estimate the short- and long-­run coefficients. The approach helps to solve the problems of endogeneity and serial correlation in analysis and successfully captures both short- and long-­term relationships. The short-­run model reveals that government spending and exports significantly boost regional growth, while unemployment, FDI inflows, inflation, and imports have a significant negative impact. Moreover, the long-­term model shows that despite the negative impact of foreign debt, inflation, FDI inflows, and unemployment have significantly and positively impacted the regional economy. The study’s findings hold significant policy implications for East Africa’s economy, potentially paving the way for further research on growth dynamics and policy development</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Экономический рост является важнейшим показателем производственной мощности страны, позволяя оценить как ее масштаб, так и производительность. Обнадеживающий рост происходит, когда среднегодовые темпы макропоказателей превышают средние ритмы роста населения. Однако непредсказуемый экономический рост может негативно сказаться на производительности экономики из-­за колебаний, вызванных различными факторами. Тем не менее, факторы, стимулирующие рост, оказывают различное по степени и положительное или отрицательное воздействие на страны и регионы. Рассмотрено влияние макроэкономических показателей на рост Восточной Африки с 1980 по 2023 г. с целью установления корреляций и формулирования рекомендаций по политике. Этот период исследования был выбран, поскольку страны Восточной Африки, такие как Танзания, Кения, Эфиопия и Уганда, начали реализовывать программы структурной перестройки, интервенционистскую экономическую политику и реформы после 1980-х гг. Использован подход ARDL для оценки краткосрочных и долгосрочных коэффициентов. Данный метод помогает решать проблемы эндогенности и последовательной корреляции в анализе и успешно охватывает как краткосрочные, так и долгосрочные связи. Краткосрочная модель показывает, что государственные расходы и экспорт заметно стимулируют региональный экономический рост, в то время как безработица, приток прямых иностранных инвестиций, инфляция и импорт оказывают большое негативное влияние. Более того, долгосрочные результаты модели показывают, что, несмотря на негативный эффект от внешнего долга, инфляция, приток прямых иностранных инвестиций и безработица значительно и позитивно повлияли на региональную экономику. Результаты исследования имеют важные политические последствия для экономики Восточной Африки, потенциально прокладывая путь для дальнейшего изучения динамики роста и разработки политики.</p></trans-abstract><funding-group/></article-meta><fn-group/></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Abdelkreem, Y., &amp; Sisay, D. (2021). Dynamics of inflation and its impact on economic growth in selected East African countries: Ethiopia, Sudan and Kenya. 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