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Nobel prize-winning economist Roger Myerson has shared his views on how African governments can spur competition and development.Myerson was speaking on Thursday at the 2021 African Economic Conference (AEC) in Cabo Verde during a session on the role institutional and political frameworks play in Africa’s capacity to finance its development.

The laureate said successful countries are so because they devolve between 20 per cent and 30 per cent of their national budgets to local councils.

Nobel prize-winning economist Roger Myerson has shared his views on how African governments can spur competition and development.

Nobel prize-winning economist Roger Myerson has shared his views on how African governments can spur competition and development.Myerson was speaking on Thursday at the 2021 African Economic Conference (AEC) in Cabo Verde during a session on the role institutional and political frameworks play in Africa’s capacity to finance its development.