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2024, Volume 33, Issue 2
- 109-129 From Food Subsidies to Cash Transfers: Assessing Economy-Wide Benefits and Trade-Offs in Egypt
by Clemens Breisinger & Yumna Kassim & Sikandra Kurdi & Josee Randriamamonjy & James Thurlow - 130-166 Feed Thy Neighbour: How Social Ties Shape Spillover Effects of Cash Transfers on Food Security and Nutrition
by Alessandro Carraro & Lucia Ferrone - 167-184 Quantifying Vulnerability to Poverty in the Drought-prone Lowlands of Ethiopia
by Emmanuel Skoufias & Katja Vinha & Berhe Mekonnen Beyene - 185-203 Minimum Wages and Labour Supply in an Emerging Market: The Case of Mauritius
by Zaakhir Asmal & Haroon Bhorat & Ravi Kanbur & Marco Ranzani & Pierella Paci - 204-223 A Crossed Analysis of Participations in Labor and Grain Markets: Evidence from Malawi
by Alhassane Camara & Luc Savard
2024, Volume 33, Issue 1
- 1-19 COVID-19 and Changes in Intentions to Migrate from The Gambia
by Tijan L Bah & Catia Batista & Flore Gubert & David McKenzie - 20-45 Household Preferences and Child Labor in Rural Ethiopia
by Arnab Basu Charles H. Dyson & Ralitza Dimova - 46-66 Weather Shocks, Birth and Early Life Health: Evidence of Different Gender Impacts
by Olukorede Abiona - 67-91 Heterogeneous Effects of Women's Schooling on Fertility, Literacy and Work: Evidence from Burundi's Free Primary Education Policy
by Frederik Wild & David Stadelmann - 92-108 Rising Gold Prices but Lower Incomes for Gold Miners: Evidence on Market Imperfections from Burkina Faso during COVID-19
by Antoinette van der Merwe & Fritz Brugger & Isabel Günther
2023, Volume 32, Issue Supplement_2
- 1-2 Preface
by Njuguna Ndung'u - 3-9 Poverty, Inequality and Social Protection Programs in Africa: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Dianah Ngui & Njuguna Ndung'u & Abebe Shimeles - 10-33 The Labour Market Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns: Evidence from Ghana
by Simone Schotte & Michael Danquah & Robert Darko Osei & Kunal Sen - 34-43 What Can Africa Learn from a Better Understanding of the Interaction among Growth, Inequality and Poverty in the Fight against the COVID-19 Pandemic?
by Erik Thorbecke - 44-68 Revisiting Poverty Trends and the Role of Social Protection Systems in Africa during the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Kibrom A Abay & Nishant Yonzan & Sikandra Kurdi & Kibrom Tafere - 69-80 Poverty Reduction through Growth, Redistribution and Social Inclusion in Times of COVID-19: Kenyan Evidence on the Underlying Mechanisms
by Germano Mwabu - 81-86 The Interrelationships Among Growth, Inequality and Poverty in Africa
by Erik Thorbecke - 87-98 Is Africa on Track to Ending Poverty by 2030?
by Ismael Fofana & Margaret Chitiga & Ramos Emmanuel Mabugu - 99-112 Intergenerational Mobility and the Growth–Inequality–Poverty Nexus in Africa
by Christian H Ebeke - 113-146 The Nexus between Poverty, Inequality and Growth: A Case Study of Cameroon and Kenya
by Boniface Ngah Epo & Francis Menjo Baye & Germano Mwabu & Martin N Etyang & Paul M Gachanja - 147-163 The Growth–Employment–Poverty Nexus in Africa
by Gary S Fields - 164-182 Progress on Poverty in Africa: The Importance of Growth and Inequality
by Augustin Kwasi Fosu - 183-201 Alleviating Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Inclusive Business Models
by Bernadette Dia & Alban A E Ahouré - 202-227 Are Budget Neutral Income Floors Fiscally Viable in Sub-Saharan Africa?
by Nora Lustig & Jon Jellema & Valentina Martinez Pabon - 228-245 Structural Change and Inequality in Africa
by Hanan Morsy & Abebe Shimeles & Tiguene Nabassaga - 246-272 Does the Poverty Level Minimum Basket Adequately Inform the Scope of Governments' Poverty Reduction Strategies?
by Rose W Ngugi & Boaz O Munga & Phares P Kirii & Eldah N Onsomu - 273-295 Informality and Inequality: The African Case
by Anda David & Yoro Diallo & Björn Nilsson - 296-319 Income Inequality and Redistribution in Sub-Saharan Africa
by Miguel Niño-Zarazúa & Francesca Scaturro & Vanesa Jordá & Finn Tarp - 320-338 Typology Construction for Comparative Country Case Study Analysis of Patterns of Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
by Paul Shaffer
2023, Volume 32, Issue Supplement_1
- 3-8 Plenary Theme: COVID-19 and Public Finance in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
by Njuguna Ndung'u & Scholastica Odhiambo & Abebe Shimeles - 9-34 Africa's Latent Assets
by Soeren J Henn & James A Robinson - 33-56 Tax Aversion and the Social Contract in Africa
by James A Robinson - 57-83 Increasing Tax Collection in African Countries: The Role of Information Technology
by Oyebola Okunogbe & Fabrizio Santoro
2023, Volume 32, Issue 5
- 469-494 Habits, Rule-of-thumb Consumption and Useful Public Consumption in Sub-Sahara Africa: Theory and New Evidence
by John Nana Francois - 495-522 Are You Being Asked? Impacts of Respondent Selection on Measuring Employment in Malawi
by Talip Kilic & Goedele Van den & Gayatri Koolwal & Heather Moylan - 523-546 We Can Manage: Experimental Evidence From Savings Groups in Uganda
by Kjetil Bjorvatn & Bertil Tungodden - 547-571 Chinese Import Competition and Gendered Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from Ethiopian Firm-Level Data
by Sylvanus Kwaku & Ruby Elorm & Yohannes Ayele - 572-597 Livestock Asset Dynamics Amongst Pastoralists in Northern Kenya
by Samuel Mburu & Micha Kaiser & Alfonso Sousa-Poza
2023, Volume 32, Issue 4
- 331-351 Labor Market Discrimination and Sorting: Evidence From South Africa
by Martin Abel - 352-382 The Boko Haram Conflict and Food Insecurity: Does Resilience Capacity Matter?
by George Abuchi - 383-414 Statistical Capacity Matters: The Long-Term Effects of Africa’s Slave Trade on Development Reflected by Nighttime Light Intensity
by Erkan Gören & Adalbert Winkler - 415-437 Supporting Micro-enterprise in Humanitarian Programming: Impact Evaluation of Business Grants versus Unconditional Cash Transfer
by Arays Abdullahi & Mohamed Ali & Elijah Kipchumba & Munshi Sulaiman - 438-467 Tying One’s Hand: The Effect of Fiscal Rules on the Political Business Cycle in Africa
by Christine Olivia
2023, Volume 32, Issue 3
- 175-208 Structural Change, Productivity Growth and Labour Market Turbulence in Sub-Saharan Africa
by Emmanuel Mensah & Solomon Owusu & Neil Foster-McGregor & Adam Szirmai - 209-236 The Economic Impact of the Pandemic in Rwanda: An Analysis of Firm-Level VAT Data
by Giulia Mascagni & Adrienne Lees - 237-268 The Role of Skills and Gender Norms in Sector Switches: Experimental Evidence from a Job Training Program in Nigeria
by Kevin Croke & Markus Goldstein & Alaka Holla - 269-295 Multidimensional Impact Evaluation: The Impact of the Women’s Income Generating Support Program in Northern Uganda
by Bilal Malaeb & Eustace Uzor - 296-328 Short- and Medium-term Impacts of Employability Training: Evidence from a Randomised Field Experiment in Rwanda
by Annie Alcid & Erwin Bulte & Robert Lensink & Aussi Sayinzoga & Mark Treurniet
2023, Volume 32, Issue 2
- 111-117 What Explains the Firm Size Distribution in Sub-Saharan Africa and Why Does It Matter?
by Francis Teal - 118-136 Firm Size, Employment and Value Added in African Manufacturing Firms: Why Ghana Needs Its 1%
by Francis Teal - 137-150 Firm Size Distribution in African Manufacturing Firms: Revisiting the ‘Missing Middle’
by Kahsay G Tsaedu & Zhihong Chen & Hana W Azmete - 151-174 Who Is Employed? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa on Redefining Employment
by Isis Gaddis & Gbemisola Oseni & Amparo Palacios-Lopez & Janneke Pieters
2023, Volume 32, Issue 1
- 1-25 Partisanship in a Young Democracy: Evidence from Ghana
by Alexander Stoecker - 26-51 Fiscal Responses to Foreign Aid: Does the Permanence of Aid Matter?
by Loujaina Abdelwahed - 52-80 The Imperium of the Colonial Tongue? Evidence on Language Policy Preferences in Zambia
by Rajesh Ramachandran & Christopher Rauh - 81-109 Can Urbanisation Improve Household Welfare? Evidence From Ethiopia
by Kibrom A Abay & Luca Tiberti & Andinet Woldemichael & Tsega G Mezgebo & Meron Endale
2022, Volume 31, Issue Supplement_1
- 3-9 The Old Tale of the Manufacturing Sector in Africa: The Story Should Change
by Njuguna Ndung'u & Abebe Shimeles & Dianah Ngui - 10-32 Dutch Disease and the Public Sector: How Natural Resources Can Undermine Competitiveness in Africa
by James Cust & Shantayanan Devarajan & Pierre Mandon - 33-58 African Competitiveness and the Business Environment: Does Manufacturing Still Have a Role to Play?
by Ernest Aryeetey & Priscilla Twumasi - 59-82 Currency Shocks and Firm Behaviour in Ethiopia and Uganda
by Tewodros M Gebrewolde & Michael Koelle & Pramila Krishnan & Andualem T Mengistu
2022, Volume 31, Issue 5
- 409-440 Ethnicity, Banking and Local Economic Development: Evidence from Ethiopia
by Dereje Regasa & David Fielding & Helen Roberts - 441-466 Cash Transfers, Negative Rainfall Shocks and Child Welfare in Ethiopia
by Kaleab Haile - 467-486 Child Labour and the Arrival of Refugees: Evidence from Tanzania†
by Chiara Kofol & Maryam Naghsh Nejad - 487-510 Bombs and Babies: Exposure to Terrorism and Fertility Choices in Nigeria
by Valentina Rotondi & Michele Rocca
2022, Volume 31, Issue 4
- 293-328 Income Distribution and the Potential of Redistributive Systems in Africa: A Decomposition Approach
by Olivier Bargain & H Xavier Jara & Prudence Kwenda & Miracle Ntuli - 329-354 Path Dependence in Disability
by Neha Agarwal & Hans-Peter Kohler & Subha Mani - 355-383 Community Participation and the Quality of Rural Infrastructure in Ethiopia
by Zemzem Shigute - 384-408 Measuring Trade Cost Reductions Through a New Bridge in Mozambique: Who Benefits From Transport Infrastructure?
by Wouter Zant
2022, Volume 31, Issue 3
- 183-210 Challenges in Changing Social Norms: Evidence from Interventions Targeting Child Marriage in Ethiopia
by Vinci Chow & Eva Vivalt - 211-250 International Child Sponsorship Improves School Performance: Evidence from Goma (DRC)
by Domenico Rossignoli & Sara Balestri & Simona Beretta & Mario A Maggioni - 251-271 Does Experiencing International Research Collaboration Permanently Affect the Impact of Scientific Production? Evidence from Africa
by Seyed Reza & Catherine Beaudry - 272-291 Price Transmission in Conflict-Affected States: Evidence from Cereal Markets of Somalia
by Justin V Hastings & Sarah G Phillips & David Ubilava & Andrey Vasnev
2022, Volume 31, Issue 2
- 123-123 Editor’s Note: Polarisation and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa
by Francis Teal - 124-146 Are We Really Painting the Devil on the Walls? Polarization and its Drivers in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Past Two Decades
by Fabio Clementi & Michele Fabiani & Vasco Molini & Rocco Zizzamia - 147-175 Polarisation and Poverty Reduction in Africa: The Devil Is in the Choice of Equivalence Relation
by Fraser C Partridge - 176-179 Response to ‘Polarization and Poverty Reduction in Africa: The Devil Is in the Choice of Equivalence Relation’
by Fabio Clementi & Michele Fabiani & Vasco Molini & Francesco Schettino - 180-182 Response to ‘Are We Really Painting the Devil on the Walls? Polarization and Its Drivers in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Last Two Decades’ by Fabio Clementi, Michele Fabiani, Vasco Molini and Rocco Zazzamia
by Francis Teal
2022, Volume 31, Issue 1
- 1-52 Investment Motives in Africa: What Does the Meta-Analytic Review Tell?
by Amar Anwar & Ichiro Iwasaki & Utz Dornberger - 53-74 Natural Resources, International Commodity Prices and Economic Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa (1990–2019)
by Ben Katoka & Jörg Michael Dostal - 75-93 Optimal Public Investment in Resource-Rich Low-Income Countries
by Aliya Algozhina - 94-122 Trade Tax Evasion and the Tax Rate: Evidence from Transaction-level Trade Data
by Andualem T Mengistu & Kiflu G Molla & Giulia Mascagni
2021, Volume 30, Issue Supplement_1
- 1-2 Preface
by Njuguna Ndung’u - 3-3 Growing with Debt in African Economies: Options, Challenges and Pitfalls
[State and dynamics of debt in Africa]
by Njuguna Ndung’u & Abebe Shimeles & Damiano K Manda - 14-32 African Countries’ Debt: A Tale of Acceleration at Multiple Speeds and Shades
[Total Public Debt and Growth in Developing Countries]
by Vera Songwe & Christine Awiti - 33-73 Africa’s Development Debts
[Is Debt Relief Efficient?]
by Benno J Ndulu & Stephen A O’Connell - 74-102 Debt, Growth and Stability in Africa: Speculative Calculations and Policy Responses†
[On International Integration of Emerging Sovereign Bond Markets]
by Shantayanan Devarajan & Indermit S Gill & Kenan Karakülah - 103-139 Public Debt Accumulation in SSA: A Looming Debt Crisis
[‘Government Ponzi Games and the Sustainability of Public Deficits Under Uncertainty’]
by Michael Atingi-Ego & Sayed Timuno & Tiviniton Makuve - 140-157 Corruption Perception and Attitude Towards Taxation in Africa
[To Pay or Not to Pay? Citizens’ Attitudes Toward Taxation in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and South Africa]
by Amadou Boly & Maty Konte & Abebe Shimeles
2021, Volume 30, Issue 5
- 389-417 Estimating Demand for Third-party Quality Testing in Rural Grain Markets: Evidence from an Experimental Auction for Measuring Moisture Content in Kenya
by Amanda J Fuller & Jacob Ricker-Gilbert - 418-446 Impact of Index Insurance on Moral Hazard in the Agricultural Credit Market: Theory and Evidence from Ghana
by John P Dougherty & Richard A Gallenstein & Khushbu Mishra - 447-477 Group Meeting Frequency and Borrowers’ Repayment Performance in Microfinance: Evidence from a Quasi-natural Experiment in South Africa
by Lucia Dalla Pellegrina & Angela De Michele & Giorgio Di Maio & Paolo Landoni & Susanna Parravicini - 480-509 Income Shocks and Conflict: Evidence from Nigeria
by Babatunde Abidoye & Massimiliano Calì
2021, Volume 30, Issue 4
- 301-323 Incomes and Child Health in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2018
by Louise Grogan & Luc Moers - 324-348 Reducing Stunting through Multisectoral Efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa
by Emmanuel Skoufias & Katja Vinha & Ryoko Sato - 349-369 The Oil Nouveau-Riche and Arms Imports
by Pierre-Louis Vézina - 370-388 What Factors Drive Transport and Logistics Costs in Africa?
by Patrick Plane
2021, Volume 30, Issue 3
- 207-224 The Psychology of Poverty: Evidence from the Field
[The Influence of Latent Viral Infection on Rate of Cognitive Decline over 4 Years]
by Adria Molotsky & Sudhanshu Handa - 225-250 Financial Literacy and Intra-household Decision Making: Evidence from Rwanda
[Women, land and empowerment in Rwanda]
by Antonia Grohmann & Annekathrin Schoofs - 251-284 Examining the Gender Productivity Gap among Farm Households in Mali
[Decomposition of Gender Differentials in Agricultural Productivity in Ethiopia]
by A Singbo & E Njuguna-Mungai & J O Yila & K Sissoko & R Tabo - 285-300 African Junta and Defence Spending: A Capture Effect or Self-preservation?
[A Theory of Military Dictatorships]
by Oasis Kodila-Tedika & Sherif Khalifa
2021, Volume 30, Issue 2
- 129-159 Do Exports Affect Urbanisation in Sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence From the Baltic Dry Index and Panel Regressions With Cross-Sectional Dependence
[Trade and Circuses: Explaining Urban Giants]
by Ngoc Thien Anh Pham & Nicholas Sim - 160-182 Crime and Political Participation in Africa: The Role of Insecurity
[Agricultural Production Amid Conflict: Separating the Effects of Conflict into Shocks and Uncertainty]
by Kevin M Morrison & Marc Rockmore - 183-205 Carving Out an Empire? How China Strategically Uses Aid to Facilitate Chinese Business Expansion in Africa*
[Institutions as a fundamental cause of long-run growth]
by Tarek M Harchaoui & Robbert K J Maseland & Julian A Watkinson
2021, Volume 30, Issue 1
- 1-12 JAE Special Issue: Education and Labour Market Outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa
by Francis Teal - 55-80 Teacher and Parental Perceptions of Performance Pay in Education: Evidence from Tanzania
by Isaac Mbiti & Youdi Schipper - 81-102 Teacher Turnover in Rwanda
by Andrew Zeitlin - 103-127 Education, Access to Better Quality Work and Gender: Lessons from the Kagera Panel Data Set
by Adalbertus Kamanzi & Andy McKay & Andy Newell & Cinzia Rienzo & Wiktoria Tafesse
2020, Volume 29, Issue 5
- 433-453 Preferences and Civil War in Northern Uganda: Post-Traumatic Growth Reconsidered
by Matthew Lowes & Jeffrey Carpenter & Peter Hans Matthews - 454-474 Impact of the West African Ebola Epidemic on Agricultural Production and Rural Welfare: Evidence from Liberia
by Alejandro de la Fuente & Hanan G Jacoby & Kotchikpa Gabriel Lawin - 475-490 Is There Really a Foreign Ownership Productivity Advantage? Evidence from Nigerian Manufacturing Firms
by Kilishi Adamu Alka
2020, Volume 29, Issue 2
- 121-145 Inflation Targeting and Monetary Policy in Ghana
by Michael Bleaney & Atsuyoshi Morozumi & Zakari Mumuni - 146-172 Trade Credit and Access to Finance: Evidence from Ethiopian Retailers†
by Thorsten Beck & Mohammad Hoseini & Burak Uras - 173-191 From Rural to Urban, but not Through Migration: Household Livelihood Responses to Urban Reclassification in Northern Ethiopia†
by Tsega G Mezgebo & Catherine Porter - 192-213 Valuing Urban Cultural Heritage in African Countries: A Contingent Valuation Study of Historic Buildings in Port Louis, Mauritius
by Enrico Bertacchini & Riad Sultan
2020, Volume 29, Issue 1
- 1-25 The Distribution of Consumption Expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Inequality Among All Africans
by La-Bhus Fah Jirasavetakul & Christoph Lakner - 26-45 Sources of Financing and Firm Growth: Evidence from Ethiopia
by Dereje Regasa & David Fielding & Helen Roberts - 46-62 The Effect of Electricity Shortages on Firm Investment: Evidence from Ghana
by Ama Baafra Abeberese - 63-89 Poor Households’ Productive Investments of Cash Transfers: Quasi-experimental Evidence from Niger
by Quentin Stoeffler & Bradford Mills & Patrick Premand - 90-120 Food Security Measures in Sub-Saharan Africa. A Validation of the LSMS-ISA Scale†
by Olivia Bertelli
2019, Volume 28, Issue Supplement_1
- 1-3 Preface
by Njuguna Ndung’uExecutive Director - 4-15 Africa’s Energy Renewal: The Twin Challenges of Energy Deficit and Climate Change
by Amadou N R Sy & Witness Simbanegavi & Njuguna Ndung’u - 16-40 Does Good Governance Matter more for Energy Investment? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
by Amadou N R Sy & Mariama Sow - 41-50 Beyond the Grid: Engineering, Institutions and Finance
by Laurence Harris
2019, Volume 28, Issue 6
- 1-3 Preface
by Njuguna Ndung’uExecutive Director - 4-15 Africa’s Energy Renewal: The Twin Challenges of Energy Deficit and Climate Change
by Amadou N R Sy & Witness Simbanegavi & Njuguna Ndung’u - 16-40 Does Good Governance Matter more for Energy Investment? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
by Amadou N R Sy & Mariama Sow - 41-50 Beyond the Grid: Engineering, Institutions and Finance
by Laurence Harris
2019, Volume 28, Issue 5
- 479-510 Job Flexibility and Occupational Selection in Ghana: An Application of Maximum Simulated Likelihood
by Jonathan Lain - 511-532 The Effect of the Free Primary Education Policy on School Enrolment and Relative Grade Attainment in Lesotho
by Ramaele Moshoeshoe & Cally Ardington & Patrizio Piraino - 533-557 Non-compliance and Non-response in Randomised School Meals Experiment: Evidence from Rural Senegal
by Théophile T Azomahou & Abdoulaye Diagne & Fatoumata L Diallo - 558-581 Unintended Labor Supply Effects of Cash Transfer Programs: New Evidence from South Africa’s Pension
by Martin Abel
2019, Volume 28, Issue 4
- 343-370 Does the Presence of Foreign Firms Reduce Domestic Firms’ Financial Constraints in Sub-Saharan Africa?
by Habtamu Tesfaye Edjigu & Nicholas Sim - 371-407 What should we use as a measure of malaria infection risk? Implications from infant mortality during the Liberian Civil War
by Yuya Kudo - 408-434 The Devil is in the Detail: Growth, Inequality and Poverty Reduction in Africa in the Last Two Decades
by Fabio Clementi & Michele Fabiani & Vasco Molini - 435-454 Tied Labour, Savings and Rural Labour Market Wages: Evidence from a Framed Field Experiment
by Aisha Nanyiti & Haki Pamuk & Erwin Bulte - 455-478 Structural VARs and the Monetary Transmission Mechanism in Low-Income African Countries
by Bin Grace Li & Christopher Adam & Andrew Berg & Peter Montiel & Stephen O’Connell
2019, Volume 28, Issue 3
- 225-251 The Monetary Transmission Mechanism in the Tropics: A Case Study Approach
by Andrew Berg & Luisa Charry & Rafael Portillo & Jan Vlcek - 252-276 The carrot and stick approach to debt relief: overcoming moral hazard
by Marin Ferry - 277-303 Teen Fertility and Female Employment Outcomes: Evidence from Madagascar
by Catalina Herrera & David E Sahn & Kira M Villa - 304-322 Inheritance Practices, Investment Incentives and Women’s Control Over Land in Rural Kenya
by Benjamin Linkow - 323-341 The Impact of School Feeding Programmes on Educational Outcomes: Evidence from Burkina Faso
by Pouirkèta Rita Nikiema
2019, Volume 28, Issue 2
- 119-146 Imperfect Enforcement of a Tax Threshold: The Consequences on Efficiency
by Jonathan Goyette - 147-175 Land Tenure Insecurity as an Investment Incentive: The Case of Migrant Cocoa Farmers and Settlers in Ivory Coast
by Catherine Bros & Alain Desdoigts & Hugues Kouadio - 176-201 Ethnic Inclusiveness of the Central State Government and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
by Frédéric Gaspart & Pierre Pecher - 202-224 Presidential term limits and fiscal policy in African countries
by Urbain Thierry Yogo & Joseph Keneck Massil
2019, Volume 28, Issue 1
- 1-17 The Economic Effects of Genocide: Evidence from Rwanda
by Roland Hodler - 18-38 Consumption Discount Rates, Risk Aversion and Wealth in Low-Income Countries: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Rural Ethiopia
by Mahmud Yesuf & Randall Bluffstone - 39-69 Shaping Cash Transfer Impacts Through ‘Soft-Conditions’: Evidence from Lesotho
by Noemi Pace & Silvio Daidone & Benjamin Davis & Luca Pellerano - 70-88 The Size of the Border and Product Market Integration Between Lesotho and South Africa: A Production–Consumption Approach
by Mamello A Nchake & Lawrence Edwards & Tresor N Kaya - 89-118 Regional Integration and Informal Trade in Africa: Evidence from Benin’s Borders
by Sami Bensassi & Joachim Jarreau & Cristina Mitaritonna
2018, Volume 27, Issue suppl_1
- 1-3 Preface
by Lemma W Senbet - 4-14 The Illusive Quest for Structural Transformation in Africa: Will China Make a Difference?
by Alemayehu Geda & Lemma W Senbet & Witness Simbanegavi - 15-28 China’s Rise and Opportunity for Structural Transformation in Africa
by Justin Yifu Lin - 29-51 What Kinds of Chinese ‘Geese’ Are Flying to Africa? Evidence from Chinese Manufacturing Firms
by Deborah Brautigam & Tang Xiaoyang & Ying Xia - 52-90 The Emerging Pattern of African Economic Engagement with China and the Rising South: Implications for Africa’s Structural Transformation
by Alemayehu Geda
2018, Volume 27, Issue 5
- 515-537 Treating Schools to a New Administration: Evidence of the Impact of Better Practices in the System-Level Administration of Schools
by Martin Gustafsson & Stephen Taylor - 538-557 Returns to Controlling a Neglected Tropical Disease: Schistosomiasis Control Programme and Education Outcomes in Nigeria
by Francis Makamu & Mehtabul Azam & Harounan Kazianga - 558-586 Make It or Break It? Assessing Credit Booms in Developing Countriesâ€
by Daniela Marchettini & Rodolfo Maino - 587-611 Changing Saving and Investment Behaviour: The Impact of Financial Literacy Training and Reminders on Micro-businesses
by Girum Abebe & Biruk Tekle & Yukichi Mano - 612-631 Do Incentives Matter for the Diffusion of Financial Knowledge? Experimental Evidence from Uganda
by John Sseruyange & Erwin Bulte
2018, Volume 27, Issue 4
- 369-404 Growth-enhancing Effect of Openness to Trade and Migrations: What is the Effective Transmission Channel for Africa?
by Dramane Coulibaly & Blaise Gnimassoun & Valérie Mignon - 405-429 The Demand for Reproductive Health Care
by Gauthier Tshiswaka-Kashalala & Steven F Koch - 430-456 Do Cash Transfers Promote Food Security? The Case of the South African Child Support Grant
by Giorgio d’Agostino & Margherita Scarlato & Silvia Napolitano - 457-482 Microcredit and Food Security: Evidence from Rural Households in Uganda
by Faith M Namayengo & Gerrit Antonides & Francesco Cecchi - 483-512 Child Monetary Poverty and Multidimensional Deprivations: Why They Differ
by Paola Ballón & John Cockburn & Sylvain Dessy & Setou Diarra - 513-513 Microcredit and Food Security: Evidence from Rural Households in Uganda
by Faith M Namayengo & Gerrit Antonides & Francesco Cecchi
2018, Volume 27, Issue 3
- 251-273 The Lion on the Move Towards the World Frontier: Catching Up or Remaining Stuck?
by Tarek M Harchaoui & Murat Üngör - 274-284 Convergence and Spillover Effects in Africa: A Spatial Panel Data Approach
by Samba Diop - 285-320 Does Mobile Money Affect Saving Behaviour? Evidence from a Developing Country
by Serge Ky & Clovis Rugemintwari & Alain Sauviat - 321-346 Funeral Insurance: An Inter-Generational Commitment Device?
by Erlend Berg - 347-365 Does Internal Migration Improve Overall Well-Being in Ethiopia?
by Alan de Brauw & Valerie Mueller & Tassew Woldehanna - 366-366 The Lion on the Move Towards the World Frontier: Catching Up or Remaining Stuck?
by Tarek M Harchaouia & Murat Üngörb - 367-367 Does Internal Migration Improve Overall Well-Being in Ethiopia?
by Alan de Brauw & Valerie Mueller & Tassew Woldehanna
2018, Volume 27, Issue 2
- 149-171 Firm Survival and Change in Ghana, 2003–2013
by Elwyn Davies & Andrew Kerr - 172-200 Poverty, Welfare and Income Distribution Implications of Reducing Trade Costs Through Deep Integration in Eastern and Southern Africa
by Edward J Balistreri & Maryla Maliszewska & Israel Osorio-Rodarte & David G Tarr & Hidemichi Yonezawa - 201-226 Gender Bias and the Intrahousehold Distribution of Resources: Evidence from African Nuclear Households in South Africaâ€
by Olivier Bargain & Prudence Kwenda & Miracle Ntuli - 227-248 The Effect of Female Education on Adolescent Fertility and Early Marriage: Evidence from Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education in Ghana
by Emmanuel Adu Boahen & Chikako Yamauchi - 249-249 Corrigendum: The Effect of Female Education on Adolescent Fertility and Early Marriage: Evidence from Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education in Ghana
by Emmanuel Adu Boahen & Chikako Yamauchi
2018, Volume 27, Issue 1
- 1-9 Economic Structure, Growth, and Evolution of Inequality and Poverty in Africa: An Overview
by Augustin Kwasi Fosu - 10-27 An African Growth Miracle?
by Dani Rodrik - 28-65 Agricultural Labour Productivity and Industrialisation: Lessons for Africa
by Xinshen Diao & Margaret McMillan & Samuel Wangwe - 66-91 Is the Structure of Growth Different in Sub-Saharan Africa?
by Erik Thorbecke & Yusi Ouyang - 92-107 The Recent Growth Resurgence in Africa and Poverty Reduction: The Context and Evidence
by Augustin Kwasi Fosu - 108-126 Why Is Inequality High in Africa?
by Abebe Shimeles & Tiguene Nabassaga - 127-148 Determinants of the Evolution of Inequality in Africa
by Arne Bigsten
2017, Volume 26, Issue suppl_2
- 1-2 Preface
by Lemma W Senbet Executive Director - 3-11 Integrating African Markets: The Way Forward
by Bernard Hoekman & Lemma W Senbet & Witness Simbanegavi - 12-39 Integrating Africa: Some Trade Policy Research Priorities and Challenges†
by Bernard Hoekman & Dominique Njinkeu - 40-75 Regional Financial Integration and Economic Activity in Africa
by Akpan Ekpo & Chuku Chuku
2017, Volume 26, Issue suppl_1
- 1-2 Preface
by Lemma W. Senbet - 3-10 Agriculture and Structural Transformation in Africa: An Overview
by Lemma W. Senbet & Witness Simbanegavi - 11-35 On the Structural Transformation of Rural Africa
by Christopher B. Barrett & Luc Christiaensen & Megan Sheahan & Abebe Shimeles - 36-72 Pathways Less Explored—Locus of Control and Technology Adoption
by Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse & Fanaye Tadesse - 73-98 A Green Revolution for Sub-Saharan Africa: Past Failures and Future Prospects
by Keijiro Otsuka & Rie Muraoka
2017, Volume 26, Issue 5
- 539-560 School Management and Public–Private Partnerships in Uganda
by Lee Crawfurd - 561-583 Do Dreams Come True? Aspirations and Educational Attainments of Ethiopian Boys and Girls
by Marta Favara - 584-606 Urbanisation, Education and the Growth Backlog of Africa
by Aysegul Kayaoglu & Joaquín Naval - 607-624 Income from International Commodity Price Windfalls and HIV Infections in sub-Saharan Africa
by Ting Ji & Faqin Lin - 625-654 Transport Costs and Food Price Volatility in Africa
by T Le Cotty & E Maitre d'Hotel & M Ndiaye