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Abdulaziz Behiru Shifa

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First Name:Abdulaziz
Middle Name:B
Last Name:Shifa
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RePEc Short-ID:psh421
https://www.abshifa.com
117 Eggers Hall Department of Economics The Maxwell School Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 13244-1020
Terminal Degree: Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES); Stockholms Universitet (from RePEc Genealogy)

Affiliation

Department of Economics
Maxwell School
Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York (United States)
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/econ/
RePEc:edi:desyrus (more details at EDIRC)

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Working papers

  1. Merima Ali & Odd-Helge Fjeldstad & Boqian Jiang & Abdulaziz B. Shifa, 2015. "Colonial legacy, state-building and the salience of ethnicity in Sub-Saharan Africa," CMI Working Papers 16, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.

Articles

  1. Ali, Merima & Fjeldstad, Odd‐Helge & Shifa, Abdulaziz B., 2020. "European colonization and the corruption of local elites: The case of chiefs in Africa," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 179(C), pages 80-100.
  2. Merima Ali & Odd-Helge Fjeldstad & Boqian Jiang & Abdulaziz B Shifa, 2019. "Colonial Legacy, State-building and the Salience of Ethnicity in Sub-Saharan Africa," The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 129(619), pages 1048-1081.
  3. John Hassler, Per Krusell, Abdulaziz B. Shifa, and Daniel Spiro, 2017. "Should Developing Countries Constrain Resource-Income Spending? A Quantitative Analysis of Oil Income in Uganda," The Energy Journal, International Association for Energy Economics, vol. 0(Number 1).
  4. Abdulaziz B. Shifa, 2015. "Does Agricultural Growth Cause Manufacturing Growth?," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 82, pages 1107-1125, December.
  5. Shifa, Abdulaziz B., 2013. "The dual policy in the dual economy—The political economy of urban bias in dictatorial regimes," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 105(C), pages 77-85.

Citations

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Working papers

  1. Merima Ali & Odd-Helge Fjeldstad & Boqian Jiang & Abdulaziz B. Shifa, 2015. "Colonial legacy, state-building and the salience of ethnicity in Sub-Saharan Africa," CMI Working Papers 16, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.

    Cited by:

    1. Antonio, Wycliffe & Griffith-Charles, Charisse, 2019. "Achieving land development benefits on customary/communal land," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 83(C), pages 124-133.
    2. Roberti, Paolo, 2019. "State capacity and repression: A model of colonial rule," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 113(C), pages 247-264.
    3. McNamee, Lachlan, 2019. "Indirect colonial rule and the salience of ethnicity," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 122(C), pages 142-156.
    4. Fiedler, Charlotte & Rohles, Christopher, 2021. "Social cohesion after armed conflict: A literature review," IDOS Discussion Papers 7/2021, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).
    5. Zhang, Yu & Xu, Zhicheng Phil & Kibriya, Shahriar, 2021. "The long-term effects of the slave trade on political violence in Sub-Saharan Africa," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 49(3), pages 776-800.
    6. Bluhm, Richard & Hodler, Roland & Schaudt, Paul, 2021. "Local majorities: How administrative divisions shape comparative development," Economics Working Paper Series 2110, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science.
    7. Flückiger, Matthias & Ludwig, Markus, 2020. "Malaria suitability, urbanization and subnational development in sub-Saharan Africa," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 120(C).
    8. Bartoš, Vojtěch & Levely, Ian, 2021. "Sanctioning and trustworthiness across ethnic groups: Experimental evidence from Afghanistan," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 194(C).
    9. Ali, Merima & Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, 2023. "Pre-colonial centralization and tax compliance norms in contemporary Uganda," Journal of Institutional Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 19(3), pages 379-400, June.
    10. Iddawela, Yohan & Lee, Neil & Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés, 2021. "Quality of sub-national government and regional development in Africa," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 108855, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    11. Kukic, Leonard, 2019. "The last Yugoslavs: ethnic diversity, national identity and civil war," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 102323, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    12. Levely, Ian & Bartos, Vojtech, 2018. "Sanctioning and Trustworthiness Across Ethnic Groups," Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series 107, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition.
    13. von Haldenwang, Christian, 2020. "Digitalising the fiscal contract: An interdisciplinary framework for empirical inquiry," IDOS Discussion Papers 20/2020, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).
    14. Liu, Xianda & Hou, Wenxuan & Main, Brian G.M., 2022. "Anti-market sentiment and corporate social responsibility: Evidence from anti-Jewish pogroms," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 76(C).
    15. Barrett, Philip & Appendino, Maximiliano & Nguyen, Kate & de Leon Miranda, Jorge, 2022. "Measuring social unrest using media reports," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 158(C).
    16. Papaioannou, Elias & Michalopoulos, Stelios, 2018. "Historical Legacies and African Development," CEPR Discussion Papers 13309, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    17. Marina Nistotskaya & Michelle D'Arcy, 2021. "No taxation without property rights: Formalization of property rights on land and tax revenues from individuals in sub-Saharan Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2021-175, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    18. Ali, Merima & Fjeldstad, Odd‐Helge & Shifa, Abdulaziz B., 2020. "European colonization and the corruption of local elites: The case of chiefs in Africa," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 179(C), pages 80-100.
    19. Okoye, Dozie, 2021. "Things fall apart? Missions, institutions, and interpersonal trust," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 148(C).
    20. Yonatan Dinku & Dereje Regasa, 2021. "Ethnic Diversity and Local Economies," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 89(3), pages 348-367, September.

Articles

  1. Ali, Merima & Fjeldstad, Odd‐Helge & Shifa, Abdulaziz B., 2020. "European colonization and the corruption of local elites: The case of chiefs in Africa," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 179(C), pages 80-100.

    Cited by:

    1. Mbassi, Christophe Martial & Messono, Omang Ombolo, 2023. "Historical technology and current economic development: Reassessing the nature of the relationship," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 195(C).
    2. Koyama, Mark, 2022. "Introduction to the special issue on culture, institutions, and religion in economic history," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 201(C), pages 105-114.
    3. Ali, Merima & Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, 2023. "Pre-colonial centralization and tax compliance norms in contemporary Uganda," Journal of Institutional Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 19(3), pages 379-400, June.

  2. Merima Ali & Odd-Helge Fjeldstad & Boqian Jiang & Abdulaziz B Shifa, 2019. "Colonial Legacy, State-building and the Salience of Ethnicity in Sub-Saharan Africa," The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 129(619), pages 1048-1081.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  3. John Hassler, Per Krusell, Abdulaziz B. Shifa, and Daniel Spiro, 2017. "Should Developing Countries Constrain Resource-Income Spending? A Quantitative Analysis of Oil Income in Uganda," The Energy Journal, International Association for Energy Economics, vol. 0(Number 1).

    Cited by:

    1. Fridtjof Bahlburg, 2023. "The Local Impact of Mining in Peruvian Districts: Evidence of a Subnational Resource Curse?," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 13(4), pages 264-286, July.
    2. Ragnar Torvik, 2018. "Should Developing Countries Establish Petroleum Funds?," The Energy Journal, International Association for Energy Economics, vol. 0(Number 4).
    3. Sugra Humbatova, 2023. "The Impact of Oil Prices on State Budget Income and Expenses: Case of Azerbaijan," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 13(1), pages 189-212, January.

  4. Abdulaziz B. Shifa, 2015. "Does Agricultural Growth Cause Manufacturing Growth?," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 82, pages 1107-1125, December.

    Cited by:

    1. Irandoust, Manuchehr, 2022. "Industrial growth versus agricultural growth in eight post-communist countries," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 62(C), pages 529-537.
    2. Joseph Mawejje & Ezra Francis Munyambonera, 2016. "Tax Revenue Effects of Sectoral Growth and Public Expenditure in Uganda," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 84(4), pages 538-554, December.
    3. de Souza, Joao Paulo A., 2014. "Growth Complementarity Between Agriculture and Industry: Evidence from a Panel of Developing Countries," UMASS Amherst Economics Working Papers 2014-11, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Economics.

  5. Shifa, Abdulaziz B., 2013. "The dual policy in the dual economy—The political economy of urban bias in dictatorial regimes," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 105(C), pages 77-85.

    Cited by:

    1. Jiancai Pi & Xinyi Liu, 2023. "Urban bias and multinational firms," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, vol. 70(1), pages 101-114, February.
    2. Aeshna Badruzzaman, 2023. "Repositioning urban bias: Non‐state providers' use of spatialised networks in Bangladesh," Public Administration & Development, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 43(1), pages 49-59, February.
    3. Heba E. Helmy, 2019. "Thirty Years of Urban Bias: An Estimation of the Rising Disparities in Female Rural and Female Urban Unemployment and Income in Egypt," Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy, Centre for Agrarian Research and Education for South, vol. 8(3), pages 349-390, December.
    4. Vestby, Jonas & Buhaug, Halvard & von Uexkull, Nina, 2021. "Why do some poor countries see armed conflict while others do not? A dual sector approach," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 138(C).
    5. Catalina Tejada & Eliana Ferrara & Henrik Kleven & Florian Blum & Oriana Bandiera & Michel Azulai, 2015. "State Effectiveness, Growth, and Development," Working Papers id:6668, eSocialSciences.

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  1. NEP-AFR: Africa (2) 2016-02-04 2018-05-28
  2. NEP-DEV: Development (2) 2016-02-04 2018-05-28
  3. NEP-EVO: Evolutionary Economics (1) 2018-05-28
  4. NEP-HIS: Business, Economic and Financial History (1) 2018-05-28
  5. NEP-IUE: Informal and Underground Economics (1) 2016-02-04

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