Report NEP-AFR-2012-03-28

This is the archive for NEP-AFR, a report on new working papers in the area of Africa. Quentin Wodon issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.

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• Pietro Calice & Victor M. Chando & Sofiane M. Sekioua, 2012. "Working Paper 146 - Bank Financing to Small and Medium Enterprises in East Africa: Findings of a Survey in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia," Working Paper Series 377, African Development Bank.
• Lubeck, Paul M, 2011. "Nigeria: Mapping the Shari`a Restorationist Movement," Center for Global, International and Regional Studies, Working Paper Series qt436307k8, Center for Global, International and Regional Studies, UC Santa Cruz.
• Tregenna, Fiona, 2011. "Halving Poverty in South Africa: Growth and Distributional Aspects," WIDER Working Paper Series 060, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Carlos Gradín, 2011. "Race, Poverty, and Deprivation in South Africa," Working Papers 1107, Universidade de Vigo, Departamento de Economía Aplicada.
• Dercon, Stefan & Somanathan, Rohini & Broussard, Nzinga H, 2012. "Aid and Agency in Africa: Explaining Food Disbursements Across Ethiopian Households, 1994-2004," CEPR Discussion Papers 8861, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
• Page, John, 2011. "Should Africa Industrialize?," WIDER Working Paper Series 047, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Simplice A, Asongu, 2011. "Political crises and risk of financial contagion in developing countries: Evidence from Africa," MPRA Paper 37459, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Arndt, Channing & Makrelov, Konstantin & Thurlow, James, 2011. "Measuring the Carbon Content of the South African Economy," WIDER Working Paper Series 045, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Stelios Michalopoulos & Elias Papaioannou, 2011. "The Long-Run Effects of the Scramble for Africa," Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University 0762, Department of Economics, Tufts University.
• Kiyota, Hiroyuki, 2011. "Efficiency of Commercial Banks in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Comparative Analysis of Domestic and Foreign Banks," WIDER Working Paper Series 058, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Ogunleye, Eric Kehinde, 2011. "Emerging Evidence on the Relative Importance of Sectoral Sources of Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series 061, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Johan Fourie & Jörg Baten, 2012. "Slave numeracy in the Cape Colony and comparative development in the eighteenth century," Working Papers 270, Economic Research Southern Africa.
• Muellbauer, John & Aron, Janine, 2012. "Wealth, Credit Conditions and Consumption: Evidence from South Africa," CEPR Discussion Papers 8800, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
• Brückner, Markus & Lederman, Daniel, 2012. "Trade causes growth in Sub-Saharan Africa," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6007, The World Bank.
• Ayalew Ali, Daniel & Goldstein, Markus, 2011. "Environmental and Gender Impacts of Land Tenure Regularization in Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series 074, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Raji, Rahman Olanrewaju, 2012. "REAL Exchange Rate Misalignment and Economic Performance of WEST AFRICAN MONETARY ZONE:Implications for macroeconomic unionisation," MPRA Paper 37385, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Dercon, Stefan & Caeyers, Bet, 2012. "Political Connections and Social Networks in Targeted Transfer Programs: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia," CEPR Discussion Papers 8860, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
• Thierry Pénard & Nicolas Poussing & Gabriel Zomo Yebe & Philémon Nsi Ella, 2012. "Comparing the Determinants of Internet and Cell Phone Use in Africa : Evidence from Gabon," Economics Working Paper Archive (University of Rennes & University of Caen) 201217, Center for Research in Economics and Management (CREM), University of Rennes, University of Caen and CNRS.
• Besley, Tim & Reynal-Querol, Marta, 2012. "The Legacy of Historical Conflict: Evidence from Africa," CEPR Discussion Papers 8850, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
• Keswell, Malcolm, 2011. "Poverty and Land Distribution: Evidence from a Natural Experiment," WIDER Working Paper Series 046, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Dambala Gelo & Steven F. Koch, 2012. "Contingent valuation of community forestry programs in Ethiopia: Observing preference anomalies in Double-Bounded CVM," Working Papers 272, Economic Research Southern Africa.
• Suleiman, Sa’ad & Muhammad, Shahbaz, 2012. "Price and Income Elasticities of Demand for Oil Products in African Member Countries of OPEC: A Cointegration Analysis," MPRA Paper 37390, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 28 Feb 2012.
• Nasser Ary Tanimoune & Jean-Louis Combes & René Tapsoba, 2012. "Policy Mix Coherence: What Does it Mean for Monetary Policy in West Africa?," Working Papers halshs-00678712, HAL.
• Carlos Bozzoli & Tilman Brück & Tony Muhumuza, 2012. "Movers or Stayers? Understanding the Drivers of IDP Camp Decongestion during Post-Conflict Recovery in Uganda," Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin 1197, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research.
• Robinson, Sherman & Willenbockel, Dirk, 2011. "A Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis of Adaptation to Climate Change in Ethiopia," WIDER Working Paper Series 089, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Balding, Christopher, 2011. "A Re-examination of the Relation between Democracy and International Trade The Case of Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series 059, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Brinks, Daniel M. & Gauri, Varun, 2012. "The law's majestic equality ? the distributive impact of litigating social and economic rights," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5999, The World Bank.
• Florian LEON, 2012. "Financial Sector Competition in West African Economic and Monetary Union," Working Papers 201214, CERDI.
• Mobarak, Ahmed & Bryan, Gharad & Chowdhury, Shyamal, 2012. "Seasonal Migration and Risk Aversion," CEPR Discussion Papers 8739, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
• Gani Aldashev & Jean-Marie Baland, 2012. "Awareness and AIDS: A Political Economy Perspective," Working Papers 1204, University of Namur, Department of Economics.
• Ahmed, Syud Amer & Hertel, Thomas W. & Martin, William J., 2011. "Agriculture and Trade Opportunities for Tanzania: Past Volatility and Future Climate Change," WIDER Working Paper Series 091, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Dorothée Boccanfuso & Massa Coulibaly & Govinda R. Timilsina & Luc Savard, 2012. "The prospects of developing Biofuels in Mali," Cahiers de recherche 12-03, Departement d'économique de l'École de gestion à l'Université de Sherbrooke.
• Block, Paul, 2011. "Power Ahead: Meeting Ethiopiaâ..s Energy Needs under a Changing Climate," WIDER Working Paper Series 090, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Thurlow, James & Diao, Xinshen, 2011. "Current Climate Variability and Future Climate Change: Estimated Growth and Poverty Impacts for Zambia," WIDER Working Paper Series 085, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Arndt, Channing & Strzepek, Ken & Thurlow, James, 2011. "Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security in Tanzania," WIDER Working Paper Series 052, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Zilibotti, Fabrizio & Rohner, Dominic, 2012. "Seeds of Distrust: Conflict in Uganda," CEPR Discussion Papers 8741, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
• Arndt, Channing & Strzepek, Kenneth & Thurlow, James, 2011. "Climate Change and Infrastructure Investment in Developing Countries: The Case of Mozambique," WIDER Working Paper Series 092, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).