Report NEP-AFR-2014-01-17

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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• Manoel Bittencourt, 2013. "Democracy and Education: Evidence from the Southern African Development Community," Working Papers 201387, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics.
• Shantayanan Devarajan & Marcelo Giugale, 2013. "The Case for Direct Transfers of Resource Revenues in Africa - Working Paper 333," Working Papers 333, Center for Global Development.
• Paulo Drummond & Estelle X Liu, 2013. "Africa’s Rising Exposure to China; How Large Are Spillovers Through Trade?," IMF Working Papers 13/250, International Monetary Fund.
• Ehrhart, Helene & Le Goff, Maelan & Rocher?, Emmanuel & Singh, Raju Jan, 2014. "Does migration foster exports ? evidence from Africa," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6739, The World Bank.
• Florence Arestoff & Elodie Djemai, 2013. "Women's empowerment across the life cycle and generations: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa," Working Papers DT/2013/16, DIAL (Développement, Institutions et Mondialisation).
• Gabrielle Wills, 2014. "The Effects of Teacher Strike Activity on Student Learning in South African Primary Schools," Working Papers 01/2014, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.
• Lucia Pérez-Villar & Adnan Seric, 2014. "Multinationals in Sub-Saharan Africa: Domestic Linkages and Institutional Distance," Kiel Working Papers 1893, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
• Maria Kuecken & Josselin Thuilliez & Marie-Anne Valfort, 2014. "Does malaria control impact education? A study of the Global Fund in Africa," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) halshs-00924112, HAL.
• Glenn P. Jenkins & Armin Zeinali, 2014. "Cost-Effective Infrastructure Choices In Education: Location, Build Or Repair," Development Discussion Papers 2013-08, JDI Executive Programs.
• Dandume, Muhammad Yusuf & A.C., Dr.Malarvizhi, 2014. "Does Financial Liberalization, Spur Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Six Sub-Saharan African Countries; Panel Unit Root and Panel Vector Error Correction Tests," MPRA Paper 52349, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised Aug 2013.
• Kirsten Thompson & Renee van Eyden & Rangan Gupta, 2013. "Testing the Out-of-Sample Forecasting Ability of a Financial Conditions Index for South Africa," Working Papers 201383, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics.
• Kevin Ummel, 2013. "Planning for Large-Scale Wind and Solar Power in South Africa: Identifying Cost-Effective Deployment Strategies Using Spatiotemporal Modeling-Working Paper 340," Working Papers 340, Center for Global Development.
• Glenn P. Jenkins & Mikhail Miklyaev & Katarzyna Pankowska, 2014. "A Cost-Benefit Analysis Of Small Scale Red Haricot Beans Production In Ethiopia: Intercropping As A Risk Diversification Mechanism," Development Discussion Papers 2013-14, JDI Executive Programs.
• Estelle Koussoubé & Augustin Loada & Gustave Nebié & Marc Raffinot, 2014. "Political Economy of growth and poverty in Burkina Faso: Power, Institutions and Rents," Working Papers DT/2014/01, DIAL (Développement, Institutions et Mondialisation).
• Michael Clemens, Gabriel Demombynes, 2013. "The New Transparency in Development Economics: Lessons from the Millennium Villages Controversy," Working Papers 342, Center for Global Development.
• Glenn P. Jenkins & Chun-Yan Kuo & Sener Salci, 2013. "Measuring The Foreign Exchange Premium And The Premium For Non-Tradable Outlays For Twenty Countries In Africa," Development Discussion Papers 2013-05, JDI Executive Programs.
• Christophe Nordman & Laure Pasquier-Doumer, 2013. "Transitions in a West African Labour Market: The Role of Social Networks," Working Papers DT/2013/12, DIAL (Développement, Institutions et Mondialisation).
• International Monetary Fund, 2013. "Union of the Comoros; Sixth Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility and Request for Waiver of a Performance Criterion," IMF Staff Country Reports 13/371, International Monetary Fund.
• Glenn P. Jenkins & Mikhail Miklyaev & Katarzyna Pankowska, 2014. "A Cost-Benefit Analysis Of White Pea Beans Production In Ethiopia: A Case Of Limited Domestic Demand," Development Discussion Papers 2013-13, JDI Executive Programs.
• Dambala Gelo & Steven F. Koch & Edwin Muchapondwah, 2013. "Do the Poor Benefit from Devolution Policies? Evidences from Quantile Treatment Effect Evaluation of Joint Forest Management," Working Papers 201388, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics.
• Mebratie, A.D. & Van de Poel, E. & Debebe, Z.Y. & Abebaw, D. & Alemu, G. & Bedi, A.S., 2013. "Self-reported health care seeking behavior in rural Ethiopia: Evidence from clinical vignettes," ISS Working Papers - General Series 551, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS), The Hague.
• Glenn P. Jenkins & Mikhail Miklyaev, 2014. "Designing Appropriate Financial Instruments For Modern Beekeeping In Ethiopia," Development Discussion Papers 2013-16, JDI Executive Programs.
• Debebe, Z.Y. & Mebratie, A.D. & Sparrow, R.A. & Abebaw, D. & Dekker, M. & Alemu, G. & Bedi, A.S., 2013. "Coping with shocks in rural Ethiopia," ISS Working Papers - General Series 560, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS), The Hague.
• Glenn P. Jenkins & Mikhail Miklyaev, 2014. "Cost-Benefit Analysis Of A Milk Processing Plant For The Benefits Of Pastoralists, Somali Region, Ethiopia," Development Discussion Papers 2013-09, JDI Executive Programs.
• Glenn P. Jenkins & Mikhail Miklyaev, 2014. "An Integrated Appraisal Of Irrigated Vegetable Production With Limited Land Holdings In Amhara Region, Ethiopia," Development Discussion Papers 2013-15, JDI Executive Programs.
• Campillo Carrete, B., 2013. "South-South Migration," ISS Working Papers - General Series 50156, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS), The Hague.
• Glenn P. Jenkins & Mikhail Miklyaev, 2014. "Cost-Benefit Analysis Of Small Ruminants Fattening With Feed Concentrates In The Highlands Of Ethiopia," Development Discussion Papers 2013-12, JDI Executive Programs.
• Glenn P. Jenkins & Mikhail Miklyaev, 2014. "Economic Feasibility Of A First-Mover Abattoir Establishment In Somali Region, Ethiopia," Development Discussion Papers 2013-10, JDI Executive Programs.
• Glenn P. Jenkins & Mikhail Miklyaev, 2014. "Honey Production In Ethiopia: A Cost-Benefit Analysis Of Modern Versus Traditional Beekeeping Technologies," Development Discussion Papers 2013-17, JDI Executive Programs.
• Lambert, Sylvie & Ravallion, Martin & Van de Walle, Dominique, 2014. "Intergenerational Mobility and Interpersonal Inequality in an African Economy," CEPREMAP Working Papers (Docweb) 1401, CEPREMAP.
• Derseh, A. & Sparrow, R.A. & Debebe, Z.Y. & Alemu, G. & Bedi, A.S., 2013. "Enrolment in Ethiopia’s Community Based Health Insurance Scheme," ISS Working Papers - General Series 50221, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS), The Hague.
• Christophe Nordman & Julia Vaillant, 2013. "Inputs, Gender Roles or Sharing Norms? Assessing the Gender Performance Gap Among Informal Entrepreneurs in Madagascar," Working Papers DT/2013/15, DIAL (Développement, Institutions et Mondialisation).
• Adrienne M. Lucas & Isaac M. Mbiti, 2014. "Effects of School Quality on Student Achievement: Discontinuity Evidence from Kenya," Working Papers 14-03, University of Delaware, Department of Economics.
• Glenn P. Jenkins & Mikhail Miklyaev, 2014. "Cost-Benefit Analysis Of Small Holders' Lambs And Goats Fattening Activity In Ethiopia," Development Discussion Papers 2013-11, JDI Executive Programs.
• Bundervoet, Tom, 2014. "What explains Rwanda's drop in fertility between 2005 and 2010 ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6741, The World Bank.
• Julian Jamison, Dean Karlan, Pia Raffler, 2013. "Mixed Method Evaluation of a Passive Health Sexual Information Texting Service in Uganda-Working Paper 332," Working Papers 332, Center for Global Development.
• Glenn P. Jenkins & Chun-Yan Kuo, 2013. "Contract Farming Risks: A Monte Carlo Assessment," Development Discussion Papers 2013-07, JDI Executive Programs.
• Chen, Joyce J. & Collins, LaPorchia, 2013. "Let’s Talk About the Money: Spousal Communication, Expenditures and Farm Production," 2014 Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting, January 3-5, 2014, Philadelphia, PA 161652, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
• Helmsing, A.H.J., 2013. "Analyzing Local Institutional Change," ISS Working Papers - General Series 50073, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS), The Hague.
• Knapp, S. & Heij, C. & Henderson, R. & Kleverlaan, E., 2013. "Ship incident risk in the areas of Tubbataha and Banc d’Arguin: A case for designation as Particular Sensitive Sea Area?," Econometric Institute Research Papers EI2013-16, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus School of Economics (ESE), Econometric Institute.
• Giovanni Melina & Yi Xiong, 2013. "Natural Gas, Public Investment and Debt Sustainability in Mozambique," IMF Working Papers 13/261, International Monetary Fund.