Report NEP-AFR-2014-05-04

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

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• Gerardo Serra, 2014. "Continental Visions: Ann Seidman, Reginald H. Green, and the Economics of African Unity in 1960s Ghana," Center for the History of Political Economy Working Paper Series 2014-8, Center for the History of Political Economy.
• Patrick T. kanda & Mehmet Balcilar & Pejman Bahramian & Rangan Gupta, 2014. "Forecasting South African Inflation Using Non-Linear Models: A Weighted Loss-Based Evaluation," Working Papers 201416, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics.
• Burke, Marshall & Gong, Erick & Jones, Kelly M., 2013. "Income Shocks and HIV in Africa," MPRA Paper 55392, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Houssa, Romain & Swinnen, Johan & Verpoorten, Marijke, 2014. "Reviving Benin's shrimp export sector: the need for an integrated approach," IOB Analyses & Policy Briefs 7, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB).
• Phiri, Horace & Edris, Abdi Khalil, 2013. "Neopatrimonialism and agricultural protection: The case of maize in Malawi," MaSSP working papers 1, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Ragasa, Catherine & Dankyi, Awere & Acheampong, Patricia & Wiredu, Alexander Nimo & Chapoto, Antony & Asamoah, Marian & Tripp, Robert, 2013. "Patterns of adoption of improved maize technologies in Ghana:," GSSP working papers 36, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Ncube, Mthuli & Brixiova Schwidrowski, Zuzana & Bicaba, Zorobabel, 2014. "Can Dreams Come True? Eliminating Extreme Poverty in Africa by 2030," IZA Discussion Papers 8120, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• Ashraf, Quamrul & Galor, Oded & Klemp, Marc, 2014. "The Out of Africa Hypothesis of Comparative Development Reflected by Nighttime Light Intensity," MPRA Paper 55634, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Shames, Seth & Bernier, Quinn & Masiga, Moses, 2013. "Development of a participatory action research approach for four agricultural carbon projects in east Africa," CAPRi working papers 113, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Andrea Szabo & Gergely Ujhelyi, 2014. "Can Information Reduce Nonpayment for Public Utilities? Experimental Evidence from South Africa," Working Papers 2014-114-31, Department of Economics, University of Houston.
• Mariana Llanos & Cordula Tibi Weber & Charlotte Heyl & Alexander Stroh, 2014. "Informal Interference in the Judiciary in New Democracies: A Comparison of Six African and Latin American Cases," GIGA Working Paper Series 245, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies.
• Item repec:ilo:ilowps:484770 is not listed on IDEAS anymore

• Woldu, Thomas & Abebe, Girum & Lamoot, Indra & Minten, Bart, 2013. "Urban food retail in Africa: The case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia," ESSP working papers 50, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Hagos, Hosaena Ghebru & Holden, Stein, 2013. "Links between tenure security and food security: Evidence from Ethiopia:," ESSP working papers 59, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Ragasa, Catherine & Dankyi, Awere & Acheampong, Patricia & Wiredu, Alexander Nimo & Chapoto, Antony & Asamoah, Marian & Tripp, Robert, 2013. "Patterns of adoption of improved rice technologies in Ghana:," GSSP working papers 35, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Vandercasteelen, Joachim & Dereje, Mekdim & Minten, Bart & Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, 2013. "Scaling-up adoption of improved technologies: The impact of the promotion of row planting on farmers’ teff yields in Ethiopia:," ESSP working papers 60, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Woldu, Thomas & Tadesse, Fanaye & Waller, Marie-Katherine, 2013. "Women’s participation in agricultural cooperatives in Ethiopia:," ESSP working papers 57, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Wittenberg, Martin & Pirouz, Farah, 2013. "The measurement of earnings in the post-Apartheid period: An overview," SALDRU Working Papers 108, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town.
• Nyongo, Lovemore, 2014. "Maize Price Differences and Evidence of Spatial Integration in Malawi: The case of selected markets," MaSSP working papers 3, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Peterman, Amber & Billings, Lucy & Behrman, Julia A., 2013. "Evaluation of grassroots community–based legal aid activities in Uganda and Tanzania: Strengthening women’s legal knowledge and land rights," CAPRi working papers 108, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Thierry Pairault, 2014. "Chinese direct investment in Africa. A state strategy?," Post-Print halshs-00981417, HAL.
• Minten, Bart & Tamru, Seneshaw & Engida, Ermias & Kuma, Tadesse, 2013. "Using evidence in unraveling food supply chains in Ethiopia: The supply chain of teff from major production areas to Addis Ababa:," ESSP working papers 54, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Minten, Bart & Koro, Bethlehem & Stifel, David, 2013. "The last mile(s) in modern input distribution: Evidence from Northwestern Ethiopia," ESSP working papers 51, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Phiri, Horace & Edriss, Abdi Khalil, 2013. "Political economy of agricultural producer support in Malawi: An econometric test of determinants of producer protection in the maize sector," MaSSP working papers 2, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Tamru, Seneshaw, 2013. "Spatial integration of cereal markets in Ethiopia:," ESSP working papers 56, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Muriithi, Beatrice & Matz, Julia Anna, 2014. "Welfare Effects of Vegetable Commercialization: Evidence from Smallholder Producers in Kenya," Discussion Papers 166029, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF).
• Minten, Bart & Tamru, Seneshaw & Engida, Ermias & Kuma, Tadesse, 2013. "Ethiopia’s value chains on the move: The case of teff:," ESSP working papers 52, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Brendan Maughan-Brown & Susan Godlonton & Rebecca L. Thornton & Atheendar S Venkataramani, 2013. "What do people actually learn from public health education campaigns? Incorrect inferences about male circumcision and female HIV infection risk in a cluster randomized trial in Malawi," SALDRU Working Papers 104, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town.
• Houssou, Nazaire & Diao, Xinshen & Cossar, Frances & Kolavalli, Shashidhara & Jimah, Kipo & Aboagye, Patrick Ohene, 2013. "Agricultural mechanization in Ghana: Is specialization in agricultural mechanization a viable business model?," GSSP working papers 30, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Headey, Derek D. & Dereje, Mekdim & Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob & Josephson, Anna & Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, 2013. "Land constraints and agricultural intensification in Ethiopia: A village-level analysis of high-potential areas:," ESSP working papers 58, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Yusuf, Sulaimon Aremu, 2014. "The Analysis of Impact of Investment in Education on Economic Growth in Nigeria: Veracity of Association of Staff Union of University of Nigeria’s agitation," MPRA Paper 55524, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Robinson, Sherman & Strzepek, Kenneth M. & Cervigni, Raffaello, 2013. "The cost of adapting to climate change in Ethiopia: Sector-wise and macro-economic estimates:," ESSP working papers 53, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Florkowski, Wojciech J. & Kolavalli, Shashidhara, 2013. "Aflatoxin control strategies in the groundnut value chain in Ghana:," GSSP working papers 33, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Van Aelst, Katrien, 2014. "Household decision-making and gender relations in Tanzania: literature and theory review," IOB Working Papers 2014.02, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB).
• Tripp, Robert & Mensah-Bonsu, Akwesi, 2013. "Ghana's commercial seed sector: New incentives or continued complacency?:," GSSP working papers 32, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Schmidt, Emily & Chinowsky, Paul & Robinson, Sherman & Strzepek, Kenneth M., 2014. "Determinants and impact of sustainable land and watershed management investments: A systems evaluation in the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia:," ESSP working papers 62, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Gêmo, Hélder & Chilonda, Pius, 2013. "Why did Mozambique’s public extension halt the implementation of the National Agrarian Extension Program (PRONEA)?:," MSSP working papers 6, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Johnson, Nancy & Njuki, Jemimah & Waithanji, Elizabeth & Nhambeto, Marinho & Rogers, Martha & Kruger, Elizabeth Hutchinson, 2013. "The gendered impacts of agricultural asset transfer projects: Lessons from the Manica Smallholder Dairy Development Program," CAPRi working papers 115, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Ojeaga, Paul & Odejimi, Deborah, 2013. "Gender Comparison, Schooling and Sociability Ratings in Nigeria Evidence from Youth Survey in Ife Town," MPRA Paper 55572, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Mogues, Tewodaj & Omusu-Baah, Kwaku, 2014. "Decentralizing agricultural public expenditures: Findings from a scoping study at the onset of a new stage in Ghana’s decentralization reform," GSSP working papers 37, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Yusuf, Sulaimon Aremu, 2014. "Role of Agriculture in Economic Growth & Development: Nigeria Perspective," MPRA Paper 55536, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Yusuf, Sulaimon Aremu, 2014. "Impact of Energy Consumption and Environmental Degradation on Economic Growth in Nigeria," MPRA Paper 55529, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• de Brauw, Alan & Mueller, Valerie & Woldehanna, Tassew, 2013. "Does internal migration improve overall well-being in Ethiopia?:," ESSP working papers 55, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Hoddinott, John F. & Headey, Derek D. & Dereje, Mekdim, 2014. "Cows, missing milk markets and nutrition in rural Ethiopia:," ESSP working papers 63, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Adeyinka, Adedeji & Salau, Sheu & Vollrath, Dietrich, 2013. "Structural change in the economy of Nigeria:," NSSP working papers 24, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Chitalu M. Chama-Chiliba & Steven F. Koch, 2014. "Assessing Regional Variations in the Effect of the Removal of User Fees on Institutional Deliveries in Rural Zambia," Working Papers 201417, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics.
• Yusuf, Sulaimon Aremu, 2014. "Informal Sector and Employment Generation in Nigeria," MPRA Paper 55538, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Pannell, David J. & Llewellyn, Rick S. & Corbeels, Marc, 2013. "The farm-level economics of conservation agriculture for resource-poor farmers," Working Papers 166526, University of Western Australia, School of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
• Hagos, Hosaena Ghebru & Holden, Stein, 2014. "Efficiency and productivity differential effects of land certification program in Ethiopia: Quasi-experimental evidence from Tigray:," ESSP working papers 64, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).