Report NEP-AFR-2014-05-17

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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• Mwadime, Robert, 2011. "Accelerating national policymaking across sectors to enhance nutrition:," 2020 conference briefs 12, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Gelb, Alan & Meyer, Christian J. & Ramachandran, Vijaya, 2014. "Development as diffusion: Manufacturing productivity and sub-Saharan Africa's missing middle," WIDER Working Paper Series 042, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Seguino, Stephanie & Were, Maureen, 2014. "Gendered perspectives on economic growth and development in sub-Saharan Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series 056, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Rankin, Neil & Roberts, Gareth & Schöer, Volker, 2014. "The success of learnerships? Lessons from South Africa's training and education programme," WIDER Working Paper Series 068, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Bigsten, Arne, 2014. "Dimensions of African inequality," WIDER Working Paper Series 050, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Berthelemy, Jean-Claude & Thuilliez, Josselin, 2014. "The economics of malaria in Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series 047, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Badiane, Ousmane & Makombe, Tsitsi, 2014. "The theory and practice of agriculture, growth, and development in Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series 061, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Otsuka, Keijiro & Place, Frank, 2014. "Changes in land tenure and agricultural intensification in sub-Saharan Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series 051, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Miracle Ntuli & Prudence Kwenda, 2013. "Labour Unions and Wage Inequality Among African Men in South Africa," Working Papers 13159, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit.
• Thorbecke, Erik, 2014. "The structural anatomy and institutional architecture of inclusive growth in sub-Saharan Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series 041, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Masaki, Takaaki & van de Walle, Nicolas, 2014. "The impact of democracy on economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa, 1982-2012," WIDER Working Paper Series 057, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Benjamin, Nancy & Mbaye, Ahmadou Aly, 2014. "Informality, growth, and development in Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series 052, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Atkinson, A.B., 2014. "The colonial legacy: Income inequality in former British African colonies," WIDER Working Paper Series 045, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Haroon Bhorat & Sumayya Goga & David Tseng, 2013. "Unemployment Insurance in South Africa: A Descriptive Overview of Claimants and Claims," Working Papers 13160, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit.
• de Melo, Jaime & Tsikata, Yvonne, 2014. "Regional integration in Africa: Challenges and prospects," WIDER Working Paper Series 037, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Bhorat, Haroon & Naidoo, Karmen & Yu, Derek, 2014. "Trade unions in an emerging economy: The case of South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series 055, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Page, John & Shimeles, Abebe, 2014. "Aid, employment, and poverty reduction in Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series 043, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Little, Peter D. & McPeak, John G., 2014. "Resilience and pastoralism in Africa south of the Sahara, With a particular focus on the horn of Africa and the Sahel, West Africa," 2020 conference papers 9, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Lee, Keun & Juma, Calestous & Mathews, John, 2014. "Innovation capabilities for sustainable development in Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series 062, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Konte, Maty, 2014. "Gender difference in support for democracy in sub-Saharan Africa: Do social institutions matter?," WIDER Working Paper Series 044, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Muchapondwa, Edwin, 2014. "Aid and the environment in Africa: A synthesis of eight case studies," WIDER Working Paper Series 063, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Leautier, Frannie A., 2014. "Capacity development for the transformation of Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series 058, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Haroon Bhorat & Elne Jacobs & Carlene van der Westhuizen, 2013. "Do Industrial Disputes Reduce Employment? Evidence from South Africa," Working Papers 13161, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit.
• Basu, Alaka M. & Basu, Kaushik, 2014. "The prospects for an imminent demographic dividend in Africa: The case for cautious optimism," WIDER Working Paper Series 053, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Linda Kleemann & Rainer Thiele, 2014. "Rural Welfare Implications of Large-scale Land Acquisitions in Africa: A Theoretical Framework," Kiel Working Papers 1921, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
• Taylor, Scott D., "undated". "Capitalism and African business cultures Scott D. Taylor March 2014Creation-Date: 2014," WIDER Working Paper Series 054, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Meinzen-Dick, Ruth & Behrman, Julia A. & Menon, Purnima & Quisumbing, Agnes R., 2011. "Gender: A key dimension linking agricultural programs to improved nutrition and health:," 2020 conference briefs 9, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• M. Arouri & A. Ben Youssef & Ceyhun Elgin, 2014. "Informal economy in Africa: Building human capital to set the Gazelles free," Working Papers 2014/04, Bogazici University, Department of Economics.
• Kahyarara, Godius, 2014. "Aid and environment in Africa: The case of Tanzania," WIDER Working Paper Series 077, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Lin, Justin Yifu & Wang, Yan, 2014. "China-Africa co-operation in structural transformation: Ideas, opportunities, and finances," WIDER Working Paper Series 046, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Daron Acemoglu & Isaías N. Chaves & Philip Osafo-Kwaako & James A. Robinson, 2014. "Indirect Rule and State Weakness in Africa: Sierra Leone in Comparative Perspective," NBER Working Papers 20092, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Oketch, Moses, 2014. "Education policy, vocational training, and the youth in Sub-Saharan Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series 069, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Ogundipe, Adeyemi & Alege, Philip & Ogundipe, Oluwatomisin, 2014. "Income Heterogeneity and Environmental Kuznets Curve in Africa," MPRA Paper 55822, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Margaret S. McMillan & Kenneth Harttgen, 2014. "What is driving the 'African Growth Miracle'?," NBER Working Papers 20077, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Kodila-Tedika, Oasis, 2014. "Education, paludisme et moustiquaires imprégnées d'insecticide en Afrique sub-saharienne," MPRA Paper 55913, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Amao, Ifeoluwapo & Akinlade, Roseline, 2014. "Child labour among Horticultural Households in Bauchi State, Nigeria: A gender perspective," MPRA Paper 55708, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Ackah, Charles & Adjasi, Charles & Turkson, Festus & Acquah, Adjoa, 2014. "Education, skill, and earnings: Further evidence from Ghana," WIDER Working Paper Series 073, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Lazzaroni, S. & Bedi, A.S., 2014. "Weather variability and food consumption," ISS Working Papers - General Series 51272, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS), The Hague.
• Rachel Sabates-Wheeler & Philip Verwimp, 2014. "Extortion with Protection: Understanding the Effect of Rebel Taxation on Civilian Welfare in Burundi," Working Papers ECARES ECARES 2014-06, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
• Sabates-Wheeler, Rachel & Hurrell, Alex & Devereux, Stephen, 2014. "Targeting social transfer programmes: Comparing design and implementation errors across alternative mechanisms," WIDER Working Paper Series 040, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Giulia La Mattina, 2014. "Civil Conflict, Sex Ratio and Intimate Partner Violence in Rwanda," HiCN Working Papers 175, Households in Conflict Network.
• Ackah, Charles & Adjasi, Charles & Turkson, Festus, 2014. "Scoping study on the evolution of industry in Ghana," WIDER Working Paper Series 075, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Cappelen, Alexander W. & Kariv, Shachar & Sørensen, Erik Ø. & Tungodden, Bertil, 2014. "Is There a Development Gap in Rationality?," Discussion Paper Series in Economics 8/2014, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics.
• Rosegrant, Mark W. & Msangi, Siwa, 2011. "Feeding the future's changing diets: Implications for agricultural markets, nutrition, and policy," 2020 conference papers 3, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Nlom, Jean Hugues & Karimov, Aziz, 2014. "Modeling fuel choice among households in northern Cameroon," WIDER Working Paper Series 038, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Pinstrup-Andersen, Per, 2011. "The food system and its interaction with human health and nutrition:," 2020 conference briefs 13, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Cruz, Antonio Sousa & Guambe, Dina & Marrengula, Constantino Pedro & Ubisse, Amosse Francisco, 2014. "Mozambique's industrialization," WIDER Working Paper Series 059, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Cruz, Antonio & Newman, Carol & Rand, John & Tarp, Finn, 2014. "Learning by exporting: The case of Mozambican manufacturing," WIDER Working Paper Series 066, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).