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3by Bensassi, Sami Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada Márquez-Ramos, Laura Published in Journal of African Economies (2012)“...According to recently developed models of trade based on imperfect competition and heterogeneous firms, lower trade costs increase bilateral trade, not only...”
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4by Murinde, Victor Published in Journal of African Economies (2012)“...This paper aims to survey existing research on financial development and economic growth, highlighting the theoretical models and evidence from recent...”
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5by Harris, Laurence Published in Journal of African Economies (2012)“...A large body of econometric studies in the past two decades has yielded considerable knowledge of the connection between financial development and economic...”
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6“...This paper focuses on the sources and consequences of the instability of tax revenue in Sub-Saharan African countries. We took advantage of a unique and...”
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7“...We revisit the debate about the root causes of income divergence, and ask whether geographical variables or institutions are the main determinants of income...”
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8“...We test the hypothesis that the effect of foreign aid on economic growth is positive in ethnically homogenous countries, but decreasing in ethnic...”
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9“...It is clear that a lot remains to be learnt about the role of the financial sector in African growth and development process. All three papers in this volume...”
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10by Jones, Sam Tarp, Finn Andersen, Thomas Barnebeck Published in Journal of African Economies (2012)“...Financial liberalisation is widely seen as key to promoting financial development and unlocking growth in developing countries. While this thesis has been...”
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11by Caldeira, Emilie Published in Journal of African Economies (2012)“...While there is a large body of literature on the determinants of allocation of intergovernmental fiscal transfers in developed countries, this kind of study is...”
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12by Ickowitz, Amy Published in Journal of African Economies (2012)“...Ghana has the lowest under-five mortality rate in West Africa. Understanding why Ghana's child mortality rate is lower than in neighbouring countries may offer...”
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13“...The food crisis encountered in 2002 in Malawi was arguably one of the worst in the recent history of the country. The World Food Programme estimated that...”
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14by Monga, Célestin Published in Journal of African Economies (2012)“...Rarely has a country evolved from a low- to a high-income status without sustained structural transformation from agrarian or resource-based towards an...”
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15“...This paper investigates how the possibility to ostracise, which is a familiar punishment mechanism to subjects in the experiment, affects harvest in a common...”
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16“...Traditional development models focus on the sector rather than location of growth. Advocates of agriculture-led strategies emphasise agriculture's strong...”
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17“...The majority of African countries recognise the need for structural transformation. They acknowledged this need very early after attaining independence some...”
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18by Söderbom, Måns Published in Journal of African Economies (2012)“...I use firm-level census data to study changes in the structure of Ethiopia's manufacturing sector between 1998 and 2008. Over this period, aggregate...”
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19“...The essays in this volume document in various ways the limited extent of structural change in Africa over the past 40 years. They also document and analyse the...”
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20by Ribeiro, Ana Paula Martins, Manuel M.F Loureiro, João Published in Journal of African Economies (2012)“...This paper assesses the adequacy of the exchange rate regime of 16 African countries that are pegged to the euro since 1999. The evaluation is based on three...”