female disempowerment are rooted in colonial times. We find that the arrival of Europeans in Uganda ignited a century … colonial period. But gender inequality gradually declined during the latter half of the colonial era, and after Uganda …

effect on income. However, in Africa rugged terrain afforded protection to those being raided by slave traders. Since the … slave trade retarded subsequent economic development, in Africa ruggedness also has had a historical indirect positive … Africa the indirect positive effect dominates the direct negative effect. Looking within Africa, we provide evidence that the …

We study the effect of civil conflict on social capital, focusing on the experience of Uganda during the last decade …

This essay investigates the determinants of the growth performance of Africa. I start by illustrating a broader … institutional development. After reporting results from standard growth regressions, I analyze the role of Africa’s peculiar history … influence, in and out of Africa, of the slave trades. The essay ends with critical conclusions and suggestions for further …

Long-run trends in Africa’s well-being are provided on the basis of a new index of human development, alternative to … experienced in other developing regions. Within Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa has fallen steadily behind the North since mid-20th …

South Africa and variation in the intensity of this law to identify increases in wages for domestic workers and find no …

for sub-Saharan Africa becomes less significant in a cross section of 98 countries after controlling for colonial …

We explore the determinants of state fragility in sub-Saharan Africa. Controlling for a wide range of economic …