to reduce conflict intensity in Africa, policy makers should facilitate the urbanization of a great number of African … confirmed the core finding that all education dimensions are important in reducing conflict intensity in Africa but no … enrolment) on the intensity of intra-state conflicts in Africa during 1989-2008. It uses fixed-effects regressions in a panel …

This paper investigates the channels through which colonial origin affects economic outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA …

possible springboard for larger regional trading blocs in Africa. The study further explores evidence of declining SACU revenue … instabilities arising from global business cycles more than it does South Africa. …

This paper develops a new index of economic uncertainty for South Africa for the period 1990-2014 and analyses the … count of international and local newspaper articles discussing economic uncertainty in South Africa and (3) mentions of …

This paper exploits variation between and within countries to examine the legacy of recorded conflicts in Africa in the … pre-colonial period between 1400 and 1700. There are three main findings. First, we show that historical conflict is … correlated with a greater prevalence of post-colonial con.ict. Second, historical conflict is correlated with lower levels of …

using OLS I estimate a relationship between change in night lights and real GDP growth in Africa. I then use the …

Following several decades during which violent civil conflict was common in African countries, the period from 1990 … countries cannot attain sustainable conflict resolution. Drawing on economic ideas about contracts and institutions, this paper … become self-enforcing in order to safeguard democratic systems and to avoid relapses into violent civil conflict. We discuss …