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Presidential elections and the manipulation of exam success rate in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ebeke, Christian; Etoundi, Mireille Ntsama - HAL - 2011

This paper investigates whether the exam success rate in Africa increases significantly in the months prior to the occurrence of the presidential elections. It hypothesizes that the incumbent is tempted to increase the exam success rate to retain a form of social cohesion and to 'buy' votes. A...

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The Rise of China in Sub-Saharan Africa: its Ambiguous Economic Impacts

Sindzingre, Nicole Alice - HAL - 2011

The paper analyses the economic relationships between China and Sub-Saharan African countries, including original contractual relationships that link exports from Sub-Saharan Africa to China and investment by Chinese firms in Sub-Saharan Africa. Unlike the 'traditional' partners of Sub-Saharan...

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Accounting for the effects of AIDS on growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

Cahu, Paul; Fall, Falilou - HAL - 2011

In this paper, we first, perform a quantitative assessment of the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on growth. Second, we … dynamic panel of 46 Sub-Saharan African countries over the period 1981-2007, we show that HIV/AIDS has negative, significant …. However, the impact is huge for the countries experiencing a high prevalence rate. To tackle the endogeneity issue of HIV/AIDS …

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Does malaria control impact education? A study of the Global Fund in Africa

Kuecken, Maria; Thuilliez, Josselin; Valfort, Marie-Anne - HAL - 2014

We examine the middle-run eff ects of the Global Fund's malaria control programs on the educational attainment of primary schoolchildren in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using a quasi-experimental approach, we exploit geographic variation in pre-campaign malaria prevalence (malaria ecology) and variation...

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Refining opportunity cost estimates of not adopting GM cotton : An application in seven sub-saharan african countries

Bouet, Antoine; Gruere, Guillaume - HAL - 2010

A computable general equilibrium model is applied to evaluate the opportunity costs of not adopting Bt cotton, a genetically-modified (GM) insect resistant cotton, in Benin, Burkina- Faso, Mali, Senegal, Togo, Tanzania, and Uganda when it is adopted in other countries. Our model uniquely employs...

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Are There Myths on Road Impact and Transport in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Beuran, Monica; Gachassin, Marie Castaing; Raballand, Gaël - HAL - 2013

As planned large investments in road infrastructure continue to be high on the agenda of many African countries, only few of these countries have actually ammended their investments strategy. In many cases, there seems to be a preference for a status quo that can easily be explained by political...

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Does malaria control impact education? A study of the Global Fund in Africa

Kuecken, Maria; Thuilliez, Josselin; Valfort, Marie-Anne - HAL - 2013

We examine the middle-run effects of the Global Fund's malaria control programs on the educational attainment of primary schoolchildren in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using a quasi-experimental approach, we exploit geographic variation in pre-campaign malaria prevalence (malaria ecology) and variation...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011025920

When do textbooks matter for achievement? Evidence from African primary schools

Kuecken, Maria; Valfort, Marie-Anne - HAL - 2013

Using a within-student analysis, we find no average impact of textbook access (ownership or sharing) on primary school achievement. Instead, it is only for students with high socioeconomic status that one form of textbook access - sharing - has a positive impact.

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The puzzle of mobility and access to the city in Sub-Saharan Africa

Olvera, Lourdes Diaz; Plat, Didier; Pochet, Pascal - HAL - 2013

This paper examines access to the city as revealed by the daily travel behaviour of urban dwellers. It is based on secondary analyses of six household travel surveys carried out in cities in West and Central Africa between 1992 and 2003. Vehicle ownership rates are low in these cities and the...

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Household transport expenditure in Sub-Saharan African cities: measurement and analysis

Olvera, Lourdes Diaz; Plat, Didier; Pochet, Pascal - HAL - 2008

In Sub-Saharan Africa the cost of transport faced by city dwellers, particularly the poor, tends to add to their travel and economic difficulties. Knowledge of the burden of transport expenditure in the household budget seems essential for passenger transport policy formulation in order to...

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