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Skills and Youth Entrepreneurship in Africa: Analysis with Evidence from Swaziland

Brixiova, Zuzana; Ncube, Mthuli; Bicaba, Zorobabel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

The shortages of entrepreneurial skills have lowered search effectiveness of potential young entrepreneurs and the rate of youth start-ups. Our paper contributes to closing a gap in the entrepreneurship and development literature with a model of costly firm creation and skill differences between...

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Remittances and Child Labour in Africa: Evidence from Burkina Faso

Bargain, Olivier; Boutin, Delphine - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

This paper explores the effects of remittance receipt on child labour in an African context. We focus on Burkina Faso, a country with a high prevalence of child labour and a high rate of migration. Given the complex relationship between remittance receipt and household time allocation decisions,...

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Migration Policy, African Population Growth and Global Inequality

Mountford, Andrew; Rapoport, Hillel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

will be due to population growth in Africa. Given this, any policy that influences African demography will have a … fertility and education decisions, and hence, population growth in Africa. We present the results from different scenarios for …

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The Effects of "Girl-Friendly" Schools: Evidence from the BRIGHT School Construction Program in Burkina Faso

Kazianga, Harounan; Levy, Dan; Linden, Leigh L.; Sloan, Matt - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

We evaluate the causal effects of a program that constructed high quality "girl-friendly" primary schools in Burkina Faso, using a regression discontinuity design 2.5 years after the program started. We find that the program increased enrollment of all children between the ages of 5 and 12 by 20...

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Growth, Colonization, and Institutional Development: In and Out of Africa

Bertocchi, Graziella - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

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 …

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Surviving the Turbulence Is Not Enough: Can Côte d'Ivoire Flourish Again?

Constant, Amelie F.; Tien, Bienvenue N. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

domestic economy, but it will also affect the international trading markets. In addition, it will affect the West Africa region …

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How Large Is the Private Sector in Africa? Evidence from National Accounts and Labor Markets

Stampini, Marco; Leung, Ron; Diarra, Setou M.; Pla, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

In recent years, the private sector has been recognized as a key engine of Africa's economic development. Yet, the most … sector countries are concentrated in Western Africa (Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Niger, Senegal and Togo), Central Africa … (Cameroun, Republic of Congo) and Eastern Africa (Kenya, Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania), with the addition of Mauritius. Countries …

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Altruism, Cooperation, and Efficiency: Agricultural Production in Polygynous Households

Akresh, Richard; Chen, Joyce J.; Moore, Charity - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

Africa. We find that cooperation is greater – production is more efficient – among co-wives than among husbands and wives …

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Alternative Cash Transfer Delivery Mechanisms: Impacts on Routine Preventative Health Clinic Visits in Burkina Faso

Akresh, Richard; de Walque, Damien; Kazianga, Harounan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

We conducted a unique randomized experiment to estimate the impact of alternative cash transfer delivery mechanisms on household demand for routine preventative health services in rural Burkina Faso. The two-year pilot program randomly distributed cash transfers that were either conditional or...

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Child Ability and Household Human Capital Investment Decisions in Burkina Faso

Akresh, Richard; Bagby, Emilie; de Walque, Damien; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

Using data we collected in rural Burkina Faso, we examine how children's cognitive abilities influence resource constrained households' decisions to invest in their education. We use a direct measure of child ability for all primary school-aged children, regardless of current school enrollment....

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