This paper examines the performance of minimum wage legislation in Kenya, both in terms of its coverage and enforcement …

Parental migration is often found to be negatively correlated with child health in Africa, yet the causal mechanisms … context of increasing urban poverty in Nairobi, Kenya. The findings indicate that households who migrated together with their …

Kenya that lengthened primary school by one year. An instrumental variables approach measures the exogenous variation in …

Firms in Kenya rely on technologies such as computers, cell-phones, and generators to overcome constraints associated … missionary schools from Kenya's colonial past, as well as geographical indicators such as rainfall, changes in forest cover, and …

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 …

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 …