empirically establishes the hypothesis that in the course of the exodus of Homo sapiens out of Africa, variation in migratory … progress. -- Out of Africa hypothesis ; human genetic diversity ; comparative development ; population density ; Neolithic …

Evidence suggests that the prehistoric Out of Africa Migration has impacted the degree of intra-population genetic and …. Leveraging a folklore catalogue of 958 oral traditions across the world, we find that ethnic groups further away from East Africa …, phenotypic, and phonemic traits along the Out of Africa migration routes, setting conditions for the emergence and proliferation …

entrepreneurship. Given the relative neglect of entrepreneurship by development scholars it deals with (i) recent theoretical insights … from the intersection of entrepreneurship and development studies; (ii) the empirical evidence on the relationship between … entrepreneurship and development; and (iii) fresh insights for entrepreneurship policy for development that emerges from recent …

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 …

We study the long-term determinants of the high rates of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among women …

entrepreneurial elite, resulting in economic policy and institutions which are more conducive to entrepreneurship and productivity … evidence on transition economies. -- credit constraints ; distribution ; economic development ; entrepreneurship ; institutions …

of the exodus of humans from Africa tens of thousands of years ago, contributed to the differential formation of pre …