labor demand and the wage bargaining process. The analysis of the interaction of shock spillovers and benefit system focuses …

We study the long-term determinants of the high rates of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among women …, with a focus on family structure and sexual behavior as shaped by the demographic shock following the transatlantic slave … polygyny with the demographic shock we can also establish that this link is causal. Next we turn to the channels through which …

The global financial crisis and the subsequent uneven recovery have underscored the need for Africa's resilience to … African Community (EAC) and the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) - suggests that deeper intra-regional, and in particular …

ratio), considering the potential endogeneity of the health shock to examine the persistence of AIP preferences. Our … percentage points (pp). However, the experience of a health shock partially reverts such culturally embedded preference for AIP …

Africa. We estimate an augmented-gravity model that includes public deficit, public debt, public expenditure, inflation, and … the foreign reserves position. We also integrate Africa-specific variables such as existing economic blocs in the region … Southern Africa is promising, but many challenges still persist. The existing economic blocs can provide a first stepping stone …