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A demographic dividend for Sub-Saharan Africa : source, magnitude, and realization
Bloom, David E.; Humair, Salal; Rosenberg, Larry; … - 2013
Managing rapid population growth and spurring economic growth are among the most pressing policy challenges for Sub-Saharan Africa. We discuss the links between them and investigate the potential of family planning programs to address these challenges. Specifically, we estimate the impact of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010229487
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Labor productivity in rural African enterprises : empirical evidence from the LSMS-ISA
Nagler, Paula; Naudé, Wim - 2014
Although non-farm enterprises are ubiquitous in rural Sub-Saharan Africa, little is yet known about their productivity …. In this paper we contribute to filling this gap by providing estimates of labor productivity in enterprises for Ethiopia … productivity, while households that experience shocks operate less productive enterprises. Furthermore we provide evidence that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010413138
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Prenatal exposure to heat waves and child health in Sub-saharan Africa
Bratti, Massimiliano; Frimpong, Prince Boakye; Russo, Simone - 2021
This paper investigates the consequences of prenatal exposure to hot temperatures on child health in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) using a novel indicator of heat waves (the Heat Wave Magnitude Index daily). Leveraging several geo-referenced waves of the Demographic and Health Surveys merged with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012549198
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Revisiting cross-country poverty convergence in the developing world with a special focus on Sub-Saharan Africa
Ouyang, Yusi; Shimeles, Abebe; Thorbecke, Erik - 2018
The literature on poverty convergence is sparse and much of the empirical evidence relies on Ravallion (2012) who found a lack of poverty convergence across some ninety Less Developed Countries (LDCs) during 1977-2007. This paper revisits cross-country poverty convergence using data from the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011810342
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The heterogeneous effects of conflict on education : a spatial analysis in Sub-Saharan Africa
Unfried, Kerstin; Kis-Katos, Krisztina - 2020
In this paper, we identify under which conditions and to what extent armed conflicts harm the long-run educational attainment of children in rural Sub-Saharan Africa. By combining 66 rounds of DHS surveys with geo-coded conflict information, our study contextualizes the findings of a series of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012194067
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Preschool attendance, school progression, and cognitive skills in East Africa
Bietenbeck, Jan; Ericsson, Sanna; Wamalwa, Fredrick M. - 2017
We study the effects of preschool attendance on children's school progression and cognitive skills in Kenya and Tanzania. Our analysis uses novel data from large-scale household surveys of children's literacy and numeracy skills, which also collect retrospective information on preschool...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011776002
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(De facto) historical ethnic borders and land tenure in Sub-Saharan Africa
Depetris-Chauvin, Emilio; Özak, Ömer - 2023
We study the role of proximity to historical ethnic borders in determining individual land ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa. Following an instrumental variable strategy, we document that individuals have a lower likelihood of owning land near historical ethnic borders. In particular, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014249737
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The fertility transition in sub-Saharan Africa : the role of structural change
Büttner, Nicolas; Grimm, Michael; Günther, Isabel; … - 2023
Despite the recent economic growth in many countries on the African continent, the region has seen a slow fertility transition. In this study, we explore whether the lack of structural economic change can explain this slow fertility transition. We create a unique panel data set combining...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014228925
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Evaluating the impacts of minigrid electrification in sub-Saharan Africa
Ayhan, Sinem H.; Falchetta, Giacomo; Steckel, Jan Christoph - 2022
employment and productivity, while being effective in changing neither overall labor market outcomes nor the choice of cooking …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013342931
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Family planning and ethnic heritage : evidence from sub-Saharan Africa
Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo; Falco, Chiara - 2024
Family planning is a critical issue in countries, particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa, where high fertility rates coexist with low contraceptive use alongside adverse perinatal outcomes. Using a combination of ethnographic, ecological, and folklore data, we investigate the role played in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015078165