providing evidence of a resource curse. Extractive industries in South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia have positive direct …

Growth has been high and widespread in the last decade in Africa. Whether this shift in Africa's fortune has impacted … poverty has been a subject of controversy. This paper brings into focus recent evidence on the pace of poverty reduction in … Africa and addresses whether or not previously held belief that Africa is too poor to grow is relevant today. The findings …

With the year 2015 - the MDG finishing line - approaching, post-2015 goals as they impact Africa need to be firmed. The … goal of ending extreme poverty remains paramount. Globally, the World Bank set goals to end extreme poverty by 2030 and to … promote shared prosperity in every society. We examine feasibility of these objectives for Sub-Saharan Africa, the world …

increase in total consumption and a 10 percent decline in extreme poverty. These results are robust to controlling for spatial …

Redistributive systems in Africa are still in their infancy but are constantly expanding in order to finance increasing …, Mozambique, Tanzania, Ethiopia and South Africa. These countries show contrasted situations in terms of income distribution. We …

What are the impacts of expanding mobile broadband coverage on poverty, household consumption and labor market outcomes … positive effect on total household consumption and poverty reduction, driven by positive impacts on labor market outcomes …