Sharing is a norm in many societies. We present a theoretical model on the trade-off between sharing and investment … patterns: entrepreneurs following an 'insurance regime' comply with sharing norms, are insured but reduce investment in their … firm, whereas entrepreneurs in the 'growth regime' are not insured but take undistorted investment decisions. The choice of …

Sharing is a norm in many societies. We present a theoretical model on the trade-off between sharing and investment … patterns: entrepreneurs following an 'insurance regime' comply with sharing norms, are insured but reduce investment in their … firm, whereas entrepreneurs in the 'growth regime' are not insured but take undistorted investment decisions. The choice of …

Rural areas in Sub-Saharan Africa are typically underserved by financial services. Mobile money brings a substantial …, where we observe lower agricultural activity and investment. At the same time, remittances received and welfare of rural … work suggests that mobile money can accelerate urbanization and structural change in Sub-Saharan Africa. …

-Saharan Africa (SSA), as the number of covered workers grows wage regulation will become increasingly significant. We find that … future country-focused minimum wage research agenda for Africa. …

The last decade has seen a resurgence of parastatal crop marketing institutions in sub-Saharan Africa, many of which …

We are the first to provide a comparative empirical analysis of non-farm entrepreneurship in rural Africa, using the … failed in Africa. …