assumption. Our comprehensive assessment for sub-Saharan Africa reveals that undernourished women and children are spread widely …

In this paper we evaluate the impact of colonialism on development in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the world context … negative effect on development in Africa. To develop this claim we distinguish between three sorts of colonies: (1) those which …

OLS and a geographic regression discontinuity design along the matrilineal belt in Africa. Using over 50 DHS survey …

This paper estimates a dynamic structural model of discrete R&D investment and quantifies its cost and long-run benefit … expected firm value generated by the R&D investment. It increases firm value by 6.7 percent for the median firm in high … innovation significantly raise investment rates and productivity while reductions in startup costs have little effect …

six months, generating an expected net present value (NPV) of over $400 billion. A proportionate advance-investment …

rates Africa would have enjoyed if these key determinants had taken OECD rather than African values. Expensive investment …The dismal growth performance of Africa is the worst economic tragedy of the XXth century. We document the evolution of …

management approaches may ameliorate "tragedy of the commons" effects. Using a randomized evaluation in Namibia's communal …

Risk often inhibits on-farm investment by smallholder farmers. Recent evidence indicates that index insurance and … control villages, where shocks have persistent effects that reduce future investment and productivity, those with access to …