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Post-Covid-19 recovery and resilience : leveraging reforms for growth and inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa
Hong, Gee Hee; Igan, Deniz; Lee, Do - 2021
Covid-19 has exacerbated economic and social vulnerabilities across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). There is a risk that growth could be lower for longer, with a setback to development. Post-pandemic reforms thus become even more important, especially with constrained scope for fiscal and monetary...
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Effects of COVID-19 on regional and gender equality in Sub-Saharan Africa : evidence from Nigeria and Ethiopia
Aoyagi, Chie - 2021
The labor structure in sub-Saharan Africa is characterized by a high share of informal employment in the rural agricultural sector. The impact of COVID-19 on female employment may not appear to be large as the share of such employment is particularly high among women. Nevertheless, widespread...
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Pandemics and inequality : perceptions and preferences for redistribution
Balasundharam, Vybhavi; Dabla-Norris, Era - 2021
emerging market economies to examine perceptions of government performance in managing the health and economic crisis, beliefs … non-teleworkable jobs systematically have less favorable perceptions of government responses. Personally experiencing … provide social safety nets for vulnerable individuals and firms by those who have a more favorable perception of government …
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Towards a Principal-Agent Based Typology of Risks in Public-Private Partnerships
De Palma, André - 2009
private money such as public-private partnerships (PPPs or P3s). We describe these arrangements and explore how they can be … a typology of the risks associated with PPPs, where both internal risks (the risks associated with the contract) and …
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The heavy economic toll of gender-based violence : evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Ouedraogo, Rasmane; Stenzel, David - 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns have led to a rise in gender-based violence. In this paper, we explore the economic consequences of violence against women in sub-Saharan Africa using large demographic and health survey data collected pre-pandemic. Relying on a two-stage least square method...
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The economic consequences of conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa
Fang, Xiangming; Kothari, Siddharth; McLoughlin, Cameron; … - 2020
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Drivers of financial access : the role of macroprudential policies
Deléchat, Corinne; Kiyasseh, Lama; MacDonald, Margaux; … - 2020
This study analyzes the drivers of the use of formal vs. informal financial services in emerging and developing countries using the 2017 Global FINDEX data. In particular, we investigate whether individuals' choice of financial services correlates with macro-financial and macro-structural...
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Coping with falling oil prices : the different fortunes of African banks
Gueye, Cheikh; Mbelu, Asithandile; Sy, Amadou N. R. - 2019
This paper studies the impact of declining oil prices on banks in sub-Saharan African oil-exporting countries. Results indicate that banks respond differently to an oil shock depending on their ownership: (i) domestic banks are the most adversely impacted and experience a deterioration in asset...
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Informality and gender gaps going hand in hand
Malta, Vivian; Kolovich, Lisa; Martínez Leyva, Angelica; … - 2019
In sub-Saharan Africa women work relatively more in the informal sector than men. Many factors could explain this difference, including women's lower education levels, legal barriers, social norms and demographic characteristics. Cross-country comparisons indicate strong associations between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012022004
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Public debt through the ages
Eichengreen, Barry; ElGanainy, Asmaa Adel; Esteves, Rui … - 2019
We consider public debt from a long-term historical perspective, showing how the purposes for which governments borrow have evolved over time. Periods when debt-to-GDP ratios rose explosively as a result of wars, depressions and financial crises also have a long history. Many of these episodes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012001483