/downward educational and occupational mobility across and within African countries, and the gender and rural/urban divide. Additionally, we … partly explained by observable individual characteristics (gender, marital status, age, et cetera), and that educational … social mobility in Africa …

We posit that the relationship between income inequality and economic growth is mediated by the level of equality of … increase in income inequality has persistent effects-for example by hindering human capital accumulation- thereby retarding … mobility to confirm that the negative impact of income inequality on growth is higher the lower is intergenerational mobility …

. Household characteristics, including age, education, race, and gender have also been important drivers but with a net …

dynamic measure permits us to focus on inequality as well as distinguish between countries where per capita income growth was …

The labor structure in sub-Saharan Africa is characterized by a high share of informal employment in the rural … that rural children struggled to continue learning during school closures. Gender-sensitive policies are needed to narrow …

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 …

In sub-Saharan Africa women work relatively more in the informal sector than men. Many factors could explain this …-country comparisons indicate strong associations between gender gaps and higher female informality. This paper uses microdata from Senegal …