This essay investigates the determinants of the growth performance of Africa. I start by illustrating a broader … institutional development. After reporting results from standard growth regressions, I analyze the role of Africa's peculiar history … influence, in and out of Africa, of the slave trades. The essay ends with critical conclusions and suggestions for further …

The slave trades out of Africa represent one of the most significant forced migration experiences in history. In this …" countries in Africa, with attention to their economic, institutional, demographic, and social implications. Next I evaluate the …

We study the long-term determinants of the high rates of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among women …

to the next. We explore the differential exposure to HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa as a substantial health …) for 11 countries in sub-Saharan Africa that provide information on mother's HIV status and enable us to link mothers and …% of their human capital to their children in the developing economies in sub-Saharan Africa. Second, our results show that …

other developed and emerging economies. Small firms in Africa create jobs mainly at the point of market-entry and play a …

poor countries of the tropics, and especially sub-Saharan Africa. Some researchers have suggested that ecological …

-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 …