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 …

This chapter brings new evidence on innovation in Africa and its relationship with short-term labour mobility. Using … may run counter to common perceptions of Africa as a region where innovation is lacklustre. The most innovative African … countries are mainly located in East Africa, highlighting the dynamism of this area. Innovation there is typically about process …

Growth has been high and widespread in the last decade in Africa. Whether this shift in Africa's fortune has impacted … Africa and addresses whether or not previously held belief that Africa is too poor to grow is relevant today. The findings … employment, particularly to increase in employment in the industrial sector, than to increase in mean income. In Africa the co …

Africa. Five challenges resulting from this crisis are identified: a production challenge, an underutilization challenge, a …

Limited access of entrepreneurs to credit constrains the creation and growth of private firms. In Africa, access to … productive entrepreneurship and private sector employment in Africa …

This paper presents evidence on the making of the middle class in Africa by exploiting a comparable micro data from the … making of a middle class in Africa from institutional and policy perspectives. Initial conditions such as level of …