The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is impacting on the industrialization options for Africa inter alia through … paper I set out the case for why Africa should industrialize. I then explore the opportunities and threats the 4IR pose for … Africa. Threats include job-losses and the re-shoring of manufacturing to advanced economies. Among the opportunities are …

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 …

growth. Investment growth has dominated GDP growth in China during this decade but is also important in the cases of India … and Vietnam. To examine the global implications of domestic growth patterns in Asia, I analyze saving-investment balances … region. In terms of sheer magnitudes, China's national savings and current account surpluses dominate the region's saving-investment …

easing entrepreneurial investments for credit-constrained individuals whose investment possibilities depend on their income …

The impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on domestically owned firms in developing countries has been widely …. Noting this gap, this paper uses two-period (2003 and 2007) firm level panel data from South Africa to examine the impact of … foreign direct investment on the labour productivity of domestic firms. A key policy change during this time period was the …