This paper uses microdata for 19 African countries to examine the gender difference in maths test scores amongst … observed in developed countries. This difference cannot be explained by gender differences in school quality, home environment …, or within-school gender discrimination in access to schooling inputs. However, the gender gap varies widely with …

This paper contributes to closing a knowledge gap on gender, entrepreneurship and development by linking the …

Persistent gender gaps characterize labor markets in many African countries. Utilizing Eswatini's first three labor … market surveys (conducted in 2007, 2010, and 2013), this paper provides first systematic evidence on the country's gender … the global financial crisis had a less negative impact on women than it had on men. Both unadjusted and unexplained gender …

's innovation and export activities, using unique firm survey data which provides direct measures for innovations and firm … export and innovation activities to become substitutes although they are generally natural complements …

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 …

and foster innovation. The probability of innovation as a result of short-term mobility is 0.4 higher in Africa overall … especially in East Africa vis-à-vis the rest of the world, and strongest in the case of innovation in products and services …We develop a theoretical model to investigate whether short-term mobility differentially affects innovation in product …