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Persistence of civil wars
Acemoglu, Daron; Ticchi, Davide; Vindigni, Andrea - 2009
A notable feature of post-World War II civil wars is their very long average duration. We provide a theory of the persistence of civil wars. The civilian government can successfully defeat rebellious factions only by creating a relatively strong army. In weakly-institutionalized polities this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271578
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Persistence of Civil Wars
Acemoglu, Daron; Ticchi, Davide; Vindigni, Andrea - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
A notable feature of post-World War II civil wars is their very long average duration. We provide a theory of the persistence of civil wars. The civilian government can successfully defeat rebellious factions only by creating a relatively strong army. In weakly-institutionalized polities this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005015465
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UN Interventions: The Role of Geography
Duque, Juan Carlos; Jetter, Michael; Sosa, Santiago - 2014
This paper argues that UN military interventions are geographically biased. For every 1,000 kilometers of distance from the three Western permanent UNSC members (France, UK, US), the probability of a UN military intervention decreases by 4 percent. We are able to rule out several alternative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010352306
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UN Interventions: The Role of Geography
Duque, Juan Carlos; Jetter, Michael; Sosa, Santiago - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper argues that UN military interventions are geographically biased. For every 1,000 kilometers of distance from the three Western permanent UNSC members (France, UK, US), the probability of a UN military intervention decreases by 4 percent. We are able to rule out several alternative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959603
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The Legacies of Slavery in and out of Africa
Bertocchi, Graziella - 2015
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307316
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Can Intra-Regional Trade Act as a Global Shock Absorber in Africa?
Brixiova, Zuzana; Meng, Qingwei; Ncube, Mthuli - 2015
The global financial crisis and the subsequent uneven recovery have underscored the need for Africa's resilience to … African Community (EAC) and the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) - suggests that deeper intra-regional, and in particular …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307406
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Entrepreneurship and the Reallocation of African Farmers
Naudé, Wim - 2015
agriculture and focus on the literature on entrepreneurship in Africa's structural transformation. I present a conceptual model to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011401794
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Entrepreneurship and the Business Environment in Africa: An Application to Ethiopia
Brixiova, Zuzana; Ncube, Mthuli - 2013
Since mid-2000s, Ethiopia has been one of the fastest growing countries in the world. However, productive entrepreneurship in high-value added activities has made limited contributions to this growth, in part because of a weak business environment. Moreover, the low-productive firms in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010329184
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Can Dreams Come True? Eliminating Extreme Poverty in Africa by 2030
Ncube, Mthuli; Brixiova, Zuzana; Bicaba, Zorobabel - 2014
With the year 2015 – the MDG finishing line – approaching, post-2015 goals as they impact Africa need to be firmed. The … promote shared prosperity in every society. We examine feasibility of these objectives for Sub-Saharan Africa, the world … rate, especially if in part achieved by lowering inequality, the Africa region would meaningfully contribute to the global …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010352257
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Africa's Prospects for Enjoying a Demographic Dividend
Bloom, David E.; Kuhn, Michael; Prettner, Klaus - 2016
We assess Africa's prospects for enjoying a demographic dividend. While fertility rates and dependency ratios in Africa … Northern America. This projection suggests Africa has considerable potential to enjoy a demographic dividend. Whether and when … these areas, coordinated policies will likely be most effective in generating the momentum needed to pull Africa's economies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011559589