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Understanding Ethnic Identity in Africa: Evidence from the Implicit Association Test (IAT)

Nunn, Nathan; Robinson, James Alan; Lowes, Sara; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2015

We use a variant of the Implicit Association Test (IAT) to examine individuals’ implicit attitudes towards various ethnic groups. Using a population from the Democratic Republic of Congo, we find that the IAT measures show evidence of an implicit bias in favor of one’s own ethnicity....

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Toward an Understanding of Economic Growth in Africa: A Re-Interpretation of the Lewis Model

McMillan, Margaret Mcmillan; Diao, Xinshen - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2015

Africa’s recent economic growth is at a historical high. The patterns associated with this growth appear to be quite … of Africa’s growth. One thing is clear: the recent growth is not well understood. Against this background, we adapt Lewis …’s (1954) dual-economy model to the economies of Africa to better understand the role that the “in-between” sector as defined …

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Stuck in the Middle? Structural Change and Productivity Growth in Botswana

McMillan, Margaret Mcmillan; McCaig, Brian; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2015

This paper decomposes Botswana’s growth from the late 1960s through 2010 into a within-sector and a between-sector (structural change) component. We find that during the 70s and 80s Botswana’s rapid economic growth was characterized by significant structural change with the share of the...

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Colonialism and Economic Development in Africa

Robinson, James Alan; Heldring, Leander - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012

In this paper we evaluate the impact of colonialism on development in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the world context … negative effect on development in Africa. To develop this claim we distinguish between three sorts of colonies: (1) those which …

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An Equilibrium Model of the African HIV/AIDS Epidemic

Greenwood, Jeremy; Tertilt, Michele; Kircher, Philipp; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013

Eleven percent of the Malawian population is HIV infected. Eighteen percent of sexual encounters are casual. A condom is used one quarter of the time. A choice-theoretic general equilibrium search model is constructed to analyze the Malawian epidemic. In the developed framework, people select...

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The Value of Democracy: Evidence from Road Building in Kenya

Burgess, Robin; Miguel, Edward Andrew; Jedwab, Remi; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013

Ethnic favoritism is seen as antithetical to development. This paper provides credible quantification of the extent of ethnic favoritism using data on road building in Kenyan districts across the 1963-2011 period. Guided by a model it then examines whether the transition in and out of democracy...

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Barriers to Electrification for "Under Grid" Households in Rural Kenya

Miguel, Edward Andrew; Lee, Kenneth; Brewer, Eric; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014

In Sub-Saharan Africa, 600 million people live without electricity. Despite ambitions of governments and donors to …

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The Financial Sector in Burundi

Nkurunziza, Janvier D.; Ndikumana, Léonce; Nyamoya, Prime - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012

This study investigates the performance of the financial system in Burundi in mobilizing and allocating resources. Although the study does not presume that finance is the most binding constraint to growth and socio-economic development in Burundi, it takes the view that unlocking the financing...

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An African Growth Miracle?

Rodrik, Dani - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014

Africa's recent growth performance has raised expectations of a bright economic future for the continent after decades … of decline. Yet there is a genuine question about whether Africa's growth can be sustained, and if so, at what level. The …

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The Impact of the AIDS Pandemic on Health Services in Africa: Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys

Case, Anne; Paxson, Christina - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2009

We document the impact of the AIDS crisis on non-AIDS related health services in fourteen sub-Saharan African countries. Using multiple waves of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) for each country, we examine antenatal care, birth deliveries, and rates of immunization for children born between...

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