Much of Sub-Saharan Africa's post-independence macroeconomic history has been characterized by boom-bust cycles. Growth …

In considering how the euro will affect Sub-Saharan Africa, the authors examine the transmission channels through which …-Saharan Africa mainly exports - an increase in activity in Europe is considered to have a marginal impact on Africa. Exchange rate … flows to Sub-Saharan Africa can be affected through portfolio shifts or through changes in foreign direct investment …

crisis slowdown, Sub-Saharan Africa is in dire need to continue the growth momentum it experienced during the period of the … Africa Rising narrative. An emerging consensus in the empirical literature is that, under the right circumstances, an … development in Sub-Saharan Africa over the past decades along four sectors (telecommunications, electric power, transportation …

market integration in Central and Eastern Africa for three food staples: maize, rice, and sorghum. The paper uses a large …

authors compare the micromanagement of different foreign exchange auctions in sub-Saharan Africa. Multi-unit auctions for … in sub-Saharan Africa, and there has been virtually no research on the causes of frequent policy reversals or of auction … Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia. Among the policy lessons: 1) Nigeria and Zambia failed to unify and stabilize the …

-Saharan Africa. This paper decomposes trade costs into: (i) trade facilitation, (ii) non-tariff barriers, and (iii) the costs of … of trade costs in: (i) the East African Customs Union?Common Market of East and Southern Africa?South African Development …

This paper investigates the relationship between mining and spatial inequality in Africa during 2001-12. The … socioeconomic development in Africa …