nationally representative of the private sector in three East African countries -- Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda -- a positive …

Drawing on evidence from Africa - especially Ethiopia and Uganda - the authors of this volume draw conclusions about … dividend in the short run. The period of transition to peace is a particularly suitable time for radical policy reform, despite … the high degree of polarization typical in countries engaged in civil war. And speedy reform, far from increasing …

-depth studies in Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Tanzania between 2010 and 2012. The paper shows that the share of SME …

paper exploits this feature of the data for Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania. The analysis yields two …

Two successive waves of reform have fundamentally altered the structure and organization of Kenya's vibrant power … wave -- beginning in 2002 and led by domestic reform champions -- the thrust of first-wave reforms was continued, with the … strengthening of independent regulation, partial privatization of the generation company (KenGen), and establishment of …

subnational 2013 gross domestic product for 47 counties in Kenya and 30 districts in Rwanda. Estimating subnational gross domestic …. For Kenya, the results of the analysis affirm that Nairobi County is the largest contributor to national gross domestic … official statistics in Kenya and Rwanda, it is important to estimate subnational gross domestic product using standard …

empirical tests are presented: 1) a regulation change by the National Bank of Ethiopia in 2011; 2) the introduction of bank … depositor repayment in bad states. In so doing, financial regulation stimulates bank profits if subsequent deposit growth … taxes in Antebellum USA (1800-1861). Analyzing bank balance sheets and long-term branch installation, the regulation effects …

relies on nationally-representative survey data from Malawi and Ethiopia that exhibit near-negligible missingness in GPS …, observed counterparts. In Malawi, the multiply-imputed distribution of plot-level land productivity is statistically … more than 1 kilometer away from the associated dwellings. The comparable figure in Ethiopia is 56 percent. The study …