In this paper, Arbache, Go, and Page examine the recent acceleration of growth in Africa. Unlike the past, the …

Africa will be undergoing substantial demographic changes in the coming decades with the rising working age share of … catch up to other developing countries. If the skill share of Africa's labor supply doubles because of improvements in …

Many countries in Africa suffer high rates of underemployment or low rates of productive employment; many also …

growth and economic development in post-colonial Africa. The paper investigates the paradox of increased female enrollment in …

recovery in developed countries, numerous weather shocks, and civil conflicts in Africa? This paper "stress tests" African … economies. The findings indicate that Africa's long-term growth is fairly impervious to a prolonged recession in high … and violence will pose by far the greatest threat to Africa's performance …

's economic marginalization in Sub-Saharan Africa from the pre-colonial period to the end of colonial rule. It is not that women … even in kinship structures in pre-colonial Africa, utilizing the concepts of "rights in persons" and "wealth in people …." Reviewing the processes of production and reproduction, it explains why most slaves in pre-colonial Africa were women and …

How can foreign aid to agriculture support economic growth in Africa? This paper constructs a geographically …