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

'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 …

-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 …

the consequent stake in economic stability. This paper examines why such a process has not happened in Africa. The … neither the political weight nor the analytic capacity to play this role effectively. Yet in Africa, housing has never …

selected countries in Africa over the years 2001-2012. It uses data from five emerging economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China …, and South Africa) and advanced countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States … emerging economies and advanced countries has increased labor productivity growth and employment in Africa, when human capital …

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 …