Using the Arellano-Bond dynamic panel GMM estimator, this paper explores the effects of aid, institutions, and social cohesion on per-capita income growth in 34 African countries, focusing in particular on the interplay of aid and institutions and the interplay of aid and social cohesion. The...

This paper has two main objectives. First, we examine whether trade can fully explain the differences between Mauritius and Madagascar in development patterns. Second, based on the analysis of trade patterns in the two countries, we outline the main implications for trade between the two African...

Using cross-sectional time series data from a large group of African countries, we examine the effects of income, institutions and social capital - with emphasis on the latter - on literacy and life expectancy. The empirical results confirm that income has a positive contribution. We also show...