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Ruggedness: The blessing of bad geography in Africa
Nunn, Nathan; Puga, Diego - Instituto de Ciencias Sociales, Instituto Madrileño de … - 2007
effect on income. However, in Africa rugged terrain afforded protection to those being raided during the slave trades. Since … the slave trades retarded subsequent economic development, in Africa ruggedness has also had a historical indirect … for Africa the indirect positive effect is at least as large as the direct negative effect. Looking within Africa, we also …
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FINANCING EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN ERITREA – SOME IMPLICATIONS
Rena, Ravinder - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
. Eritrea is a newly born nation in Africa and is striving hard to develop its higher education. An attempt is made in this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836463
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Mental Accounting and Remittances: A Study of Malawian Households
Davies, Simon; Easaw, Joshy; Ghoshray, Atanu - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
In this paper we use a behavioural approach to studying household consumption behaviour in Malawi. In particular we are interested to know whether households use mental accounting when consuming different categories of good. It is useful for assessing the impact of remittances on household...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005837498
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Cote d'Ivoire
Ahossane, Kadio; Jalloh, Abdulai; Nelson, Gerald C.; … - In: West African agriculture and climate change: A …
The West African state of Côte d’Ivoire has an area of 322,465 square kilometers, with a coastline of 540 kilometers along the Gulf of Guinea. It shares borders with Liberia in the southwest, Guinea in the northwest, Mali and Burkina Faso in the north, and Ghana in the east. The southern part...
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Economic geography and manufacturing productivity in Africa: ananalysis of firm level data
Elbadawi, Ibrahim; Mengistae, Taye; Temesge, Tilahun; … - In: Journal of Developing Areas 42 (2009) 2, pp. 223-252
is far lower in Sub-Saharan Africa than it is in India. Indian manufacturers in turn are significantly less productive …
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Income, gender, and consumption: a study of Malawian households
Davies, Simon - In: Journal of Developing Areas 44 (2011) 2, pp. 1-25
This paper uses 1998 household level data from urban Malawi to look at the impact on consumption patterns of the share of total household income accruing to different individuals within the household. Specifically, male and female income shares and other factors which may influence...
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Food and agriculture in Ethiopia: Progress and policy challenges
Dorosh, Paul A.; Rashid, Shahidur - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
In Food and Agriculture in Ethiopia: Progress and Policy Challenges, Paul Dorosh and Shahidur Rashid, along with other experts, tell the story of Ethiopia's political, economic, and agricultural transformation. The book is designed to provide empirical evidence to shed light on the complexities...
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Religious Diversity and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: So Far So Good
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Agbor, Julius - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This paper investigates the effects of religion on a broad set of development outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa. We …-Saharan Africa. However, our findings do suggest that religion has important effects on the development process through its effects …
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Does School Education Reduce the Likelihood of Societal Conflict in Africa?
Agbor, Julius - Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) - 2011
population aged 15 and above, reduces the likelihood of societal conflicts in Africa. It focuses on a sample of 31 African … Africa. This finding is robust to alternative model specifications and to alternative time frames of analysis. The evidence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009021402
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Surviving the Turbulence Is Not Enough: Can Côte d'Ivoire Flourish Again?
Constant, Amelie F.; Tien, Bienvenue N. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
domestic economy, but it will also affect the international trading markets. In addition, it will affect the West Africa region …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009294829