This paper examines whether marriage increases the risk of HIV infection among women aged 15-24 in Lesotho, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. We find that in all the three countries, the risk of infection is significantly lower for never-married young women than ever-married young women; however, the...

These remarks introduce the special issue of the journal with the core papers selected from the conference on African Trade and Development held at The University of Kansas from October 2 to October 3, 2009.

This paper examines whether foreign aid in education has a significant effect on growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Our analysis covers 38 countries over the period 1990-2004 and we control for initial per capita income, inflation, investment, government consumption, openness to trade and...

This paper examines whether foreign aid in education has a significant effect on growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Our analysis covers 38 countries over the period 1990-2004 and we control for initial per capita income, inflation, investment, government consumption, openness to trade and...

Data from several investor surveys suggest that macroeconomic instability, investment restrictions, corruption and political instability have a negative impact on foreign direct investment (FDI) to Africa. However, the relationship between FDI and these country characteristics has not been...

This paper examines the determinants of differential employment restrictions applied to foreign versus domestic firms. We develop a model of employment regulation and test its implications using data from the World Bank's World Business Environment Survey, conducted in 1999/2000. We find that...