"The authors examine the empirical evidence in support of the poverty trap view of underdevelopment. They calibrate … simple aggregate growth models in which poverty traps can arise due to either low saving or low technology at low levels of … development. They then use these models to assess the empirical relevance of poverty traps and their consequences for policy. The …

Poverty and inequality persist in many dimensions in the developing world. In order to understand the determinants of … poverty and its distribution between and within countries, it is necessary to know its dimensions and the channels through … which poverty and inequality affect human well-being. This book analyzes the spatial disparities of the outcomes and …

." —Yaw Nyarko, Professor of Economics and Director of NYU Africa House, Center for Technology and Economic Development, New … impact of information technology on the lives and livelihoods of rural households in sub-Saharan Africa, where simple mobile … evolution of mobile phone coverage and adoption in sub-Saharan Africa over the past two decades, before exploring the main …

This paper examines the empirical evidence in support of the poverty trap view of underdevelopment. We calibrate simple … aggregate growth models in which poverty traps can arise due to either low saving or low technology at low levels of development …. We then use these models to assess the empirical relevance of poverty traps and their consequences for policy. We find …

Africa's total land area is approximately 11,724,000 square miles, which is about 30,365,000 square km. From north to …. After Asia, Africa is the second largest continent, covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of the Earth. Africa …

The authors examine the empirical evidence in support of the poverty trap view of underdevelopment. They calibrate … simple aggregate growth models in which poverty traps can arise due to either low saving or low technology at low levels of … development. They then use these models to assess the empirical relevance of poverty traps and their consequences for policy. The …