? This article outlines the role that the World Bank will play in supporting a modified rural development strategy for the Sub-Saharan Africa region: The Bank will be more selective in targeting countries for assistance in rural development programs, focusing on those that demonstrate commitment...

The impact of economic regulation on the employment elasticity of output growth was examined for a group of 37 Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries in this study. It is argued that market-based conditions may not be enough to generate employment-enhancing growth in a dual-sector economy. Rather,...

Purpose This paper aimed examining the contribution of female labour force participation rate on economic growth in the sub-Saharan Africa during the period of 1991–2019. Design/methodology/approach The study employed a sample of 42 sub-Sahara African countries using annual data from the World...

Estimating the impact of HIV/AIDS epidemic on economic growth is challenging because of endogeneity concerns. In this paper, we use novel data on male circumcision and distance from the first HIV outbreak as instrumental variables for the HIV/AIDS epidemic in 241 regions across 25 countries in...