Malaria still claims a heavy human and economic toll, specifically in sub-Saharan Africa. Even though the causality … between malaria and poverty is presumably bi-directional, malaria plays a role in the economic difficulties of the region … policy is doomed to fail in presence of a very high poverty incidence, as observed in the African region. …

This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the …

The study examines the nature and extent of time poverty experienced by men and women in subsistence households in …% of men face time constraints. Women's time poverty worsens when the burden of simultaneous care work is taken into … determinants of time poverty show that measures of bargaining power like assets and education do not necessarily affect time …

We present evidence that the recent African growth renaissance has reached Africa's poor. Using survey data on African … income distributions and national accounts GDP, we estimate income distributions, poverty rates, and inequality indices for … African countries for the period 1990-2011. Our findings are as follows. First, African poverty is falling rapidly. Second …