-Saharan Africa. Following an instrumental variable strategy, we document that individuals have a lower likelihood of owning land near … historical ethnic borders in Sub-Saharan Africa. …

In this study, we examine how insurance affects income inequality in sub-Saharan Africa, using data from 42 countries …-Saharan Africa. …

-Saharan Africa, economic growth is associated with low schooling, political instability, underdeveloped financial systems, distorted … foreign exchange markets, high government deficits, and insufficient infrastructure. Africa's high ethnic fragmentation …

Ethnic divisions explain a significant part of Africa's slow growth and Africa's choice of growth-reducing policies …. Africa's poor growth is associated with Africa's low schooling, political instability, underdeveloped financial systems …, distorted foreign exchange markets, high government deficits, and insufficient infrastructure. Africa's high level of ethnic …

While many analysts decry the lack of sufficient investment in Africa, we find no evidence that private and public … investment are productive, either in Africa as a whole (unless Botswana is included in the sample), or in the manufacturing …