We explore the potential effects of the first leaders of Sub-Saharan Africa. We first outline a set of theoretical … reasons for why leaders may matter particularly at the critical juncture of African independence and why this influence may be … effects of the education of African leaders. Only military coups seem able to break the persistent negative influence of this …

Are there contemporary development effects of African resistance to European domination? This question is the primary … development and discuss possible channels of such causality. This relationship is robust to alternative model and to controlling …

Are there contemporary development effects of African resistance to European domination? This question is the primary … development and discuss possible channels of such causality. This relationship is robust to alternative model and to controlling …

This paper examines the role that institutions have played in the performance of African economies over the past … decades. It discusses the institutional changes needed to enable African countries to reach inclusive development in the near … future. The paper starts from the premise that growth and development are the outcomes of policy choices, which in turn are …

This article studies the role of political distortions in driving economic growth and development in Africa. We first … discuss how existing theories based on long-run structural factors (e.g., pre-colonial and colonial institutions, or ethnic … connections in firm outcomes; it provides a framework that unifies results in Africa and elsewhere, and leaves a wide scope for …

latter, these two historical facts, quantifiable consequences, have defined the path of economic development of African …

) framework to explain the performances of Burkina Faso in terms of economic growth and development. The political history of … medium run – one of the best records in West-Africa. Because of high inequality, this impressive growth is far from inclusive …

poor growth in sub-Saharan Africa during post-independence. The current article employs the unique data and insights …) the role of institutions in mediating this impact, with special attention accorded the efficacy of the restraint on the …

finds evidence that colonies with better paid colonial governors developed better institutions (and became wealthier) than … differences in revenue generating capacity—had a long-run impact on economic development. …