Despite high growth rates in recent decades, Burkina Faso is still a poor country. The government acknowledges the need for a stronger commitment to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), particularly regarding the reduction of poverty. At the same time, the Burkinabe budget deficit has...

We examine the economy-wide impact of the child support grant (CSG) on the South African economy using a bottom-up/top-down approach. This allows us to estimate the potential effects on households’ welfare and on the economy following a change in the CSG. Three simulations are presented, in...

French Abstract:A l’instar des autres pays africain, le Sénégal a été frappé par le Covid-19 et a mis en place des mesures visant à’endiguer l’épidémie. Ces mesures impactent différemment les hommes et les femmes. Afin de capter leurs effets sur le travail des femmes, nous...