Discussion paper DP17493 Growth in the African Urban Hierarchy Vernon Henderson Cong Peng Anthony Venables 22 Jul 2022 International trade Urban development Urban hierarchy Built settlement Africa International Trade and Regional Economics R1 O1
Discussion paper DP17450 The Landscape of CO2 Emissions Across Africa: A Comparative Perspective Jaime de Melo Jean-Marc Solleder 8 Jul 2022 Co2 Africa Decarbonization Emission intensity Development Economics International Trade and Regional Economics Q50 Q56 F18 F54
VoxEU Column Technology and local state capacity: Evidence from Ghana James Dzansi Anders Jensen David Lagakos 20 Jun 2022 Development Taxation Institutions Development Tax revenues Fiscal capacity Africa tax collection Ghana
VoxEU Column War in Ukraine, world food prices, and conflict in Africa Marshall Burke Eoin McGuirk 26 May 2022 Development Politics and economics Food prices Ukraine war agriculture Africa Conflict
VoxEU Column Tax aversion and the social contract in Africa James Robinson 5 May 2022 Development Taxation tax aversion Africa Social contract Tax revenues Public services
VoxEU Column Medication against misery: How health interventions can address ill health and also prevent conflict Andrea Berlanda Matteo Cervellati Elena Esposito Dominic Rohner Uwe Sunde 9 Apr 2022 Health Economics Politics and economics Africa Conflict Health Peace Public goods Violence Hiv/aids public health interventions
Discussion paper DP17125 Medication Against Conflict Andrea Berlanda Elena Esposito Matteo Cervellati Dominic Rohner Uwe Sunde 21 Mar 2022 Hiv Conflict Social violence Art expansion Trust Africa Health intervention Domestic violence Political Economy C36 D47 I15 O10
VoxEU Column Female time use and structural transformation in Africa Taryn Dinkelman Liwa Rachel Ngai 17 Feb 2022 Development Labour Markets Gender Africa Home production Structural transformation Time use Work
Discussion paper DP16983 Traditional Supernatural Beliefs and Prosocial behavior Etienne Le Rossignol Sara Lowes Nathan Nunn 31 Jan 2022 Africa Religion Tradition altruism Norms Cooperation Development Economics Political Economy O12 Z12 Z13
Discussion paper DP16967 Numeracy, Nutrition and Schooling Efficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa - 1950 to 2000 Sarah Ferber Jörg Baten 30 Jan 2022 Numeracy School efficiency Height Africa Development Economics Economic History O15 O40 I15
Discussion paper DP16964 Curse or Blessing? Multinational Corporations and Labor Supply in Africa Mariapia Mendola Giovanni Prarolo Tommaso Sonno 29 Jan 2022 Multinational enterprises Labor supply Job quality Africa Development Economics Macroeconomics and Growth F23 F66 F16 O12 J01
VoxEU Column African history through the lens of economics Stelios Michalopoulos Nathan Nunn Elias Papaioannou Leonard Wantchekon 27 Jan 2022 Development Economic history African history Africa colonisation Slave trade Scramble for Africa