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Working Papers

2014

1. Aid and Economic Growth: A Robust Approach
   Department of Economics Working Papers, McMaster University View citations (63)
   See also Journal Article Aid and Economic Growth: A Robust Approach, Journal of African Development, African Finance and Economic Association (AFEA) (2014) View citations (63) (2014)
2. Capacity assessment for achieving the Agricultural Transformation Agenda in Nigeria
   NSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
3. Determinants of Change and Household Responses to Food Insecurity: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria
   88th Annual Conference, April 9-11, 2014, AgroParisTech, Paris, France, Agricultural Economics Society
4. Loan demand and rationing among small-scale farmers in Nigeria
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (7)

2013

5. Assessing the potential and policy alternatives for achieving rice competitiveness and growth in Nigeria
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (13)

2011

6. Social Safety Nets: The Role of Education, Remittances and Migration
   EUI-RSCAS Working Papers, European University Institute (EUI), Robert Schuman Centre of Advanced Studies (RSCAS) View citations (8)

2007

7. Effect of the Liberalization of Investment Policies on Employment and Investment of Multinational Corporations in Africa
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (6)
   Also in WORKING PAPERS SERIES IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS, University of Kansas, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article The Effect of the Liberalization of Investment: Policies on Employment and Investment of Multinational Corporations in Africa, African Development Review, African Development Bank (2008) View citations (10) (2008)

Journal Articles

2015

1. Do African Countries Get Health from Health Aid?
   Journal of African Development, 2015, 17, (2), 105-142 View citations (10)
2. Education, Internal Remittances and Safety Nets in Africa: Some Evidence
   Journal of African Development, 2015, 17, (1), 1-16 View citations (1)
3. Remittances and investment in education: Evidence from Ghana
   The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 2015, 24, (2), 173-200 View citations (36)

2014

4. Aid and Economic Growth: A Robust Approach
   Journal of African Development, 2014, 16, (1), 1-35 View citations (63)
   See also Working Paper Aid and Economic Growth: A Robust Approach, Department of Economics Working Papers (2014) View citations (63) (2014)

2012

5. Aid and economic growth: Sensitivity analysis
   Journal of International Development, 2012, 24, (1), 17-33 View citations (7)

2011

6. Education and Economic Development in Africa
   African Development Review, 2011, 23, (2), 219-236 View citations (14)

2010

7. Aid and investment in LDCs: A robust approach
   The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 2010, 19, (2), 319-349 View citations (12)
8. Harnessing the Power of Globalization for African Development
   Journal of African Development, 2010, 12, (2), 15-25

2008

9. The Effect of the Liberalization of Investment: Policies on Employment and Investment of Multinational Corporations in Africa
   African Development Review, 2008, 20, (1), 48-65 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Effect of the Liberalization of Investment Policies on Employment and Investment of Multinational Corporations in Africa, WIDER Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (6) (2007)

2007

10. Crime and Race: A Plea for New Ideas
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 2007, 34, (3), 173-185

2006

11. Alcohol availability and crime: a robust approach
    Applied Economics, 2006, 38, (11), 1293-1307 View citations (3)
12. Corruption, Growth, and Income Distribution: Are there Regional Differences?
    Economics of Governance, 2006, 7, (3), 245-269 View citations (67)
13. Crime and Punishment: And Skin Hue Too?
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (2), 246-250 View citations (12)
14. Higher education and economic growth in Africa
    Journal of Development Studies, 2006, 42, (3), 509-529 View citations (82)
15. Neighborhood income, alcohol availability, and crime rates
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 2006, 33, (3), 21-44 View citations (2)
16. Telecommunications Investment in Africa: Implications of US Reform of the International Settlement Rate System
    African Development Review, 2006, 18, (3), 444-470

2005

17. Civil Wars and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa¹
    Journal of African Economies, 2005, 14, (2), 270-311 View citations (20)
18. Human Capital and Economic Growth: Is Africa Different?
    Journal of African Development, 2005, 7, (1), 73-109 View citations (4)

2004

19. Health human capital and economic growth in Sub-Saharan African and OECD countries
    The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2004, 44, (2), 296-320 View citations (69)

2002

20. Corruption, economic growth, and income inequality in Africa
    Economics of Governance, 2002, 3, (3), 183-209 View citations (213)
21. Cost shifting in international telephone calls between US and African countries
    Journal of Development Economics, 2002, 68, (2), 455-477 View citations (1)

2001

22. Effects of capacity constraint on US-African telephone traffic
    Information Economics and Policy, 2001, 13, (1), 1-18 View citations (1)

1999

23. Demand for international telephone services between US and Africa
    Information Economics and Policy, 1999, 11, (4), 407-435 View citations (7)
24. Political Instability, Investment and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Journal of African Economies, 1999, 8, (1), 52-86 View citations (80)

1997

25. Racial wage gaps and differences in human capital
    Applied Economics, 1997, 29, (8), 1033-1044 View citations (1)

1996

26. Political instability and savings in less developed countries: Evidence from Sub‐Saharan Africa
    Journal of Development Studies, 1996, 32, (5), 695-714 View citations (7)

1994

27. Regional Differences In Labor Market Discrimination
    The Review of Regional Studies, 1994, 24, (1), 13-36 View citations (1)

1993

28. A Reply
    Journal of Peace Research, 1993, 30, (1), 97-99
29. Black-white wage differential: The relative importance of human capital and labor market structure
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 1993, 21, (4), 19-52 View citations (4)

1992

30. Aid and economic growth in LDCs: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 1992, 20, (3), 31-52 View citations (9)
31. Do African Governments Favor Defense in Budgeting?
    Journal of Peace Research, 1992, 29, (2), 191-206 View citations (3)
32. Elasticities of factor substitution in the production of education
    Economics of Education Review, 1992, 11, (3), 205-217 View citations (18)

1991

33. Characteristics of education production functions: An application of canonical regression analysis
    Economics of Education Review, 1991, 10, (1), 7-17 View citations (18)
34. Export Instability and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1991, 39, (4), 815-28 View citations (27)
35. Production of Education: Are Socioeconomic Characteristics Important Factors?
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1991, 17, (4), 507-521 View citations (5)

1989

36. Defense Spending and Economic Growth in Subsaharan Africa: An Econometric Investigation
    Journal of Peace Research, 1989, 26, (1), 79-90 View citations (14)
37. Demand for factors of production in municipal police departments
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1989, 25, (2), 247-259 View citations (2)
38. Functional Substitution among Crimes: Some Evidence
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1989, 15, (2), 129-140
39. Production of Public Safety: Are Socioeconomic Characteristics of Local Communities Important Factors?
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 1989, 4, (1), 57-71 View citations (12)

1988

40. Agricultural development and the size distribution of personal income: The tropical African experience
    World Development, 1988, 16, (4), 483-488

1987

41. Economies of Scale in Municipal Police Departments: The Case of Florida
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1987, 69, (2), 352-56 View citations (24)
42. Elasticity of Factor Substitution in Police Agencies: Evidence from Florida
    Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 1987, 5, (2), 257-65 View citations (3)