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Journal of African Economies

1992 - 2024

Current editor(s): Francis Teal

From Centre for the Study of African Economies
Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP, UK.
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2024, volume 33, articles 5

Labour Mobility and Innovation in Africa pp. 457-488 Downloads
Linguère Mously Mbaye, Assi Okara and Massimiliano Tani
Conditional Political Cycles in Africa: Myth or Reality? pp. 489-514 Downloads
Christine O Strong
Africa's Great Moderation pp. 515-537 Downloads
Sebastian Krantz
How Have Formal Firms Recovered From the Pandemic? Insights From Survey and Tax Administrative Data in Zambia pp. 538-561 Downloads
Christopher Hoy, Laban Simbeye, Aliisa Koivisto, Mashekwa Maboshe and Muhammad Abdullah Ali Malik
Does Youth Resentment Matter in Understanding the Surge of Extremist Violence in Burkina Faso? pp. 562-588 Downloads
Alexandra T Tapsoba, Jean-Louis Combes and Pascal Combes Motel

2024, volume 33, articles 4

Starting Strong: Investigating the Importance of Early Academic Performance for Adult Human Capital pp. 343-367 Downloads
Heidi Kaila, David Sahn and Naveen Sunder
‘You Should Vote because I Say So!’ Influence towards Voting within Mozambican Households pp. 368-389 Downloads
Ana Vaz
Nutritional and Schooling Impact of a Social Protection Program in Ethiopia: A Retrospective Analysis of Childhood Exposure pp. 390-410 Downloads
Mariapia Mendola and Mengesha Yayo Negasi
Cash Transfers and Social Capital: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Malawi pp. 411-434 Downloads
Hiwot Mesfin and Francesco Cecchi
Earning Structure and Heterogeneity of the Labor Market: Evidence from DR Congo pp. 435-456 Downloads
Douglas Amuli Ibale

2024, volume 33, articles 3

The Psychology of Poverty: A Replication Based on Zimbabwe's Harmonised Social Cash Transfer Programme pp. 225-239 Downloads
Marwa Ibrahim, Yunwei Chen, Audrey Pereira, Takondwa Musa, Dharini Bathia and Sudhanshu Handa
The Well-being Effects of an Old-Age Pension: Experimental Evidence for Ekiti State in Nigeria pp. 240-270 Downloads
María Laura Alzúa, Natalia Cantet, Ana Dammert and Damilola Olajide
The Impact of Ethiopian Productive Safety Net Program on Children's Educational Aspirations and Attainments pp. 271-296 Downloads
Aregawi G Gebremariam, Elisabetta Lodigiani and Giacomo Pasini
Rainfall Shocks, Livelihood Diversification and Welfare: Evidence from Rural Togo pp. 297-321 Downloads
Alirah E Weyori and Sabine Liebenehm
Emigration and External Imbalances in Sub-Saharan Africa: Do Migrants' Skills Matter? pp. 322-341 Downloads
Dramane Coulibaly and Blaise Gnimassoun

2024, volume 33, articles 2

From Food Subsidies to Cash Transfers: Assessing Economy-Wide Benefits and Trade-Offs in Egypt pp. 109-129 Downloads
Clemens Breisinger, Yumna Kassim, Sikandra Kurdi, Josee Randriamamonjy and James Thurlow
Feed Thy Neighbour: How Social Ties Shape Spillover Effects of Cash Transfers on Food Security and Nutrition pp. 130-166 Downloads
Alessandro Carraro and Lucia Ferrone
Quantifying Vulnerability to Poverty in the Drought-prone Lowlands of Ethiopia pp. 167-184 Downloads
Emmanuel Skoufias, Katja Vinha and Berhe Mekonnen Beyene
Minimum Wages and Labour Supply in an Emerging Market: The Case of Mauritius pp. 185-203 Downloads
Zaakhir Asmal, Haroon Bhorat, Ravi Kanbur, Marco Ranzani and Pierella Paci
A Crossed Analysis of Participations in Labor and Grain Markets: Evidence from Malawi pp. 204-223 Downloads
Alhassane Camara and Luc Savard

2024, volume 33, articles 1

COVID-19 and Changes in Intentions to Migrate from The Gambia pp. 1-19 Downloads
Tijan L Bah, Catia Batista, Flore Gubert and David McKenzie
Household Preferences and Child Labor in Rural Ethiopia pp. 20-45 Downloads
Arnab Basu Charles H. Dyson and Ralitza Dimova
Weather Shocks, Birth and Early Life Health: Evidence of Different Gender Impacts pp. 46-66 Downloads
Olukorede Abiona
Heterogeneous Effects of Women's Schooling on Fertility, Literacy and Work: Evidence from Burundi's Free Primary Education Policy pp. 67-91 Downloads
Frederik Wild and David Stadelmann
Rising Gold Prices but Lower Incomes for Gold Miners: Evidence on Market Imperfections from Burkina Faso during COVID-19 pp. 92-108 Downloads
Antoinette van der Merwe, Fritz Brugger and Isabel Günther

2023, volume 32, articles Supplement_2

Preface pp. ii1-ii2 Downloads
Njuguna Ndung'u
The Labour Market Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns: Evidence from Ghana pp. ii10-ii33 Downloads
Simone Schotte, Michael Danquah, Robert Osei and Kunal Sen
The Nexus between Poverty, Inequality and Growth: A Case Study of Cameroon and Kenya pp. ii113-ii146 Downloads
Boniface Ngah Epo, Francis Menjo Baye, Germano Mwabu, Martin N Etyang and Paul M Gachanja
The Growth–Employment–Poverty Nexus in Africa pp. ii147-ii163 Downloads
Gary S Fields
Progress on Poverty in Africa: The Importance of Growth and Inequality pp. ii164-ii182 Downloads
Augustin Fosu
Alleviating Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Inclusive Business Models pp. ii183-ii201 Downloads
Bernadette Dia and Alban A E Ahouré
Are Budget Neutral Income Floors Fiscally Viable in Sub-Saharan Africa? pp. ii202-ii227 Downloads
Nora Lustig, Jon Jellema and Valentina Martinez Pabon
Structural Change and Inequality in Africa pp. ii228-ii245 Downloads
Hanan Morsy, Abebe Abebe and Tiguene Nabassaga
Does the Poverty Level Minimum Basket Adequately Inform the Scope of Governments' Poverty Reduction Strategies? pp. ii246-ii272 Downloads
Rose W Ngugi, Boaz O Munga, Phares P Kirii and Eldah N Onsomu
Informality and Inequality: The African Case pp. ii273-ii295 Downloads
Anda David, Yoro Diallo and Björn Nilsson
Income Inequality and Redistribution in Sub-Saharan Africa pp. ii296-ii319 Downloads
Miguel Niño-Zarazúa, Francesca Scaturro, Vanesa Jordá and Finn Tarp
Poverty, Inequality and Social Protection Programs in Africa: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic pp. ii3-ii9 Downloads
Dianah Ngui, Njuguna Ndung'u and Abebe Abebe
Typology Construction for Comparative Country Case Study Analysis of Patterns of Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa pp. ii320-ii338 Downloads
Paul Shaffer
What Can Africa Learn from a Better Understanding of the Interaction among Growth, Inequality and Poverty in the Fight against the COVID-19 Pandemic? pp. ii34-ii43 Downloads
Erik Thorbecke
Revisiting Poverty Trends and the Role of Social Protection Systems in Africa during the COVID-19 Pandemic pp. ii44-ii68 Downloads
Kibrom A Abay, Nishant Yonzan, Sikandra Kurdi and Kibrom Tafere
Poverty Reduction through Growth, Redistribution and Social Inclusion in Times of COVID-19: Kenyan Evidence on the Underlying Mechanisms pp. ii69-ii80 Downloads
Germano Mwabu
The Interrelationships Among Growth, Inequality and Poverty in Africa pp. ii81-ii86 Downloads
Erik Thorbecke
Is Africa on Track to Ending Poverty by 2030? pp. ii87-ii98 Downloads
Ismael Fofana, Margaret Chitiga and Ramos Mabugu
Intergenerational Mobility and the Growth–Inequality–Poverty Nexus in Africa pp. ii99-ii112 Downloads
Christian H Ebeke

2023, volume 32, articles Supplement_1

Plenary Theme: COVID-19 and Public Finance in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities pp. i3-i8 Downloads
Njuguna Ndung'u, Scholastica Odhiambo and Abebe Abebe
Africa's Latent Assets pp. i9-i34 Downloads
Soeren J Henn and James A Robinson
Tax Aversion and the Social Contract in Africa pp. i33-i56 Downloads
James A Robinson
Increasing Tax Collection in African Countries: The Role of Information Technology pp. i57-i83 Downloads
Oyebola Okunogbe and Fabrizio Santoro

2023, volume 32, articles 5

Habits, Rule-of-thumb Consumption and Useful Public Consumption in Sub-Sahara Africa: Theory and New Evidence pp. 469-494 Downloads
John Francois
Are You Being Asked? Impacts of Respondent Selection on Measuring Employment in Malawi pp. 495-522 Downloads
Talip Kilic, Goedele Van den, Gayatri Koolwal and Heather Moylan
We Can Manage: Experimental Evidence From Savings Groups in Uganda pp. 523-546 Downloads
Kjetil Bjorvatn and Bertil Tungodden
Chinese Import Competition and Gendered Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from Ethiopian Firm-Level Data pp. 547-571 Downloads
Sylvanus Kwaku, Ruby Elorm and Yohannes Ayele
Livestock Asset Dynamics Amongst Pastoralists in Northern Kenya pp. 572-597 Downloads
Samuel Mburu, Micha Kaiser and Alfonso Sousa-Poza

2023, volume 32, articles 4

Labor Market Discrimination and Sorting: Evidence From South Africa pp. 331-351 Downloads
Martin Abel
The Boko Haram Conflict and Food Insecurity: Does Resilience Capacity Matter? pp. 352-382 Downloads
George Abuchi
Statistical Capacity Matters: The Long-Term Effects of Africa’s Slave Trade on Development Reflected by Nighttime Light Intensity pp. 383-414 Downloads
Erkan Gören and Adalbert Winkler
Supporting Micro-enterprise in Humanitarian Programming: Impact Evaluation of Business Grants versus Unconditional Cash Transfer pp. 415-437 Downloads
Arays Abdullahi, Mohamed Ali, Elijah Kipchumba and Munshi Sulaiman
Tying One’s Hand: The Effect of Fiscal Rules on the Political Business Cycle in Africa pp. 438-467 Downloads
Christine Olivia

2023, volume 32, articles 3

Structural Change, Productivity Growth and Labour Market Turbulence in Sub-Saharan Africa pp. 175-208 Downloads
Emmanuel Mensah, Solomon Owusu, Neil Foster-McGregor and Adam Szirmai
The Economic Impact of the Pandemic in Rwanda: An Analysis of Firm-Level VAT Data pp. 209-236 Downloads
Giulia Mascagni and Adrienne Lees
The Role of Skills and Gender Norms in Sector Switches: Experimental Evidence from a Job Training Program in Nigeria pp. 237-268 Downloads
Kevin Croke, Markus Goldstein and Alaka Holla
Multidimensional Impact Evaluation: The Impact of the Women’s Income Generating Support Program in Northern Uganda pp. 269-295 Downloads
Bilal Malaeb and Eustace Uzor
Short- and Medium-term Impacts of Employability Training: Evidence from a Randomised Field Experiment in Rwanda pp. 296-328 Downloads
Annie Alcid, Erwin Bulte, Robert Lensink, Aussi Sayinzoga and Mark Treurniet

2023, volume 32, articles 2

What Explains the Firm Size Distribution in Sub-Saharan Africa and Why Does It Matter? pp. 111-117 Downloads
Francis Teal
Firm Size, Employment and Value Added in African Manufacturing Firms: Why Ghana Needs Its 1% pp. 118-136 Downloads
Francis Teal
Firm Size Distribution in African Manufacturing Firms: Revisiting the ‘Missing Middle’ pp. 137-150 Downloads
Kahsay G Tsaedu, Zhihong Chen and Hana W Azmete
Who Is Employed? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa on Redefining Employment pp. 151-174 Downloads
Isis Gaddis, Gbemisola Oseni, Amparo Palacios-Lopez and Janneke Pieters

2023, volume 32, articles 1

Partisanship in a Young Democracy: Evidence from Ghana pp. 1-25 Downloads
Alexander Stoecker
Fiscal Responses to Foreign Aid: Does the Permanence of Aid Matter? pp. 26-51 Downloads
Loujaina Abdelwahed
The Imperium of the Colonial Tongue? Evidence on Language Policy Preferences in Zambia pp. 52-80 Downloads
Rajesh Ramachandran and Christopher Rauh
Can Urbanisation Improve Household Welfare? Evidence From Ethiopia pp. 81-109 Downloads
Kibrom A Abay, Luca Tiberti, Andinet Woldemichael, Tsega G Mezgebo and Meron Endale
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