Journal of African Economies

1992 - 2025

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2002, volume 11, articles suppl_1

Preface pp. i-ii

Augustin Fosu

Privatisation and Corporate Governance: An Overview pp. 1-9

Melvin Ayogu and Augustin Fosu

Experience with Privatisation: A New Institutional Economics Perspective pp. 10-31

Mary M. Shirley

Comment on ‘Experience with Privatisation: A New Institutional Economics Perspective’ by Mary Shirley pp. 32-36

Christopher Adam

International Evidence on Corporate Governance: Lessons for Developing Countries pp. 37-59

Wendy Carlin and Colin Mayer

Comment on ‘International Evidence on Corporate Governance: Lessons for Developing Countries’ by Wendy Carlin and Colin Mayer pp. 60-67

Melvin Ayogu

Corporate Governance and Privatisation: Lessons from Transition Economies pp. 68-104

Saul Estrin

Comment on ‘Corporate Governance and Privatisation: Lessons from Transition Economies’ by Saul Estrin pp. 105-110

Andrea E. Goldstein

Does Privatisation Meet the Expectations in Developing Countries? A Survey and Some Evidence from Africa pp. 111-140

Narjess Boubakri and Jean-Claude Cosset

Comment on ‘Does Privatisation Meet the Expectations in Developing Countries? A Survey and Some Evidence from Africa’ by Narjess Boubakri and Jean-Claude Cosset pp. 141-145

Lemma W. Senbet

2002, volume 11, articles 4

Bypassing Health Centres in Tanzania: Revealed Preferences for Quality pp. 441-471

Kenneth Leonard, Gilbert R. Mliga and Damen Haile Mariam

Price Discovery: The Case of Millet in Bamako, Mali pp. 472-502

David Bessler and Alpha Kergna

Censored Quantile Regressions of Chronic and Transient Seasonal Poverty in Rwanda pp. 503-541

Christophe Muller

Child Health and Mortality: Does Health Knowledge Matter? pp. 542-560

Jens Kovsted, Claus C. P–rtner and Finn Tarp

Child Health and Mortality: Does Health Knowledge Matter? pp. 542-560

Jens Kovsted, Claus Pörtner and Finn Tarp

The Determinants of Child Labour and Child Schooling in Ghana pp. 561-590

Ranjan Ray

Natural Resource Management in African Agriculture: Understanding and Improving Current Practices. Christopher Barrett, Frank Place and Abdillahi Aboud (eds). CAB International Publishing in association with the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, 2002, 335 pp pp. 591-595

Alex Winter-Nelson

2002, volume 11, articles 3

A Case of Private Supply of Money in Stateless Somalia pp. 309-325

Jamil A. Mubarak

Changes in Well-being in Zimbabwe, 1990-6: Evidence Using Semi-parametric Density Estimates pp. 326-364

Jeffrey Alwang, Bradford Mills and Nelson Taruvinga

Conflict in Africa: The Cost of Peaceful Behaviour pp. 365-386

Tony Addison, Philippe Le Billon and S. Mansoob Murshed

Monetary Union in West Africa: An Agency of Restraint for Fiscal Policies? pp. 387-412

Paul Masson and Catherine Pattillo

Can Price Incentive to Smuggle Explain the Contraction of the Cocoa Supply in Ghana? pp. 413-439

Aleš BulÌř

2002, volume 11, articles 2

How Low Can You Go? Combining Census and Survey Data for Mapping Poverty in South Africa pp. 169-200

Harold Alderman, Miriam Babita, Gabriel Demombynes, Nthabiseng Makhatha and Berk Özler

The Inflationary Effects of Effective Exchange Rate Depreciation in Selected African Countries pp. 201-218

Mark Holmes

Unit Labour Costs, International Competitiveness, and Exports: The Case of Senegal pp. 219-248

Ahmadou Aly Mbaye and Stephen Golub

Evidence on Informal Insurance in Rural Zimabwe pp. 249-278

Hans Hoogeveen

Feature: Taking Africa Seriously: Introduction pp. 279-281

Marcel Fafchamps

Feature: Taking Africa Seriously: A Case for Enhanced Resource Flow to Facilitate Development and Reduce Poverty pp. 282-307

Ernest Aryeetey

2002, volume 11, articles 1

Special Issue on Social Capital pp. 1-3

Abigail M. Barr

Social Capital, Household Welfare and Poverty in Burkina Faso pp. 4-38

Christiaan Grootaert, Gi-Taik Oh and Anand Swamy

The Effect of Social Capital on Fertiliser Adoption: Evidence from Rural Tanzania pp. 39-60

Jonathan Isham

Self-help Groups and Income Generation in the Informal Settlements of Nairobi pp. 61-89

Eliana La Ferrara

The Functional Diversity and Spillover Effects of Social Capital pp. 90-113

Abigail Barr

Bride Wealth and Household Security in Rural Zimbabwe pp. 114-145

Marleen Dekker and Hans Hoogeveen

Participation and Poverty Reduction: An Analytical Framework and Overview of the Issues pp. 146-168

John Hoddinott

2001, volume 10, articles suppl_2

Preface pp. 0.

Augustin Fosu

Business Environment and Investment in Africa: an Overview pp. 1-11

Augustin Fosu, Kupukile Mlambo and Temitope W. Oshikoya

Macroeconomic Factors and Investment in Africa pp. 12-47

K. Mlambo and T. W. Oshikoya

Determinants of African Manufacturing Investment: the Microeconomic Evidence pp. 48-80

Jan Willem Gunning and Taye Mengistae

Is Investment in Africa Too High or Too Low? Macro‐ and Micro‐evidence pp. 81-108

Shantayanan Devarajan, William Easterly and Howard Pack

Networks, Communities and Markets in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Implications for Firm Growth and Investment pp. 109-142

Marcel Fafchamps

2001, volume 10, articles suppl_1

Preface pp. 0.

Augustin Fosu

Financial and Currency Crises: An Overview pp. 1-15

Augustin Fosu and Lemma W. Senbet

Capital Flow Volatility: Issues and Policies pp. 16-35

Guillermo Calvo

Bank Runs and Banking Policies: Lessons for African Policy Makers pp. 36-71

Edward Kane and Tara Rice

The Asian Financial Crisis: Origins, Policy Prescriptions and Lessons pp. 72-103

Morris Goldstein

Global Financial Crisis: Implications for Africa pp. 104-140

Lemma W. Senbet

2001, volume 10, articles 4

On Cross‐country Growth and Convergence: Evidence from African and OECD Countries pp. 355-389

Charalambos Tsangarides

Household Financial Savings Mobilisation: Empirical Evidence from Uganda pp. 390-409

Barnabas Kiiza and Glenn Pederson

Unrestricted Market Access for Sub‐Saharan Africa: How Much Is It Worth and Who Pays? pp. 410-432

Elena Ianchovichina, Aaditya Mattoo and Marcelo Olarreaga

‘The Rich Are Just Like Us, Only Richer’: Poverty Functions or Consumption Functions? pp. 433-469

Simon Appleton

Openness, Investment and Growth pp. 470-497

Anke Hoeffler

Uganda's Recovery. The Role of Farms, Firms and Government. Ritva Reinikka and Paul Collier (eds) pp. 498-500

Flore Gubert

2001, volume 10, articles 3

The Cost of Rich (and Poor) Country Protection to Developing Countries pp. 227-257

Kym Anderson, Betina Dimaranan, Joseph Francois, Thomas Hertel, Bernard Hoekman and Will Martin

Export Performance in Africa and Asia's Manufacturing: Evidence from Firm‐level Data pp. 258-281

Albert Zeufack

The Global Setting and African Economic Growth pp. 282-310

Augustin Fosu

Trade Blocs: Relevant for Africa? pp. 311-335

Jan Willem Gunning

Industrial Development and Policy in Africa: Issues of De‐industrialisation and Development Strategy. H. Jalilian, M. Tribe and J. Weiss. Edward Elgar pp. 336-337

Francis Teal

Africa in the Global Economy. Richard E. Mshomba. Lynne Rienner Publishers, xvi + 245 pp. ISBN 1‐55587‐718‐4 pp. 337-341

Bruce F. Johnston

Aid and Reform in Africa. Shantayanan Devarajan, David R. Dollar and Torgny Holmgren. The World Bank, 696 pp pp. 341-353

Finn Tarp

2001, volume 10, articles 2

The Wage Gap between Men and Women in Botswana's Formal Labour Market pp. 127-142

Happy Kufigwa Siphambe and Malebogo Thokweng‐Bakwena

Poverty in a Wealthy Economy: the Case of Nigeria pp. 143-173

Sudharshan Canagarajah and Saji Thomas

Short‐run Effects of Tariff Reform in Zimbabwe: Applied General Equilibrium Analysis pp. 174-190

Ramos Mabugu

How Sensitive is the Demand for Primary Education to Changes in Economic Factors? pp. 191-218

Helena Nielsen

From Subsistence to Exchange and Other Essays, Peter Bauer, Princeton University Press, 168 pp. $19.95/£12.50 pp. 219-221

Vernon Ruttan

The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation in Sub‐Saharan Africa, Charles Perrings (ed.) pp. 221-227

Eduard Niesten

2001, volume 10, articles 1

Skill formation and job matching effects in wage growth in Ethiopia pp. 1-36

Taye Mengistae

The impact of intersectoral labour reallocation on economic growth pp. 37-63

H Poirson

One money to two monies? Monetary policy in the CFA franc zone, 1968-1993 pp. 64-91

K Sugimoto

A dynamic model of inflation of Kenya, 1974-96 pp. 92-125

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