Agriculture is the largest sector in most sub-Saharan economies in terms of employment,
and it plays an important role in supplying food and export earnings. Rural poverty rates …

Africa has not suffered a chronic failure of growth. In fact, Africa has experienced recurring
periods of growth, and this paper reviews some of these growth “spurts” to substantiate that …

One of the most urgent challenges in African economic development is to devise a strategy
for improving statistical capacity. Reliable statistics, including estimates of economic growth …

This paper places recent growth and structural transformation in 11 Sub-Saharan African
countries in historical and international perspective. During the early post-independence …

We study the effect of constraints on chiefs' power on economic outcomes, citizens' attitudes,
and social capital. A paramount chief in Sierra Leone must come from a ruling family …

There is considerable debate over the effects of both corruption and government spending
on growth, but few studies have considered how the interaction between them might affect …

Despite impressive progress in the fight against malnutrition and hunger in recent years,
food and nutrition insecurity remains a major concern in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) …

Why are some countries rich and others poor? In 1500, the income differences were small,
but they have grown dramatically since Columbus reached America. Since then, the …

Economic development is a process of continuous industrial and technological upgrading in
which any country, regardless of its level of development, can succeed if it develops …

Based on the fact that Africa has not fared well in attracting foreign direct investments in the
last decade compared to other regions of the world, especially during periods of high …