Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global public health emergency, has
exposed the fragility of health systems. Access to healthcare became a scarce commodity as …

This paper examines industrialization in develo** countries. It introduces the GGDC/UNU-
WIDER Economic Transformation Database, which provides consistent annual data of …

Growth has accelerated in a wide range of develo** countries over the last couple of
decades, resulting in an extraordinary period of convergence with the advanced economies …

We examine intergenerational mobility (IM) in educational attainment in Africa since
independence using census data. First, we map IM across 27 countries and more than 2800 …

Eukaryotic parasites and pathogens continue to cause some of the most detrimental and
difficult to treat diseases (or disease states) in both humans and animals, while also …

Manufacturing has made an important contribution to raising living standards in many parts
of the world. Concerns about premature deindustrialization have made some observers …

2 While this chapter puts the dual challenge of creating wealth and greening economies at
the centre of its analysis, industrial policy should in fact be assessed against a wider range …

Every year, millions of young adults join the labor market in Africa. This paper harmonizes
surveys and censuses from 68 low-and middle-income countries to compare their job …

Despite the continued deep challenges that the region is facing, mounting evidence points
to profound economic transformation in sub-Saharan Africa since the early 2000s. The …

Africa south of the Sahara experienced an acceleration of economic growth in recent years
that was accompanied by structural changes in national economies. Some African countries …