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  Climate Change and Agricultural Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa 

  Mahofa, Godfrey (2022-05)

  Climate change is a threat to the agricultural sector and food security of many countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, changes in climate across the continent are not expected to be consistent as some countries ...
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  Supporting Jobs for Young Women and Men in Africa: A Framework for Country-Level Analysis 

  Velde, Dirk Willem te (African Economic Research Consortium, 2022-04)

  Generating jobs for a growing population is a critical challenge that Africa faces. An additional 20 million young people will enter the working age population each year over the next decade. Africa has managed to ...
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  Structural Change, Productivity, and Jobs Creation: Evidence from Tunisia 

  Amara, Mohamed; Zidi, Faycel; Jeddi, Hela (African Economic Research Consortium, 2022-04)

  Today over 22 percent of Tunisian population is between the age of 15 and 29, and fully 47 percent of the population is under 30. This significant youth bulge could have been a good opportunity for Tunisia to benefit ...
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  The Impact of Conflict on State Capacity in Nigeria 

  Babajide, Adedoyin; Ajayi, Victor (African Economic Research Consortium, 2022-01)

  Nigeria has witnessed incessant incidents of conflict-related violence in recent years. This paper seeks to investigate how conflicts affect state capacity in term of growth in GDP per capita and tax per GDP ratio, and ...
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  Youth Employability and Peace-Building in Post-Conflict Côte d’Ivoire: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial 

  KIMOU, Assi José Carlos; BARRY, Ismahel Abdoul (2022-01)

  This paper investigates the impact of alternative economic opportunities for the youth in consolidating positive peace. Using data from randomized control trial from a cash- for-work program for unskilled youngsters, ...

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