• The Impact of Land Conflict on Land Productivity: Evidence from Liberia 

  Maiko, Akama Erick; Kollie, Genesis Bhenda (African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-10-04)

  This paper examines both the correlates of land conflict and the effects of this conflict on crop yields, farmers’ investments in permanent trees and crops. The productivity effects of land conflict are estimated at ...
• Bank Competition and Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Ghana 

  Dako, Agyapomaa Gyeke-; Fiador, Vera; Agbloyor, Elikplimi Komla; Abor, Joshua Yindenaba (African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-10-04)

  This paper investigates how banking sector competition, measured from the consumer’s perspective as well as from financial intermediary pricing behaviour, affects financial inclusion in a developing country like Ghana. ...
• Land Ownership Inequality and Inequality in Education Attainment in Kenya 

  Gathiaka, John Kamau (African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-10-04)

  Unequal asset ownership accompanies other socioeconomic inequalities so that the disparity in physical possessions, particularly land, is worth a rigorous analysis. The case in point is the inverse relationship that ...
• Brain Drain and External Imbalances in Sub-Saharan Africa 

  Coulibaly, Dramane; Gnimassoun, Blaise (African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-10-04)

  The persistent nature of external deficits in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a major concern. This paper examines the extent to which migration from SSA to OECD countries affects the dynamics of external balances in SSA ...
• Adoption of Innovations and Productivity of Enterprises in French-Speaking Sub-Saharan Africa: Case of Cameroon, Senegal and Ivory Coast 

  Dumas, Tsambou André; Ludwick, Ndokang Esone; Olive, Nganguem Armelle; Aline, Zobo (African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-10-04)

  The productivity of firms is the result of many factors, including their ability to innovate. For most authors, innovation can be diversified into product, process, organization and marketing innovation. The objective ...
• Adoption of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Industrial Firms in Cameroon 

  Fambeu, Ariel Herbert (African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-10-04)

  The ICT revolution is already a reality for firms in developed countries and in many developing ones, especially that there is now solid evidence of how it has improved productivity and growth. But at the same time, ...
• Tax Reforms, Civil Conflicts and Tax Revenue Performance in Burundi 

  Ndoricimpa, Arcade (African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-09-23)

  The aim of this study is to examine the effects of tax reforms and civil conflicts on tax performance in Burundi. The results from a regression analysis on a tax performance equation indicate that civil conflicts did ...
• Health Insurance and the Economic Impact of Negative Health Outcomes in Ghana 

  Novignon, Jacob; Arthur, Eric; Nonvignon, Justice (African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-08-23)

  In many developing countries, financial risk protection for health is underdeveloped and negative health outcomes can be impoverishing. In this study, we sought to investigate the impact of negative health outcomes on ...
• External Shocks and Economic Cyclical Fluctuations in Ivory Coast 

  Oulai, Sieni Toussaint (African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-09-23)

  This study examines and compares the impact of external shocks with that of internal shocks over economic cyclical fluctuations in Ivory Coast. We will use a Structural Vector Autoregressive (SVAR) model over the period ...
• An analysis of the Impact of Land Tenure Security on Agricultural Productivity in Burkina Faso 

  Coulibaly, Doubahan Adeline (African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-09-17)

  This article examines the impact of land tenure security on agricultural productivity in Burkina Faso through a two-stage approach, using data from the Permanent Agricultural Survey (EPA) of the agricultural campaign ...
• Growth Spillovers Effects Through Trade in Africa: A Spatial Econometric Approach 

  Diandy, Idrissa Yaya (African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-09-17)

  This research purposed to assess the regional impact of growth induced by intra regional trade in Africa from 2001 to 2015. Indeed, there is not much literature on the impact of trade on neighbouring countries in the ...
• Interbank Market and Effectiveness of Monetary Policy in Malawi 

  Kanyumbu, Esmie Koriheya (African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-09-17)

  The study aimed at investigating how the interbank market affects the monetary policy transmission mechanism in Malawi. To achieve that, the study analysed the nature of the relationship between excess reserves and the ...
• An Estimation of the Determinants of Efficiency of Rice Farmers in Benin: A Case Study of the Departments of Mono and Couffo 

  Houngue, Véronique; Nonvide, Gbêtondji Melaine Armel (African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-09-17)

  Rice is an important component in the quest for food security in Benin, but its production remains low and thus needs to be optimized. This study estimated technical as well as allocative efficiency and identified the ...
• Heterogeneity in Returns to Schooling in Cameroon: An Estimation Approach Considering Selection and Endogeneity Bias 

  Njifen, Issofou; Aicha, Pemboura (African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-08-17)

  The aim of this study is to show that the rate of the returns to education is not uniform, and that some people benefit most and others least from their education on the labour market. Using data from a survey on ...
• Bank Competition in Africa: Do Institutional Quality and Cross-border Banking Matter? 

  Mohammed Amidu (African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-09-01)
• Analysis of Bank Distress and Failure Predictability in Nigeria 

  Enebeli, Uzor Emeka Sunday; Ifelunini, Abanum Innocent (African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-08-01)
• Determinants of Demand for Microinsurance in Cameroon 

  Médard, Nana Djomo Jules; Rodrigue, Ngouana Koudjou Serges (African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-08-30)

  This study aims at identifying the determinants of demand for microinsurance in Cameroon using a methodology based on the analytical framework proposed by Heckman (1979). These are counting models with double selection. ...
• Commodities Price Cycles and their Interdependence with Equity Market 

  Boako, Gideon; Alagidede, Imhotep Paul (African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-08-27)

  This study examines time-scale connectedness between returns on African stock markets and commodities across the energy, agriculture, metals, and beverage markets with wavelet-based coherency, wavelet multiple ...
• Youth Labour Market Participation and Sectoral Choices in Côte d'Ivoire 

  Simone, Edith Michèle Aka; Kouame, Akrassi Kouakou Evrard (African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-08-27)

  Several employment options are available to job seekers in Côte d’Ivoire. Four employment options are offered according to the market structure. This makes reference to the public sector, formal private sector, ...
• Commodities Price Cycles and their Interdependence with Equity Markets 

  Boako, Gideon; Alagided, Imhotep Paul (African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-08-26)

  This study examines time-scale connectedness between returns on African stock markets and commodities across the energy, agriculture, metals, and beverage markets with wavelet-based coherency, wavelet multiple ...

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