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174 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9205
Can Intra-Regional Trade Act as a Global Shock Absorber in Africa?
Zuzana Brixiova Schwidrowski, Qingwei Meng, Mthuli Ncube
published in: World Economics, 2015, 16 (3), 141 - 162
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9204
Minimum Wages in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Primer
Haroon Bhorat, Ravi Kanbur, Benjamin Stanwix
published in: World Bank Observer, 2017, 32 (1), 21 - 74
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9157
Why Do South Korean Firms Produce So Much More Output per Worker than Ghanaian Ones?
Simon Baptist, Francis J. Teal
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9105
The Legacies of Slavery in and out of Africa
Graziella Bertocchi
Julian Simon Lecture at the 12th IZA Annual Migration Meeting in Dakar, revised version published in: IZA Journal of Migration, 2016, 5,1-19
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8594
A First Step up the Energy Ladder? Low Cost Solar Kits and Household's Welfare in Rural Rwanda
Michael Grimm, Anicet Munyehirwe, Jörg Peters, Maximiliane Sievert
published in: World Bank Economic Review, 2017, 31 (3): 631–649.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8564
Young Entrepreneurs in Rural Africa: Prevalence, Determinants, Productivity
Paula Nagler, Wim Naudé
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8546
Trends in the Intergenerational Transmission of Education among Black South Africans
Prudence Magejo, Miracle Benhura, Tendai Gwatidzo
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8524
Labor Productivity in Rural African Enterprises: Empirical Evidence from the LSMS-ISA
Paula Nagler, Wim Naudé
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8329
Migration Policy, African Population Growth and Global Inequality
Andrew Mountford, Hillel Rapoport
published in: World Economy, 2016, 39 (4), 543-556
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8295
Non-Farm Enterprise Productivity and Spatial Autocorrelation in Rural Africa: Evidence from Ethiopia and Nigeria
Nkechi S. Owoo, Wim Naudé
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8195
Return Migration, Self-Selection and Entrepreneurship in Mozambique
Catia Batista, Tara McIndoe Calder, Pedro C. Vicente
published in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2017, 79, 797–821.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8192
Skills and Youth Entrepreneurship in Africa: Analysis with Evidence from Swaziland
Zuzana Brixiova Schwidrowski, Mthuli Ncube, Zorobabel Bicaba
revised version published in: World Development, 2015, 67 (3), 11 - 26
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8120
Can Dreams Come True? Eliminating Extreme Poverty in Africa by 2030
Mthuli Ncube, Zuzana Brixiova Schwidrowski, Zorobabel Bicaba
revised version published as 'Can Extreme Poverty be Eliminated in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2030?' in: Journal of African Development, 2017, 19 (2), 93 - 110
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8008
Non-Farm Entrepreneurship in Rural Africa: Patterns and Determinants
Paula Nagler, Wim Naudé
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8007
Remittances and Child Labour in Africa: Evidence from Burkina Faso
Olivier B. Bargain, Delphine Boutin
published as 'Remittance Effects on Child Labour: Evidence from Burkina Faso' in: Journal of Development Studies, 2015, 51 (7), 922-938
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7908
Preferential Market Access into the Chinese Market: How Good is it for Africa?
Catherine Y. Co, Ralitza Dimova
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7822
The Real Exchange Rate and External Competitiveness in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia
Zuzana Brixiova Schwidrowski, Balázs Égert, Thouraya Hadj Amor Essid
published in: Review of Middle East Economics and Finance, 2014, 10 (1), 25 - 51
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7688
Is Climbing Difficult? A Gendered Analysis on the Use of Financial Services in Ghana and South Africa
Samuel Annim, Thankom Gopinath Arun
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7687
Usage of Financial Services in South Africa: Perceptions Matter
Philip Kostov, Thankom Gopinath Arun, Samuel Annim
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7553
Entrepreneurship and the Business Environment in Africa: An Application to Ethiopia
Zuzana Brixiova Schwidrowski, Mthuli Ncube
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