Decades of low inflation led to widespread use of dollar-denominated financial instruments with fixed interest rates and long maturities.…
We propose a model to study when an intermediate action can serve as a stepping stone that enables the elimination of a harmful norm. While…
This paper studies the role of technology in local-government tax collection capacity in the developing world. We first conduct a new…
Recent growth accelerations in Africa are characterized by increasing productivity in agriculture, a declining share of the labor force…
We assess the impact of a transparency and accountability program designed to improve maternal and newborn health (MNH) outcomes in…
Governments across the world regularly pursue reforms that achieve less than was originally expected or is needed to make the state…
The international community has historically maintained hope that advances in science and technology offer humanity a wide range of options…
The power of Pan-Africanism as a guiding vision for the continent’s development is widely studied, mostly as an aspirational phenomenon. At…
In 2014 the African Union adopted a 10-year Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA-2024). The strategy provides a…
Countries that specialize in commodities have in recent years been hit by high volatility in world prices for their exports. This paper…