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We evaluate a 'girl-friendly' primary school program in Burkina Faso using a regression discontinuity design. After 2.5 years, the program…
There is a surge of interest in the implications of global value chains. These encompass a wholesale reconceptualisation of trade…
To expeditiously address fundamental national development needs e.g., health, education, food security and natural resource management;…
In a widely cited study, Collier, Hoeffler & Söderbom show that economic growth reduces the risk of post-conflict peace collapse –…
Why was the Arab World Poised for Revolution? Schooling, Economic Opportunities, and the Arab Spring
What underlying long-term conditions set the stage for the Arab Spring? In recent decades, the Arab region has been characterized by an…
To survive the droughts, wars and other major causes of famine, Africa must embrace technologies that enable it to produce more, better…
Extracting, delivering, and disposing water requires energy, and similarly, many processes for extracting and refining various fuel sources…
It is easy now to see why Egypt’s revolution had to happen, and why
President Hosni Mubarak’s thirty-year reign had to end in the…
Since 1990, negotiated settlements have become the preferred means for settling civil wars. Historically, however, these types of…
Lanterns that use light-emitting diodes (LEDs) powered by batteries, which are in turn charged by grid electricity or small solar panels,…