Nestled in the heart of East Africa, Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, is a city that defies expectations. As I walked alone at night, up and…
“I know I could get much more money from other jobs, but I came back to serve my country.” This sentiment echoed strongly among my…
It is painfully clear that South Africa is performing poorly, exacerbating problems such as inequality and exclusion. The economy’s ability…
On September 19, 2023, as part of the Harvard University – Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Summit led by the Center for African…
Economist Anders Jensen has long been intrigued by differences in state capacity – the capability to provide public goods such as education…
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…
The authors emphasize that the world urgently requires trillions of dollars to invest in climate action and biodiversity protection to keep…
We exploit a policy designed to randomly allocate roommates in a large South African university to investigate whether interracial…