is rather scarce. For policy makers it is important to know the incidence and the determinants of informal employment. In … the first part of the paper we demonstrate that its incidence and to a lesser degree its determinants depend on the …

informal employment and to analyze its determinants. We demonstrate that the incidence of informal employment varies across the … different definitions. However, the determinants of informal employment are roughly stable across the different measures as long …

Fertility has begun to fall in Sub-Saharan Africa but it remains high on average and particularly for a few countries …

In recent years, the private sector has been recognized as a key engine of Africa's economic development. Yet, the most … sector countries are concentrated in Western Africa (Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Niger, Senegal and Togo), Central Africa … (Cameroun, Republic of Congo) and Eastern Africa (Kenya, Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania), with the addition of Mauritius. Countries …

Africa. We find that cooperation is greater – production is more efficient – among co-wives than among husbands and wives …

This essay investigates the determinants of the growth performance of Africa. I start by illustrating a broader … institutional development. After reporting results from standard growth regressions, I analyze the role of Africa’s peculiar history … influence, in and out of Africa, of the slave trades. The essay ends with critical conclusions and suggestions for further …

domestic economy, but it will also affect the international trading markets. In addition, it will affect the West Africa region …