This paper analyzes the affordability of cash in an international context. After outlining why cash should remain a core component of a diversified payment mix within a resilient and efficient payment system, we discuss methodological challenges associated with measuring the costs of payment...

The Agricultural and Food Policy Center (AFPC) at Texas A&M University develops and maintains data to simulate 91 representative crop, dairy, and livestock operations in major production areas of 30 states. The chief purpose of this analysis is to project the economic viability of those farms by...

"Myths have long plagued the understanding of Africa. Today, the myths continue but are very different and certainly are more sophisticated, taking the form of economic models of behavior or statistical analyses, sometimes based on faulty data or interpretations of it. It is not surprising, as a...

This paper, based on the Mattei Lecture that the author delivered at the 2025 Africa Growth and Opportunity–Research in Action Conference, argues that Africa can anchor a new model of growth—and bolster global resilience—by shifting from commodity dependence to value-added production and...

Afrika zwischen Klischee und Wirklichkeit – 54 Länder, 54 Realitäten -- Afrikas historisches Erbe prägt die Gegenwart -- Wie entwickelt sich Afrika wirtschaftlich? -- Eine Wachstumsgeschichte -- Fortschritt durch Innovationskraft -- Afrikas grüne Energie –Lieferant für die Welt? --...

In this paper, we contribute to the debate on the end of neoliberalism and on possible alternatives to the latter. We start by clarifying the relationship between neoliberalism, globalisation and the state as well as between neoliberalism, “populism”, and far-right conservatism. We argue...