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Drivers of financial access : the role of macroprudential policies

Deléchat, Corinne; Kiyasseh, Lama; MacDonald, Margaux; … - 2020

This study analyzes the drivers of the use of formal vs. informal financial services in emerging and developing countries using the 2017 Global FINDEX data. In particular, we investigate whether individuals' choice of financial services correlates with macro-financial and macro-structural...

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Do Resource Windfalls Improve the Standard of Living in Sub-Saharan African Countries? : Evidence from a Panel of Countries

Lee, Munseob - 2015

We examine the impact of resource windfall on the standard of living both in the short-run and long-run, using a sample of 130 countries, 1963-2007. Then, we systematically investigate the effect of resource windfall on welfare in three different groups of countries: We find that in the...

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Do resource windfalls improve the standard of living in Sub-Saharan African countries? : evidence from a panel of countries

Lee, Munseob; Gueye, Cheikh - 2015

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A governance dividend for Sub-Saharan Africa?

Hammadi, Amine; Mills, Marshall; Souza Sobrinho, Nelson … - 2019

Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) tend to lag those in most other regions in terms of governance and perceptions of … corruption. Weak governance undermines economic performance through various channels, including deficiencies in government … performance by improving governance and reducing corruption. This paper estimates that strengthening governance and mitigating …

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The economic consequences of conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa

Fang, Xiangming; Kothari, Siddharth; McLoughlin, Cameron; … - 2020

Sub-Saharan Africa has been marred by conflicts during the past several decades. While the intensity of conflicts in recent years is lower than that observed in the 1990s, the region remains prone to conflicts, with around 30 percent of the countries affected in 2019. In addition to immeasurable...

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Coping with falling oil prices : the different fortunes of African banks

Gueye, Cheikh; Mbelu, Asithandile; Sy, Amadou N. R. - 2019

This paper studies the impact of declining oil prices on banks in sub-Saharan African oil-exporting countries. Results indicate that banks respond differently to an oil shock depending on their ownership: (i) domestic banks are the most adversely impacted and experience a deterioration in asset...

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The heavy economic toll of gender-based violence : evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Ouedraogo, Rasmane; Stenzel, David - 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns have led to a rise in gender-based violence. In this paper, we explore the economic consequences of violence against women in sub-Saharan Africa using large demographic and health survey data collected pre-pandemic. Relying on a two-stage least square method...

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Informality and gender gaps going hand in hand

Malta, Vivian; Kolovich, Lisa; Martínez Leyva, Angelica; … - 2019

In sub-Saharan Africa women work relatively more in the informal sector than men. Many factors could explain this difference, including women's lower education levels, legal barriers, social norms and demographic characteristics. Cross-country comparisons indicate strong associations between...

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Borrowing costs and the role of multilateral development banks : evidence from cross-border syndicated bank lending

Gurara, Daniel Zerfu; Presbitero, Andrea; Sarmiento, Miguel - 2018

Cross-border bank lending is a growing source of external finance in developing countries and could play a key role for infrastructure financing. This paper looks at the role of multilateral development banks (MDBs) on the terms of syndicated loan deals, focusing on loan pricing. The results...

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Governance for inclusive growth

Ivanyna, Maksym; Salerno, Andrea - 2021

The government's ability to deliver inclusive growth crucially depends on the quality of governance. This paper reviews … the linkages between governance and inclusive growth, and key policies to improve governance. The policies include (1 …

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