Using educational and occupational statistics derived from 30,000 marriage registers obtained from six major cities in British colonial Africa, we show how early colonial mission education helped African men access formal labour. Women were relegated to informal and homemaking activities...

Using educational and occupational statistics derived from 30,000 marriage registers obtained from six major cities in British colonial Africa, we show how early colonial mission education helped African men access formal labour. Women were relegated to informal and homemaking activities...

Purpose - In this paper, the author assesses if the effect of structural policies, macroeconomic indicators and demographic factors on employment elasticities over the period 2000-2017 can distinguish the former French colonies from the Anglophone ones. Design/methodology/approach – Using a...

Purpose - In this paper, the author assesses if the effect of structural policies, macroeconomic indicators and demographic factors on employment elasticities over the period 2000-2017 can distinguish the former French colonies from the Anglophone ones. Design/methodology/approach - Using a...

High level of association between parents and children education capturing extent of economic inequalities is a consistent finding in the literature especially in developing countries, but it has been difficult to distinguish the causal mechanisms from pure selection. This has implications for...