This paper provides econometric evidence linking African countries’ per capita total as well as government health expenditures and per capita income to two health outcomes: infant mortality and under-five mortality. This relationship is examined, using data from 47 African countries between...

The paper examines the export-led growth (ELG) paradigm for Egypt, using historical data from 1977 to 2003. During this period, Egypt changed its economic philosophy from central planning and government intervention to one based on a free market economy. The paper employs a variety of analytical...

The main objective of this paper is to present a mapping of trade-relatedbottlenecks in the EAC/COMESA region to eligible aid-for-trade (AFT)categories, and to articulate a strategy for mobilising significant amounts of aidfor trade. To do so, the paper reviews the constraints to trade in...

Health and education are both components of human capital and contributors to human welfare. Oneindex of human welfare, which incorporates income, education and health, shows that Africa’s level of‘human development’ is the lowest of any region in the world. In this paper we will...

Dans ce document, nous avons examiné les défis qui se posent aux économies de douze pays africains touchés la guerre, dans le domaine de la réhabilitation et de la construction des infrastructures. Notre étude sur les secteurs de l'eau, des transports, de l'énergie et des...

Even though the public sector in African countries was expected to spearhead socioeconomicdevelopment to reduce poverty, it has proved largely ineffective in performingthis task. Some of the reasons for this ineffectiveness are excessive politicization, lack ofaccountability and representation,...

This paper uses an error-correction model to examine the dynamic of the currencysubstitution phenomenon (CS) in two of Africa’s emerging economies: Egypt andSouth Africa. The study also assesses the causal relationships of this phenomenon.There are three main CS- related differences between...

Climate change is happening now, and further changes during the next decades are inevitable (IPCC, 2007a). During the last century, the global climate warmed by about 0.7°C. At the same time, there were distinct changes in rainfall patterns, an increase in both frequency and severity of extreme...

Most African countries are faced with serious and worsening poverty. Given themagnitude of the problem, it is unrealistic for Governments in the region to be leftalone to tackle this daunting task in light of the financial and institutional crises thatis facing most of the countries in...

This paper summarizes two extensive case studies of experiences with ex-ante poverty impact assessments of macroeconomic policies in Cameroon and Ghana during the last ten years. The paper provides a short description and critique of the studies and models that have been used in one way or the...