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Financing green transitions : the institutional link in Sub-Saharan Africa's renewable energy drive

Okere, Wisdom; Ambe, Cosmas - 2026

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Human productive capacities, institutions, and environmental sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa

Olohunlana, Aminat Olayinka - 2026

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Paths to the rainforests : ancestral beliefs and fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa

Álvarez-Aragón, Pablo - 2026 - This version: May 26, 2026

Conventional demographic models systematically overestimate fertility decline in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper proposes a complementary explanation grounded in a prevalent but understudied belief system: ancestors influence the living and seek the continuation of their lineage, into which they...

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The Fiscal Multipliers Narrative of Sub-Saharan Africa

Abdel-Latif, Hany - 2026

This paper estimates the macroeconomic effects of fiscal consolidations in sub-Saharan Africa using a newly constructed narrative dataset of discretionary fiscal policy actions for 14 countries over 1990–2024. The dataset, documented in Abdel-Latif et. al. (2025), identifies fiscal measures...

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A Narrative Fiscal Consolidation Dataset for Sub-Saharan Africa

Abdel-Latif, Hany - 2026

This paper introduces the first narrative-based dataset on fiscal consolidations for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Drawing on staff reports from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during the period 1990-2024 and using an approach assisted by artificial intelligence (AI), the dataset...

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Modelling structural and macroeconomic drivers of disparities in the energy-growth nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa

Azubuike, Nyeso Christian; Ikiensikimama, Sunday Sunday; … - 2026

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Determinants of foreign direct investment in six fragile African economies : panel data modeling

Khattab, Ibrahim G.; Ebrahim, Ehab Ebrahim Mohamed; … - 2026

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Shaking the traditional order : women's conversion to New Christian churches in Sub-Saharan Africa

Álvarez-Aragón, Pablo; Guirkinger, Catherine; … - 2026

In sub-Saharan Africa, women constitute the majority of new Christian membership (including Evangelical and Pentecostal denominations), and this gender gap exceeds that of any other religion. Existing explanations for conversion to these churches emphasize demand for mutual help or informal...

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Liquidity, leverage and financial performance nexus : insights from sub-Saharan Africa's healthcare sector

Dangs, Ayuba Zakka; Ojeka, Stephen Aanu; Uthman, Ahmad … - 2026

This study investigates how liquidity and leverage shape financial performance in sub-Saharan Africa's listed healthcare firms and concludes that internal liquidity capacity is a more reliable driver of performance than debt. Using an ex post facto design, the study examines 60 firm year...

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A cointegrating linkage of financial inclusion, institutional quality and economic growth in sub-Saharan African countries

Golpet, Morgak Kassem; Makoni, Patricia Lindelwa; … - 2026

This study investigates the cointegrating relationships among financial inclusion, institutional quality, and economic growth in 20 Sub-Saharan African nations from 2008 to 2024. Employing the Pooled Mean Group (PMG) estimator in an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) panel, the analysis...

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Weather Shocks and Unintended Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ahmed, Musa Hasen; Gebremariam, Gebrelibanos; Mesfin, … - 2026

This paper examines the effects of drought shocks on unintended pregnancies across 18 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The results show that drought exposure increases the likelihood of unintended pregnancy by one to two percentage points (about 3 to 6 percent), depending on the specification....

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Sub-Saharan Africa Macro Poverty Outlook, April 2026 : Country-by-Country Analysis and Projections for the Developing World

2026

This edition of the Macro Poverty Outlooks periodical contains country-by-country forecasts and overviews for GDP, fiscal, debt and poverty indicators for the developing countries of Sub-Saharan Africa region. Macroeconomic indicators such as population, gross domestic product, and gross...

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Expansion without Exhaustion : Groundwater Sustainability and Farmer-Led Irrigation Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Villholth, Karen G.; Bertone, Francois; Izzi, Gabriella; … - 2026

Farmer-led irrigation development (FLID) is a process in which farmers take the lead in improving the water use for agriculture. FLID is growing as a means for small-scale farmers to enhance their income, food security, nutrition, and resilience to climatic, economic, and other shocks. Farmers...

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Fit to Prosper : Investing in Health for Jobs and Development in Western and Central Africa

2026

Over 200 million children will be born in West and Central Africa (AFW) between 2025 and 2050, a major addition to total regional population of 534 million. By 2050, almost one in five young people globally will be living in AFW. As they look to the future beyond 2050, their prospects - and that...

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Empowering women to brighten health : unlocking the energy-gender-health nexus through machine learning in Sub-Saharan Africa

Li, Jiajia; Fan, Jie; Li, Jun; Glauben, Thomas - 2026

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The Russian grain trap food security & political development in sub-Saharan Africa

Martyshev, Pavlo; Grigoriadis, Theocharis; Nivievskyi, Oleg - 2026

The weaponization of agricultural trade has once again emerged as critical in the study of modern geopolitics due to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Although Russia has used its wheat exports as a means of enhancing its geopolitical influence over countries in the Global South, evidence...

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Does agricultural development improve the structure of exports in sub-Saharan Africa?

Mbogning, Archimède Genang; Mindjimizang, Landry Olinga; … - 2026

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Institutions for promoting tax compliance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Nikiema, Roukiatou; Zahonogo, Pam; Houssa, Romain - 2026

This paper examines the role of institutional factors in shaping taxpayer behaviour, using survey data from approximately 70,000 individuals across 29 Sub-Saharan African countries in 2011 and 2016. The results show that individuals are more likely to comply with tax obligations when they...

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Whether it's weather or climate : temperature and individual deprivation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Baako-Amponsah, Josephine; Stadelmann, David; Wild, Frederik - 2026

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Impact of exchange volatility on private- sector credit access in sub-Saharan African

Wajebo, Temesgen Woldamanuel; Alemayehu Geda Fole - 2026

This study investigates the impact of exchange rate volatility on private sector credit supply in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Employing a two-step System Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimator on an unbalanced panel spanning 2003-2021, the analysis addresses endogeneity concerns and dynamic...

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Investigating the effects of economic sanctions on food production in target countries : evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa (1990-2022)

Mutawakil, Mohammed Rashad; Demena, Binyam Afewerk; … - 2026

This study examines the impact of economic sanctions on food production in SSA, measured by the Food Production Index (FPI). Using an unbalanced panel of SSA countries over the period 1990-2022, we employ a fixed-effects model with Driscoll-Kraay standard errors to address cross-sectional...

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Lead-safe off-grid electrification : understanding the issues in sub-Saharan Africa

Silverman Bonnifield, Rachel; Mallory, Caroline - 2026

Access to electricity is a cornerstone of sustainable development, and a basic prerequisite for modern agriculture and industry. Despite significant recent progress, 677 million people still lacked access to electricity in 2023, of which an estimated 87 percent live in sub-Saharan Africa, and...

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Women and Climate Adaptation in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa : Constraints and Research Priorities

Delavallade, Clara; Gittard, Melanie; Vaillant, Julia - 2026

Sub-Saharan Africa faces increasing climate variability, with extreme weather events becoming more frequent and disruptive to livelihoods, particularly in agricultural communities where farmers must continuously adapt to these changing conditions, often with limited resources. Women face an even...

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The Agricultural Gender Gap in Sub-Saharan Africa : Magnitude, Drivers, and Policy Directions

Donald, Aletheia; Tafere, Kibrom - 2026

This paper synthesizes country-level decomposition evidence on the gender gap in agricultural productivity across Sub-Saharan Africa, identifying its major drivers and reviewing what works to close it. Gender productivity gaps range between 7 percent and 77 percent across twelve African...

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Rethinking health financing : an analysis of innovative tax models in Sub-Saharan African contexts

Mpofu, Favourate Y.; Chilunjika, Sharon R. T. - 2026

Sub-Saharan African health systems face critical funding challenges due to declining foreign aid, mounting debt and increasing disease burdens. Traditional financing mechanisms have proven inadequate, necessitating the exploration of innovative domestic revenue mobilization (DRM) strategies....

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From finance to footprints : environmental taxes and the finance-environment nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa

Okere, Wisdom; Ambe, Cosmas; Vilakazi, Sanele Phumlani - 2026

The finance-environment nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa remains complex, particularly in nations where institutional quality and fiscal policies are in an early stage. To address this, the study evaluates the impact of financial development on environmental sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa,...

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Mobile money adoption and bank credit growth : evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Mundonde, Justice; Makoni, Patricia Lindelwa - 2026

Whether mobile money complements or threatens the banking sector in Sub-Saharan Africa has been a contentious issue. This study aims to empirically investigate the impact of mobile money adoption on bank credit in Sub-Saharan Africa by addressing the question: Does mobile money adoption affect...

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Reviving indigenous electrical insulator manufacturing in sub-Saharan Africa : a narrative critical review of barriers and opportunities

Lawal, Sunday Albert; Ezutah Udoncy Olugu; Adebiyi, Busayo - 2026

Nigeria's electrical insulator industry remains underdeveloped despite abundant reserves of raw materials such as kaolin, ball clay, and feldspar. This study adopts a critical narrative review approach, synthesizing evidence from approximately 52 peer-review articles, international standards,...

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Winners, Losers, and the Implications of Inequality in Biodiversity Conservation Policies: Insights From European Development Aid to Central Africa

Rasoamanana, Alexandra; Krott, Max; Ongolo, Symphorien - 2025

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Let there be light, and lo and behold malaria returned : a cross country analysis of the electricity-malaria nexus in rural sub-Saharan countries

Tasciotti, Luca - 2025

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External development financial flows to food systems : Africa report

2025

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Unions and collective bargaining in Sub-Saharan Africa : some insights from quantitative studies

Jirjahn, Uwe - 2025

This article reviews quantitative research on unions and collective bargaining in Sub-Saharan Africa. It discusses the consequences of unions for wages, inequality, economic performance and employer-employee relations. The article also highlights the role of unions in society, a role that goes...

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Unions and collective bargaining in Sub-Saharan Africa : some insights from quantitative studies

Jirjahn, Uwe - 2025

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Unions and collective bargaining in Sub-Saharan Africa : some insights from quantitative studies

Jirjahn, Uwe - 2025

Book / Working Paper

Tourism's impact on human development in Sub-Saharan Africa : a quantile regression approach and threshold analysis

Danquah, David Aboagye; Mohammed, Ibrahim - 2025

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Is female genital circumcision a driver of income inequality in sub-Saharan Africa? : evidence from Nigeria

Ajide, Kazeem Bello; Elu, Juliet U.; Price, Gregory N. - 2025

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Formal-informal supply chain linkages and firm productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa : the role of human capital

Djidonou, Gbenoukpo Robert; Foster-McGregor, Neil; … - 2025

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Formal-informal supply chain linkages and firm productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa : the role of human capital

Djidonou, Gbenoukpo Robert; Foster-McGregor, Neil; … - 2025

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An Evaluation of the World Bank Group's Support to Electricity Access in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2015-24 (Approach Paper)

2025

This evaluation assesses the World Bank Group's contributions to supporting electricity access in Sub-Saharan Africa during 2015-24. Electricity access is an end user's ability to use an energy supply for the desired energy services. As such, electricity access includes both supply and demand...

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Designing effective policy to achieve sustainable development impact of FDI : the case of Sub-Saharan Africa

Olabisi, Nafisat; Wei, Yingqi - 2025

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Employment effects of skills trainings in Sub-Saharan Africa : a systematic review of recent randomized controlled trials

Beber, Bernd; Lakemann, Tabea; Schnars, Regina; Lay, Jann - 2025

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Employment effects of skills trainings in Sub-Saharan Africa : a systematic review of recent randomized controlled trials

Beber, Bernd; Lakemann, Tabea; Schnars, Regina; Lay, Jann - 2024

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Determinants of financial inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa and OECD countries

Eshun, Samuel Fiifi; Kočenda, Evžen - 2025

Using a dynamic panel data analysis, we explore the factors that influence financial inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and other regions, using member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as a benchmark. We employ a system generalized methods of...

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Enhancing inclusive finance in sub-Saharan Africa : the collaborative role of economic freedom and innovative facilities

Nutassey, Victoria Abena; Nomlala, Bomi Cyril; Sibanda, … - 2025

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From fields to frontiers: cash crop price shocks and migration intentions in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bertinelli, Luisito; Bourgain, Arnaud; Kempter, Elisabeth - 2025

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Different strategies of crop diversification between poor and non-poor farmers : concepts and evidence from Tanzania

Fujimoto, Takefumi; Suzuki, Aya - 2025

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Caseloads and Competence in Sub-Saharan Africa

Daniels, Benjamin; Das, Jishnu; Gatti, Roberta; Yi … - 2025

This paper presents a fundamental reassessment of the global human resources crisis in primary health care, using nationally representative survey data from 7,915 health facilities across 10 Sub-Saharan African countries. The reassessment consists of three main parts. First, in contrast to a...

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Intersecting constraints : exploring labour market barriers for urban women in Sub-Saharan Africa

Stöcker, Alexander - 2025

This study examines the determinants of female labour force participation (FLFP) and female wage employment (FWE) of urban women in four SSA countries: Benin, Senegal, Uganda and Zambia. Using extensive micro-level data and a unified empirical framework, we investigate the multitude of...

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Understanding Trade Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa

Abdel-Latif, Hany - 2025

This paper explores export and import dynamics in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), both regionally and across various country groups. The findings underscore the significant associations that domestic demand and exports have with import changes, albeit the magnitude of these associations varies across...

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Nichelatti, Enrico; Tagem, Abrams Mbu Enow - 2025

Climate-related disasters have increased over recent decades, with severe human and economic consequences. While research has examined their macroeconomic effects and impact on households' income and consumption patterns, little attention has been given to their impact on tax morale-taxpayers'...

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