Search Results - subject_exact:"East Africa"

Determinants of South Africa's wine exports to selected East African markets

Lefophane, Mapula Hildah; Mabote, Mositli Lovedelia; … - 2026

South Africa's wine industry has traditionally concentrated on developed nations as its principal export markets. In recent years, regional markets within East Africa have emerged as promising areas for growth. However, these markets have not been examined, with existing research predominantly...

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Dynamic connectiveness and time‑varying contagion risks amongst East African stock markets

Irangi, Arnold Gideon; Muzindutsi, Paul-Francois; … - 2026

Regional financial integration in East Africa remains shallow, yet contagion risks persist due to market fragility and illiquidity. Using daily data from 2014 to 2025 from the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE), Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE), and Uganda...

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Assessing power sector expansion and related emissions using the low emissions analysis platform : the case of Burundi in East Africa

Manirambona, Egide; Niyongere, Abraham; Ndayizeye, Martin; … - 2026

Burundi anticipates rapidly growing electricity demand due to several evolving factors: the Government's plans to boost national GDP and position the country among emerging economies by 2040; high population growth; increasing demand for education and health facilities; and the high potential of...

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Colonial wars and modern nationalism : evidence from fascist Italy’s campaigns in East Africa

Broso, Matteo; Pinay, Jeanne - 2026

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China’s presence in East Africa and the Horn of Africa : the benefits, limitations and impacts of the Chinese funding in the Kenyan and Ethiopian infrastructure sectors between 2010-2023

Portugal, Nathana Garcez; Erthal, Heitor; Pires, Marcos … - 2026

This paper will analyze the South-South Cooperation in the infrastructure sector/area done by China with Kenya and Ethiopia between 2010-2023. The research is inspired by the fact that, in the past thirteen years, China grew its commercial relations with the African continent and became the...

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Circular economy strategies for zero-waste cities in East Africa : policy pathways, energy recovery potential, and urban sustainability transitions

Bai, Li; Xue, Qian; Song, Wei; John, Alex - 2026

East Africa is experiencing rapid urbanization and economic development which is increasing the production of municipal solid waste (MSW) that has increased a strain on urban infrastructure, environmental systems and already limited energy networks. The existing linear models of...

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The political economy of maize in East Africa, 1900-2020: How cheap food turned expensive

Frankema, Ewout; de Haas, Michiel; Joshipura, Tanik; … - 2025

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The persistence of war economy : the consequences of the Italian Ethiopian conflict on Italian East Africa 1934-1941

Nardozi, Matteo - 2025

The study of the complex relationship between Italy and the colonial possessions is exemplary for understanding many of the central questions in the history of economic development in Europe and the African continent in the 20th century. War was a persistent factor in the colonial history of...

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Spatial heterogeneity in machine learning-based poverty mapping: Where do models underperform?

Ru, Yating; Tennant, Elizabeth; Matteson, David S.; … - 2025

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Unveiling venture capital's disruptive power : fuelling innovation and economic growth in high-impact firms in East Africa

Kato, Ahmed Idi - 2025

Venture capital (VC) possesses the extraordinary ability to transform start-ups into global leaders, spurring innovation, generating employment, and catalysing economic expansion through increased funding and supportive policy frameworks. Yet, small- and medium-sized enterprises frequently face...

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Different dimensions of urbanization in East African cities and towns

Bakker, Vita; Verburg, Peter; Twongyirwe, Ronald; … - 2025

Cities across the world are developing rapidly. Many studies have analysed this development in a one-dimensional way, mostly focussing on demographics or land cover. Yet, urbanization is in fact a multi-dimensional process, also characterized by economic transitions, changes in lifestyles, and...

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External development financial flows to food systems : Africa report

2025

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Determinants of individual savings in East Africa : the role of internet access, financial inclusion, and borrowing dynamics

Kasumba, Robert Stephen; Wadada, Robert; Muwanga, Gertrude - 2025

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Leveraging Maturing Technologies for Health Financing Needs in East and Southern Africa

2025

This report explores the potential of maturing technologies to address specific health financing challenges in East and Southern Africa. To the extent possible, it draws on examples from countries in the region and shows how some technologies have been used in other sectors that could inform...

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A comment on "Age Set versus Kin: Culture and Financial Ties in East Africa"

Bogler, Lisa; Cullinan, John; Jockers, Dominik; Pechar, … - 2025

Moscona and Seck (2024a) examine how redistribution of economic benefits differs between age-based and kin-based societies in sub-Saharan Africa. Using the experimental evaluation of a cash transfer program in Kenya, they find that an increase in income of members of an individual's age cohort...

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Is fintech good for bank performance? : the case of mobile money in the East African Community

Ky, Serge Stéphane; Rugemintwari, Clovis; Sauviat, Alain - 2025

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Is Fintech Good for Bank Performance? The Case of Mobile Money in the East African Community

Ky, Serge Stéphane - 2019

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Spatial heterogeneity in machine learning-based poverty mapping : where do models underperform?

Ru, Yating; Tennant, Elizabeth; Matteson, David S.; … - 2025

Recent studies harnessing geospatial big data and machine learning have significantly advanced poverty mapping, enabling granular and timely welfare estimates in traditionally datascarce regions. While much of the existing research has focused on overall out-of-sample predictive performance,...

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Patterns of global and regional integration in the East African Community

Krantz, Sebastian - 2025

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Patterns of global and regional integration in the East African Community

Krantz, Sebastian - 2024 - This draft: February, 8, 2024

Edition: This draft: February, 8, 2024

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Economic Assessment of Somalia's Accession to the East African Community

2025

Somalia's accession to the East African Community (EAC) presents a transformative opportunity to accelerate its economic development and integrate more effectively into the regional economy. With membership, Somalia could access a broader market of over 300 million people, enhancing trade and...

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Can informal water vendors be trusted? : the evolution of informality in Kisumu's delegated management model

Gilson, Gina Grace; Garrick, Dustin E.; Ochieng, … - 2025

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INTERACTION EFFECT OF MAJOR POWER COMPETITION ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ON INCOME INEQUALITY: IN THE CASE OF EAST AFRICAN IGAD MEMBER COUNTRIES

Gebremeske, Alula - 2024

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INTERACTION EFFECT OF MAJOR POWER COMPETITION ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ON INCOME INEQUALITY: IN THE CASE OF EAST AFRICAN IGAD MEMBER COUNTRIES

Gebremeske, Alula - 2024

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The political economy of maize in East Africa, 1900-2020 : how cheap food turned expensive

Frankema, Ewout; Haas, Michiel de; Joshipura, Tanik; … - 2025

When agrarian societies urbanize their governments face a policy dilemma: farmers seek fair prices, while urban workers and employers desire cheap food. Drawing on a new dataset of historical food prices in 146 markets, we explore the political economy of maize markets in East Africa...

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Radical mercantilism and fascist Italy's East African empire

Turtur, Noelle - 2024

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East Africa freight transport : enhancing regional connectivity

Macharia, Josephine - 2025

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Improving food security in Eastern Africa through greater intra-regional trade : a review of the issues

2025

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Public debt, investment and economic growth dynamics : do geographical proximity and spatial spillover effects matter?

Otieno, Bunde Aggrey - 2024

This study employed an innovative spatial econometrics approach to analyze the spillover effects of foreign public debt and foreign direct investment (FDI) on regional economic growth dynamics of Eastern Africa. Specifically, we utilize Spatial Durbin Fixed Effect (SDM-FE) Model, drawing on...

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Electricity consumption and economic growth : evidence from the East African community

Mutumba, Geoffrey Ssebabi; Mubiinzi, Geoffrey; Amwonya, … - 2024

This study investigates the dynamic causal relationship between electricity consumption and economic growth in the East African Community (1990-2021). It seeks to interrogate the nature of relationship between electricity consumption and economic growth. The hypothesis used in this study is four...

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Signaling, screening, or sunk costs? : experimental evidence on how prices affect agricultural technology adoption in East Africa

Van Campenhout, Bjorn; Abate, Gashaw Tadesse; Colen, … - 2025

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How can tariff elimination and trade facilitation affect East African economies?

Bakouan, Pousseni; Diarra, Mahamadou; Ouedraogo, … - 2024

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Fostering a Just Transition in the Energy Transition Minerals Sector in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region

Canpolat, Ezgi; Baker, Steven; Bakx, Jara; Kaplan, Karen; … - 2025

The study's primary objective is to assess how manifestations of social exclusion and FCV in ETM value chains are evolving, or are expected to evolve, in response to growing global demand, and what the opportunities are to strengthen inclusion and justice and reduce conflict risks through...

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Greening Digital Infrastructure in Eastern Africa

2025

Greening digital infrastructure means both reducing its carbon footprint (climate mitigation) and enhancing its resilience to climate risks (climate adaptation). While earlier sections focused on resilience, this chapter addresses improving energy efficiency in data centers, networks, and...

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"Unlock the complexity" : understanding the economic and political pathways underlying the transition to climate-smart smallholder forage-livestock systems : a case study in Rwanda

Perelli, Chiara; Cacchiarelli, Luca; Mupenzi, Mutimura; … - 2024

The livestock-dairy sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Rwanda, is experiencing rapid growth due to population expansion, urbanisation, and changing food preferences. The unmet local production demands are causing soil and water pollution, competition for biomass, land, and water, but...

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Towards a green steel ecosystem in the East African community

2022

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Dairy consumption and household diet quality in East Africa : evidence from survey-based simulation models

Ecker, Olivier; Pauw, Karl - 2024

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INTERACTION EFFECT OF MAJOR POWER COMPETITION ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ON INCOME INEQUALITY: IN THE CASE OF EAST AFRICAN IGAD MEMBER COUNTRIES

Gebremeske, Alula - 2024

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INTERACTION EFFECT OF MAJOR POWER COMPETITION ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ON INCOME INEQUALITY: IN THE CASE OF EAST AFRICAN IGAD MEMBER COUNTRIES

Gebremeske, Alula - 2024

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The impact of financial inclusion on economic growth based on East, West and Southern Africa

Fundji, Owandjokuna Jovial - 2024

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The economic lives of refugees

Betts, Alexander; Stierna, Maria Flinder; Omata, Naohiko; … - 2024

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Climate finance in East Africa

Cherry-Virdee, Tallulah; Nyamai Warunge, Josephine; … - 2024

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Unlock the complexity': Understanding the economic and political pathways underlying the transition to climate-smart smallholder forage-livestock systems. A case study in Rwanda

Perelli, Chiara; Cacchiarelli, Luca; Mupenzi, Mutimura; … - 2024

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Linking innovations adoption with farm sustainability : empirical evidence from rainwater harvesting and fertilizer micro-dosing in Tanzania

Escobar Jaramillo, Diana; Arata, Linda; Mausch, Kai; … - 2024

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Sustainability reporting, board gender diversity and earnings management : evidence from East Africa community

Githaiga, Peter Nderitu - 2024

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to investigate the moderating effect of board gender diversity on the relationship between sustainability reporting (SR) and earnings management (EM) in the East Africa Community (EAC). Design/methodology/approach - The study analyzed a sample of 71...

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Bank performance and real sector productivity in East Africa

Kodongo, Odongo - 2024

This paper sought to establish the linkages between bank performance and real sector productivity. We use data for five East African countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda) for the period 2014-2022. We initially deploy the traditional panel fixed effects regression and...

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Bank performance and real sector productivity in East Africa

Kodongo, Odongo - 2024

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Misattribution prevents learning

Hoel, Jessica B.; Michelson, Hope; Norton, Benjamin; … - 2024

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Strengthening start-up ecosystems for bio-based innovations in the food sector: Lessons from East Africa

Nyangau, Paul; Abro, Zewdu; Ecuru, Julius; Kassie, Menale; … - 2024

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Public acceptability of policy instruments for reducing fossil fuel consumption in East Africa

Harring, Niklas; Ndwiga, Michael Jairo; Nordén, Anna; … - 2024

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AQUAHUB impact evaluation : final assignment report

Groh, Arnold; Langthaler, Margarita; Siebel, Werner; … - 2024

ÖFSE was commissioned by the BOKU to undertake an impact assessment of the "Education and Research Hub for the Sustainable Management of Aquatic Ecosystems in Eastern Africa (AQUAHUB)" project. The assessment was supposed to cover the whole project period from 1975 to 2021, when AQUAHUB was...

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Exploring economic opportunities for India in East Africa

2024

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Revisiting the effect of the EAC customs union on intra-regional trade performance : does it only matter for exports?

Magai, Petro Sauti; Ilomo, Mesia - 2024

Regions worldwide are increasingly establishing customs unions, yet their impact on trade remains uncertain. This study investigates the influence of the East African Community (EAC) customs union on intra-regional trade performance, specifically assessing whether customs unions affect exports,...

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How do videos fit into current agricultural advisory services? : lessons from Kenya and Uganda

Aladesuru, Damilola T.; Kasule, James B.; Bosch, Christine - 2024

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Panel threshold effect of climate variability on agricultural output in Eastern African countries

Tshitaka, Jeanluc Mubenga; Gelo Kutela, Dambala; … - 2024

Recent scientific literature shows that in many developing countries, variability in rainfall and temperature in growing season has detrimental effects on agricultural output, especially when the variability is high. It is yet unclear to what extent or threshold these variations impair the...

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