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- Ahlerup, Pelle, 1977, et al.
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Gold mining and education: a long-run resource curse in Africa?
- 2016
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- We provide micro-level evidence on an important channel through which mineral resources may adversely affect development in the long-run: lower educational attainment. Combining Afrobarometer survey data with geocoded data on the discovery and shutdown dates of of gold mines, we show that respondents who had a gold mine within their district when they were in adolescence have significantly lower educational attainment. These results are robust to the omission of individual countries, different definitions of adulthood, the use of alternative data from the Development and Health Surveys (DHS), and buffer-based approaches to define neighborhood. Regarding mechanisms, we conclude that the educational costs of mines are likely due to households making myopic educational decisions when employment in gold mining is an alternative. We explore and rule out competing mechanism such as endogenous migration, a lower provision of public goods by the government, and a higher propensity for violent conflicts in gold mining districts.
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- Andersson, John Åke, et al.
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Sweden's Economic Relationships with Uganda
- 2016
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This explorative study aims to map commercial and other economic relations between Sweden and Uganda during the years 2000-2014. In addition, we will discuss whether and how these relations may be related to Swedish bilateral aid.
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- Baskaran, Thushyanthan, 1980, et al.
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Fiscal Capacity and Government Accountability in Sub-Saharan Africa
- 2011
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Historical evidence from the developed world suggests that the expansion of the mod- ern states’ fiscal capacity (i. e. its ability to tax citizens) eventually led to more democratic and less corrupt governments. Since sub-Saharan African countries are currently in a pro- cess of state building, we study whether a positive effect of fiscal capacity on government accountability prevails in contemporaneous sub-Saharan Africa, too. We conduct the em- pirical analysis with data covering 23 African countries over the 1960-2008 period. The results suggest that fiscal capacity increases government accountability in sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Bigsten, Arne, 1947
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Aid and Economic Development in Africa
- 2006
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The question discussed in this in this paper is whether foreign aid can help accelerate growth in African countries. The paper reviews growth determinants and growth constraints in Africa and discusses how aid can help relieve the constraints. Issues covered are the choice of aid modalities, donor coordination, conditionality, and international integration. A key question addressed is how aid should be organised not to overburden the recipient system and to provide incentives for policy makers to perform. The paper also touches upon the need for international trade reforms and public goods investments.
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- Bigsten, Arne, 1947, et al.
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Can Africa Reduce Poverty by Half by 2015? The Case for a Pro-Poor Growth Strategy
- 2005
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This study uses simulations to explore the possibility of halving the percentage of people living in extreme poverty in Africa by 2015. A pro-poor growth-scenario and a constant-inequality scenario are compared. It is shown that initial levels of inequality and mean per capita income determine the cumulative growth and inequalityreduction required to achieve the target. The trade-off between growth and inequality varies greatly among countries and their policy-choices are thus quite different. In some cases small changes in income-distribution can have a large effect on poverty, while in others a strong focus on growth is the only viable option.
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- Bigsten, Arne, 1947
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Can Aid Generate Growth in Africa?
- 1998
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The paper discusses the impact of foreign aid on economic growth in Africa. After brief discussion about growth determinants it goes on to review the available evidence about the impact of aid on African economic growth. Evidence from both cross-country regressions and country studies is considered, and issues relating to economic policy, governance, ownership, and sustainability are identified as particularly important. Given those insights, some general conclusions are drawn as to what type of aid should be given. However, the main focus is on a discussion about how to structure the aid relationship so that it encourages good governance, which is deemed essential for long-term growth. Donors should delegate more responsibility to the recipients, while at the same time creating an incentive structure for good performance. This would include among other things a shift towards ex post conditionality and aid allocation according to performance. Given the improvements in the economic policy environment in Africa, the prospects for effective aid look more promising than they have for a long time.
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- Bigsten, Arne, 1947
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Can Japan Make a Comeback?
- 2004
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Since the beginning of the 1990s Japan has experienced economic stagnation. This paper discusses its causes and the prospects for recovery. It considers both the macroeconomic problems and the viability of the Japanese economic model itself. The potential roles of fiscal, monetary, exchange rate, and structural policies are discussed.
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- Bigsten, Arne, 1947
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Dimensions of African inequality
- 2014
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the empirical evidence about inequality during the colonial period as well as the post-independence era. Then it discusses the forces that determine inequality change, focusing on factor accumulation and structural change. Next it considers the relationship between inequality and growth, the role of agriculture in the development process, the relationships between ethnicity and social stratification and governance, and external influences on inequality. The paper concludes with some comments on what policy interventions can do to reduce inequality.
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