Buy as you need: Nutrition and food storage imperfections in Burkina Faso Creating village-level cooperatives to buy grain from outside sources and sell it locally reduced nutritional stress, especially among the young Agriculture Jeremie Gross Catherine Guirkinger Jean-Philippe Platteau Published 04.05.20
Africa's lands of opportunity Which African countries have the best, and worst, intergenerational mobility? Health Published 24.01.20
Does technology hinder development? Low-income countries are disadvantaged by the introduction of new technologies due to being unable to access skilled employment opportunities Technology & Innovation Dani Rodrik Published 21.08.19
Intergenerational mobility in Africa Digging below aggregate statistics highlights the significant inequalities in social mobility in Africa despite rising educational levels Health Alberto Alesina Sebastian Hohmann Stelios Michalopoulos Elias Papaioannou Published 20.06.19
Historical legacies and African development The effect of colonisation on Africa’s modernisation is a highly contentious and emotional debate. The reality is trickier than you think. Institutions & Political Economy Stelios Michalopoulos Elias Papaioannou Published 01.03.19
Paving a path to financial well-being Tavneet Suri talks about financial well-being as a catalyst for development in sub-Saharan Africa Technology & Innovation Published 22.08.18
Countering the mining curse Mineral-rich countries often do not prosper economically due to increased local conflict associated with foreign ownership of mines Institutions & Political Economy Nicolas Berman Mathieu Couttenier Dominic Rohner Mathias Thoenig Published 20.07.18
The development of modern Africa: Conflict, resources and institutions Resource-rich countries do poorly when they have resource-rich neighbours, why? Possibly due to increased conflict. Institutions & Political Economy Achyuta Adhvaryu James Fenske Gaurav Khanna Anant Nyshadham Published 23.04.18
Social structure and conflict in sub-Saharan Africa Ethnic groups with a social structure based on lineage and strong allegiances to distant relatives show a greater propensity for violent conflict Institutions & Political Economy Jacob Moscona Nathan Nunn James Robinson Published 09.01.18