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Poverty in Ethiopia, 2000-11: Welfare Improvements in a Changing Economic LandscapeFrom the book: Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa
Econometric models (Economic development) Equality and inequality PovertyJournal Article
Special section of Applied Energy: Energy and climate change in sub-Saharan AfricaPart of Journal Special Issue Prospects for Renewable Energy in Africa
Carbon tax Climate change Regional economicsWorking Paper
The Brazilian regional development funds and economic growth: A spatial panel approachThe regional development policy in Brazil materializes mainly in the regional development funds for the north-east (FNE), the north (FNO), and the centre-west (FCO), in which more than EUR36 billion was invested between 2004 and 2010...
Economic growth Regional economicsWorking Paper
The expansion of regional supermarket chains: Changing models of retailing and the implications for local supplier capabilities in South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, and ZimbabweOver the past two decades, southern African countries have experienced rapid growth in the number and spread of supermarkets...
Regional economics Strategic planning Supply and demandVideo
Regional Integration and the Role of Supermarkets - an interview with Reena das NairIn this interview, Reena das Nair of the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development (CCRED) provides information about research on supermarket value chains in Southern Africa. The focus is on supermarket chains from South Africa and...
Regional economics Strategic planning Supply and demandVideo
Regional Growth and Development in Southern Africa project - an interview with Channing ArndtChanning Arndt , Senior Research Fellow of UNU-WIDER, outlines the main research areas for this project on economic growth in the Southern African region. The project has two main elements – one specifically on the South African economy; the...
South Africa Industrialization Regional economicsBlog
Celebrating 30 years of research for development
The celebration of the 30 th Anniversary of UNU-WIDER presented the ideal opportunity to look back, take stock, and plan ahead...
Economic development Structural adjustment (Economic policy) Gross national productBlog
Regional Industrialization and Integration in Southern Africa - Reporting from TIPS Annual Forum The white-painted cluster of traditional style buildings might suggest that this was a farm on the South African veldt...
Automotive industry Carbon tax Economic integrationWorking Paper
Night lights and regional income inequality in AfricaEstimating regional income inequality in Africa has been challenging due to the lack of reliable and consistent sub-national income data. I employ night lights data to circumvent this limitation...
Economic growth Income distribution PovertyBook Chapter
Regulatory Reform for Closing Africa's Competitiveness GapFrom the book: Oxford Handbook of Africa and Economics, Vol. 2...
Competition Industrial policy International economic relationsBook Chapter
Regional Integration in AfricaFrom the book: Oxford Handbook of Africa and Economics, Vol. 2...
Commerce Economies of scale International economic relationsResearch Brief
The effect of clustering in TunisiaThe clustering of industries in specific areas has improved industrial productivity in a number of countries...
Industrial productivity Infrastructure (Economics) Regional economicsBlog
Beyond the Crisis of the African University - Why Institutions Matter I recently returned from a week at the University of Western Cape (UWC) in South Africa, speaking at a conference honouring Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu who had been Chancellor of the university for 25 years—and had helped to encourage and defen...
Higher education Public expenditures Structural adjustment (Economic policy)Working Paper
National policies and regional integration in the South African Development CommunityThis paper focuses on the relationship between regional integration in the Southern African Development Community and national policies...
Macroeconomics Regional economicsNews
Call for Papers - Regional Industrialization and IntegrationThe TIPS Annual Forum will be held in Johannesburg on 14-15 July 2015.
Regional economics Regional integration IndustrializationWorking Paper
The Practice of Industrial Policy – Lessons for Africa: Case Studies of Decentralized Co-ordination in ChinaThis paper draws on both successful and failing cases of industrialization in China to analyse the role of local governments in fostering the growth of light manufacturing...
Economic conditions Industrial policy Industrialization