Results 221 to 230 of about 61,112 (293)

Female Education and Child Marriage

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine why the education of young girls has historically lagged behind that of young boys across different countries. Using data from 105 countries during 1990–2020, we discover some evidence that is consistent with the idea that parents in many traditional societies reduce investments in the primary schooling of their daughters after they
Hasan A. Faruq
wiley   +1 more source

[Breast cancer in Mauritania: a retrospective series of 200 cases at the National Oncology Center of Nouakchott]. [PDF]

Pan Afr Med J
Mamina AEH, Hassen FME, Bouka J, Menny EH, Tolba CSA.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Centre Culturel Français : Programme Mars - Avril 2009 [PDF]

, 2010
Centre Culturel Français de Douala Cameroun
core  

The Timing of Learning by Exporting: An Empirical Investigation on Ethiopian Large and Medium Manufacturing Firms

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the link between export and total factor productivity using a large panel of Ethiopian large and medium manufacturing firms. Using a modified Olley and Pakes model with export for the prediction of total factor productivity and then matching and difference‐in‐difference techniques, evidence of both self‐selection and ...
Zerihun Kelil Seid, Eric Avenel, Jemal Abafita   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reduced bioefficacy of used LLINs against natural populations of Anopheles gambiae sensu lato in the centre and east regions of Cameroon. [PDF]

Parasit Vectors
Kiam BC, Bouopda-Tuedom AG, Mbida Mbida JA, Ibrahima I, Nanssong-Vomo CT, Abate L, Feufack-Donfack LB, Tumamo Fotso B, Nsango SE.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Do Foreign Investments Promote Export Diversification in a Host Country? Evidence From China's Investment in Africa

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The heavy reliance of many African nations on a few export products (typically primary products) for export earnings often creates significant development challenges. China's participation in Africa has been steadily growing, presenting both opportunities and risks for the continent's economic progress. This study aims to analyse the impact of
Aliyu Buhari Isah
wiley   +1 more source

[Refusal and hesitation regarding vaccination against COVID-19 in Douala, Cameroon]. [PDF]

Pan Afr Med J
Fouda AAB, Kengne VFM, Adiogo D, Manga LJO.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Centre Culturel Français : Programme Novembre - Décembre 2010 [PDF]

, 2010
Centre Culturel Français de Douala Cameroun
core  

Natural Resources and Political Patronage in Africa: An Ethnicity Level Analysis

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate the effect of resource discoveries on ethnicity‐level political patronage in Africa using a large geospatial dataset of 254 ethnic groups in 15 countries over the period 1960–2004. We find that the first (or single first) resource discovery in a virgin ethnic homeland increases the share of cabinet posts of that ethnicity.
Sambit Bhattacharyya, Nemera Mamo
wiley   +1 more source

Analysing the drivers of stunting reduction in twelve sub-saharan African countries using the RIF decomposition approach. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Olakunle AA.
europepmc   +1 more source