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Evolution of Production Specialization and Factor Accumulation in Sub‐Saharan and North Africa

Review of Development Economics, Volume 30, Issue 1, Page 518-548, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Despite trade liberalization and regional economic integration policies, the level of trade and specialization in Africa is stagnating. This long‐term observation contrasts with recent developments in Africa since the 2000s. This study aims to assess how changes in factor endowments affect the specialization pattern of production, exploring ...
Rimvie Enoc Kaboré
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Economic Growth in ECOWAS: Linear and Nonlinear Dynamics of Domestic Investment, Trade Openness, Inflation, and Infrastructure Access

African Development Review, Volume 37, Issue 4, December 2025.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the effects of domestic investment, trade openness, inflation, and electricity access on economic growth in nine ECOWAS countries from 2000 to 2023. Pooled mean group autoregressive distributed lag (PMG‐ARDL) and nonlinear pooled mean group autoregressive distributed lag (PMG‐NARDL) models are applied to capture long ...
Evans Yeboah
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The processing of agricultural raw materials in improving human development in WAEMU countries

Journal of Innovations and Sustainability
Purpose. This study analyses the effects of the conversion of agricultural production on the well-being of the population of the countries of the West African Economic Monetary Union (WAEMU).
Koffi Célestin N’goran
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Financial inclusion, gender gaps and agricultural productivity in Mali

Review of Development Economics, Volume 29, Issue 1, Page 3-42, February 2025.
Abstract Mali is a prominent fragile and post‐conflict country, and armed rebellions have cumulatively resulted in over 20 years of conflict since independence. Agriculture is the mainstay of the Malian economy and accounts for about 40% of GDP and employs 80% of the active population.
Babajide Fowowe
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Le défi de l’Organisation pour l’harmonisation en Afrique du droit des affaires face au développement des marchés financiers africains : Quid de la protection des investisseurs

Recht in Afrika, 2020
By the time the founding fathers of the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) signed the Treaty of Port Louis, the financial markets in Western and Central Africa were embryonic.
Gloria Lubaki Sita
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Explaining Investment in the WAEMU

IMF Working Papers, 1998
This paper estimates an empirical model for investment in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), a region with relatively low investment shares, using annual data for the period 1970-95. Cross-country and time-series evidence shows that openness to international trade, competition in the domestic market, freedom of international capital ...
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Enhancing Inclusive Finance in Sub‐Saharan Africa: The Collaborative Role of Economic Freedom and Innovative Facilities

Thunderbird International Business Review, Volume 67, Issue 1, Page 3-18, January/February 2025.
ABSTRACT This paper gives insight into innovative facilities' role in the effect of economic freedom on inclusive finance in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) using data from 2008 to 2020. After using the generalized method of moment for the analysis, the study concluded that improving economic freedom promotes financial inclusion while expanding innovative ...
Victoria Abena Nutassey, Bomi Cyril Nomlala, Mabutho Sibanda   +2 more
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The Role of Public Health Expenditure in Reducing Out‐of‐Pocket Health Expenditure in Africa: An Empirical Analysis of 40 Countries

Advances in Public Health, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Background: In developing settings, such as Africa, increasing public health expenditure (PHE) remains a major suggestion towards reducing out‐of‐pocket health expenditure (OOPHE). Nonetheless, cross‐country empirical evidence on Africa regarding how different indicators of PHE affect OOPHE in both the short‐and long‐run periods is sparse.
Mustapha Immurana, Maxwell Ayindenaba Dalaba, Osman Babamu Halidu, Abdul-Aziz Iddrisu, Jianrong Zhang   +4 more
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Growth and Convergence in WAEMU Countries

IMF Working Papers, 2004
This paper investigates convergence and dynamic effects of human and physical capital on growth, in WAEMU countries. Using recently developed models for panel data and a growth accounting model, the study finds that growth is largely explained by changes in literacy rates and factor accumulation, but not by growth of total factor productivity (TFP ...
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Formal Financial Inclusion and the Nexus Between Access to Mobile and Smart Telecommunication Services and Usage of Mobile Financial Services Among Women in Burkina Faso Post‐COVID‐19 Era

Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 5 (gender equality) and 9.c (technological access), this study investigates the endogenous nexus between access to mobile and smart telecommunication services (MSTSs) and women’s consumption of mobile financial services (MFS) in post‐COVID‐19 Burkina Faso, with a focus on the ...
Ibrahim Niankara, Maha Nayef Rahrouh, Rachidatou I. Traoret, Reza Rostamzadeh   +3 more
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