Journal of African Economies

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of African Economies is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Education in Africa: What Are We Learning?79
Natural Resources, International Commodity Prices and Economic Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa (1990–2019)29
Increasing Tax Collection in African Countries: The Role of Information Technology10
Examining the Gender Productivity Gap among Farm Households in Mali10
What Factors Drive Transport and Logistics Costs in Africa?10
Are We Really Painting the Devil on the Walls? Polarization and Its Drivers in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Past Two Decades9
The Labour Market Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns: Evidence from Ghana8
Trade Tax Evasion and the Tax Rate: Evidence from Transaction-level Trade Data7
Price Transmission in Conflict-Affected States: Evidence from Cereal Markets of Somalia7
Investment Motives in Africa: What Does the Meta-Analytic Review Tell?7
Income Shocks and Conflict: Evidence from Nigeria7
Public Debt Accumulation in SSA: A Looming Debt Crisis7
Impact of Index Insurance on Moral Hazard in the Agricultural Credit Market: Theory and Evidence from Ghana6
The Psychology of Poverty: Evidence from the Field6
Teacher Turnover in Rwanda6
Group Meeting Frequency and Borrowers’ Repayment Performance in Microfinance: Evidence from a Quasi-natural Experiment in South Africa5
Africa’s Development Debts5
Structural Change, Productivity Growth and Labour Market Turbulence in Sub-Saharan Africa5
Informality and Inequality: The African Case5
Corruption Perception and Attitude Towards Taxation in Africa5
Bombs and Babies: Exposure to Terrorism and Fertility Choices in Nigeria5
Does Experiencing International Research Collaboration Permanently Affect the Impact of Scientific Production? Evidence from Africa5
African Countries’ Debt: A Tale of Acceleration at Multiple Speeds and Shades4
The Economic Impact of the Pandemic in Rwanda: An Analysis of Firm-Level VAT Data4
Community Participation and the Quality of Rural Infrastructure in Ethiopia4
Revisiting Poverty Trends and the Role of Social Protection Systems in Africa during the COVID-19 Pandemic4
Challenges in Changing Social Norms: Evidence from Interventions Targeting Child Marriage in Ethiopia4
Estimating Demand for Third-party Quality Testing in Rural Grain Markets: Evidence from an Experimental Auction for Measuring Moisture Content in Kenya4
Are You Being Asked? Impacts of Respondent Selection on Measuring Employment in Malawi4
Debt, Growth and Stability in Africa: Speculative Calculations and Policy Responses4
Can Urbanisation Improve Household Welfare? Evidence From Ethiopia3
Intergenerational Mobility and the Growth–Inequality–Poverty Nexus in Africa3
The Growth–Employment–Poverty Nexus in Africa3
Optimal Public Investment in Resource-Rich Low-Income Countries3
The Boko Haram Conflict and Food Insecurity: Does Resilience Capacity Matter?3
Growing with Debt in African Economies: Options, Challenges and Pitfalls3
The Nexus between Poverty, Inequality and Growth: A Case Study of Cameroon and Kenya3
Is Africa on Track to Ending Poverty by 2030?2
Firm Size, Employment and Value Added in African Manufacturing Firms: Why Ghana Needs Its 1%2
Measuring Trade Cost Reductions Through a New Bridge in Mozambique: Who Benefits From Transport Infrastructure?2
From Food Subsidies to Cash Transfers: Assessing Economy-Wide Benefits and Trade-Offs in Egypt2
Polarisation and Poverty Reduction in Africa: The Devil Is in the Choice of Equivalence Relation2
Reducing Stunting through Multisectoral Efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa2
Response to ‘Polarization and Poverty Reduction in Africa: The Devil Is in the Choice of Equivalence Relation’2
Tying One’s Hand: The Effect of Fiscal Rules on the Political Business Cycle in Africa2
Supporting Micro-enterprise in Humanitarian Programming: Impact Evaluation of Business Grants versus Unconditional Cash Transfer2
Structural Change and Inequality in Africa1
Response to ‘Are We Really Painting the Devil on the Walls? Polarization and Its Drivers in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Last Two Decades’ by Fabio Clementi, Michele Fabiani, Vasco Molini and Rocco Zazza1
The Impact of Ethiopian Productive Safety Net Program on Children's Educational Aspirations and Attainments1
The Effects of Antenatal Care Utilisation on Birthweight: Evidence from Ghana1
JAE Special Issue: Education and Labour Market Outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa1
Education, Access to Better Quality Work and Gender: Lessons from the Kagera Panel Data Set1
We Can Manage: Experimental Evidence From Savings Groups in Uganda1
Plenary Theme: COVID-19 and Public Finance in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities1
A Crossed Analysis of Participations in Labor and Grain Markets: Evidence from Malawi1
The Psychology of Poverty: A Replication Based on Zimbabwe's Harmonised Social Cash Transfer Programme1
Cash Transfers, Negative Rainfall Shocks and Child Welfare in Ethiopia1
Progress on Poverty in Africa: The Importance of Growth and Inequality1
Tax Aversion and the Social Contract in Africa1
Ethnicity, Banking and Local Economic Development: Evidence from Ethiopia1
Income Distribution and the Potential of Redistributive Systems in Africa: A Decomposition Approach1
Short- and Medium-term Impacts of Employability Training: Evidence from a Randomised Field Experiment in Rwanda1
The Role of Skills and Gender Norms in Sector Switches: Experimental Evidence from a Job Training Program in Nigeria1
Habits, Rule-of-thumb Consumption and Useful Public Consumption in Sub-Sahara Africa: Theory and New Evidence1
Labour Mobility and Innovation in Africa1
Path Dependence in Disability1
Effect of Foreign Direct Investments on Industrialisation: The Case of China in Africa1
The Interrelationships Among Growth, Inequality and Poverty in Africa1
Household Preferences and Child Labor in Rural Ethiopia1
Livestock Asset Dynamics Amongst Pastoralists in Northern Kenya1
Digital Labour Platforms as Shock Absorbers: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mozambique1
International Child Sponsorship Improves School Performance: Evidence from Goma (DRC)1
Child Labour and the Arrival of Refugees: Evidence from Tanzania1
Who Is Employed? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa on Redefining Employment1
Statistical Capacity Matters: The Long-Term Effects of Africa’s Slave Trade on Development Reflected by Nighttime Light Intensity1
Rising Gold Prices but Lower Incomes for Gold Miners: Evidence on Market Imperfections from Burkina Faso during COVID-191
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