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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Choice of the Type of School and Outcomes for Youth in the Labour Market in Togo53
Informality and Inequality: The African Case19
Preface: African Economies: Recovery from Multiple Shocks19
Poverty, Inequality and Social Protection Programs in Africa: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic16
Preface15
The Labour Market Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns: Evidence from Ghana13
Legacy Is Not Destiny: Historical Ethno-Linguistic Diversity and Contemporary Deforestation across Africa13
Terrorism and Military Expenditure in Africa: An Analysis of Spillover Effects12
COVID-19 Pandemic, Poverty and Health Outcomes in South Africa: Do Social Protection Programmes Protect?12
Debt Distress and Climate-Resilient Development in Sub-Saharan Africa12
What Explains the Firm Size Distribution in Sub-Saharan Africa and Why Does It Matter?11
Moral Hazard Incentives under Formal Insurance and Informal Insurance: Evidence from a Framed Field Experiment9
Impacts of Large School Grants and Admissions Algorithms on Student Achievement and Admissions Diversity: Evidence from High-Performing Kenyan Secondary Schools8
COVID-19 and Changes in Intentions to Migrate from The Gambia7
Internal Conflicts and the Moderating Role of Property Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for Property Taxation7
Revisiting Poverty Trends and the Role of Social Protection Systems in Africa during the COVID-19 Pandemic6
Unintended costs of clean air: evidence from South Africa's environmental regulation and household consumption6
Labour Mobility and Innovation in Africa6
Cash Transfers and Social Capital: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Malawi6
Weather Shocks in The Gambia: Macroeconomic Effects and Households Vulnerability6
Does Linkages with MNEs Improve Firms’ Technological Upgrading in Africa?5
A Crossed Analysis of Participations in Labor and Grain Markets: Evidence from Malawi5
When the Rain Stops Falling. Effects of Droughts on the Tunisian Labour Market5
A New Conceptual Framework for African Sovereign Debt: Finding an Optimal Outcome that Addresses Five Challenges5
Increasing Tax Collection in African Countries: The Role of Information Technology5
The Impact of Providing Training to Young Men on Labour Outcomes and Attitudes towards Migration in Northern Guinea-Bissau5
The Impacts of Unconditional Cash Transfers on Schooling in Adolescence and Young Adulthood: Evidence from South Africa5
Alleviating Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Inclusive Business Models4
COVID-19 and Gender Gap in Labor Market Recovery: Evidence From Nigeria4
Coping Strategies and Inequalities during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period: Evidence from Kenya4
The Growth–Employment–Poverty Nexus in Africa4
A Systematic Review of Pre-primary Education Interventions in Africa4
Are You Being Asked? Impacts of Respondent Selection on Measuring Employment in Malawi4
Examining Poverty Dynamics in Ghana: Evidence from Longitudinal and Repeated Cross-Sectional Data3
Elections and mining taxation in Africa: evidence from a Spatial Durbin Model3
Spatial Consumption Inequality in Mozambique3
The Psychology of Poverty: A Replication Based on Zimbabwe's Harmonised Social Cash Transfer Programme3
Rural Underemployment and Urbanisation: Insights from a 9-year Panel from Malawi3
Poverty Reduction through Growth, Redistribution and Social Inclusion in Times of COVID-19: Kenyan Evidence on the Underlying Mechanisms3
Wellbeing of the Young in Africa3
Never too young to dream big: Youth aspirations during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa3
What Can Africa Learn from a Better Understanding of the Interaction among Growth, Inequality and Poverty in the Fight against the COVID-19 Pandemic?3
Emigration and External Imbalances in Sub-Saharan Africa: Do Migrants' Skills Matter?3
Income Inequality and Growth: Calibration and Simulation for the Kenyan Economy3
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Income Inequalities in Cameroon: The Influence of Employment Status3
Inflation and Monetary Policy in a Low-Income and Fragile State: The Case of Guinea2
When the going gets tough: experimental evidence of respondent fatigue in household surveys2
The Inflationary Impact of a Large Devaluation across the Income Distribution: The Case of Egypt in 20162
Ethnicity, Women's Empowerment and Decisions about Children's Education in Ghana2
Asymmetric Response of Poverty to Growth and Inequality in South Africa: Implications for Current and Future Shocks2
Firm Size and Economic Development: Evidence from Ghana2
How Have Formal Firms Recovered From the Pandemic? Insights From Survey and Tax Administrative Data in Zambia2
Preface2
Africa's Great Moderation2
Cost-effectiveness through bundled distribution: Impacts of a package of goods on livelihoods in rural Tanzania2
The Interrelationships Among Growth, Inequality and Poverty in Africa2
Rainfall Shocks, Livelihood Diversification and Welfare: Evidence from Rural Togo2
Typology Construction for Comparative Country Case Study Analysis of Patterns of Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa2
Structural Change and Inequality in Africa2
The Political Economy of Economic Policy Advice2
Reducing Wait Times at Customs to Boost Trade: How Implementing the Trade Facilitation Agreement Can Expand Trade among AfCFTA Countries?2
We Can Manage: Experimental Evidence From Savings Groups in Uganda1
Ethnic Politics and Fiscal Dominance: Implications for Currency Union Formation in Sub-Saharan Africa1
Regional differences in informal–formal productivity gaps: Implications for productivity growth from structural transformation in Ghana1
School Feeding and Cognitive Performance in Rwanda1
Investigating the role of disability on subjective wellbeing: evidence from Uganda1
Household Preferences and Child Labor in Rural Ethiopia1
Fewer Births in the Hunger Season: Family Planning, Birth Seasonality and Child Health in Kenya1
Statistical Capacity Matters: The Long-Term Effects of Africa’s Slave Trade on Development Reflected by Nighttime Light Intensity1
‘You Should Vote because I Say So!’ Influence towards Voting within Mozambican Households1
Tax Aversion and the Social Contract in Africa1
Uncertainty in Preferential Trade Agreements: Impact of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Suspension on Exports1
Heterogeneous Effects of Women's Schooling on Fertility, Literacy and Work: Evidence from Burundi's Free Primary Education Policy1
Are Budget Neutral Income Floors Fiscally Viable in Sub-Saharan Africa?1
Does Youth Resentment Matter in Understanding the Surge of Extremist Violence in Burkina Faso?1
Firm Size Distribution in African Manufacturing Firms: Revisiting the ‘Missing Middle’1
The Impact of Ethiopian Productive Safety Net Program on Children's Educational Aspirations and Attainments1
Wholesale Debt Relief: Do LICs Need a New Package?1
The Socio-Economic Impact of Coal Mining in Mozambique1
Africa's Latent Assets1
The Effects of Antenatal Care Utilisation on Birthweight: Evidence from Ghana1
The Interrelationship Amongst Growth, Inequality and Poverty in Africa: Seven Studies from Five Countries1
Effects of the Intensity and Duration of COVID-19 Lockdown Policies on the Use of Coping Strategies: Evidence from Four African Countries1
Is Africa on Track to Ending Poverty by 2030?1
Quantifying Vulnerability to Poverty in the Drought-prone Lowlands of Ethiopia1
Livestock Asset Dynamics Amongst Pastoralists in Northern Kenya1
Chinese Import Competition and Gendered Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from Ethiopian Firm-Level Data1
Intergenerational Mobility and the Growth–Inequality–Poverty Nexus in Africa1
Feed Thy Neighbour: How Social Ties Shape Spillover Effects of Cash Transfers on Food Security and Nutrition1
Shocks and Stability of Risk and Time Preferences among Poor Rural Households in Ethiopia1
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