BACKGROUND Sustainably raising agricultural productivity for the 2 billion people living in
smallholder farming households in the developing world is critical for reducing world poverty …

The continuing population growth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has contributed to a decline
in cultivated area per farming population. Consequently, food insecurity is increasingly …

This paper probes the internal governance of research journals by focusing on the editorial
boards of leading African studies academic journals. We submit editorships to systematic …

I examine the reasons for the impressively consistent disinterest in African economics that
runs through all the schools of comparative political economy that Economy and Society has …

We investigate the role of employment in enabling and constraining marriage for young men
and women in Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia. Survival analysis methods for age at marriage are …

Authors Christensen and Laitin argue that an interplay of geographic, historical, and
demographic factors undergird sub-Saharan states' post-independence struggles to …

The transition to adulthood around the world is increasingly characterized by young people's
desire to form independent households. Forming such households in Egypt requires buying …

Africa welcomes business investment and offers some of the world's highest returns and
impacts Africa has tremendous economic potential and offers rewarding opportunities for …

We examine regional and unilateral policies to reduce three kinds of trade costs in Eastern
and Southern Africa. Our article is the first CGE-microsimulation model to assess the impacts …

This paper discusses opportunities for trade policy research to contribute more to efforts to
integrate African markets, a stated policy priority for African leaders. Much of the economic …