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The West African food trade environment: Private sector perceptions of barriers, opportunities and the future
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:oec:swacaa:52-en&r=&r=afr
Published: July 6, 2026 00:00
This paper provides new evidence on private sector perceptions on intra-regional food trade in West Africa, drawing on a survey of more than 3 200 food traders operating across 32 markets in eight countries. The dataset allows for a differentiated analysis…
Does Informal Competition Reduce Firm-Provided Worker Training among Formal Manufacturing SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa ?
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:11420&r=&r=afr
Published: June 29, 2026 00:00
This paper investigates the impact of informal competition—defined as competition faced by formal firms from informal enterprises—on the firm-provided worker training among formal manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises. Using a representative…
Decentralization, Service Delivery, and Legitimacy : The Case of Mali
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:11413&r=&r=afr
Published: June 18, 2026 00:00
In fragile, conflict-affected, and violent contexts, decentralization is widely promoted to improve service delivery and strengthen the social contract by shifting power closer to citizens. However, empirical evidence on whether these reforms deliver in…
Do Information-Based Interventions Influence Tax Compliance Differently across Men and Women ? Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:11409&r=&r=afr
Published: June 8, 2026 00:00
This study investigates taxpayer responses to tax compliance interventions undertaken in collaboration with Ethiopia’s revenue authority, focusing on gender differences among business owners. The research targeted a sample of 5, 408 business owners, and…
Delivering adaptation and water security: behavioural determinants sustaining community volunteer champions in sub-Saharan Africa
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ehl:lserod:138704&r=&r=afr
Published: June 5, 2026 00:00
Attempts to strengthen adaptive capacity and water security across sub-Saharan Africa include widespread use of a local volunteer champion mode of delivery by NGOs and governments. Problems with sustained engagement of volunteer champions exist but have…
Civil war-induced displacement and human capital
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ehl:lserod:130778&r=&r=afr
Published: May 31, 2026 00:00
We study the effect of conflict-induced displacement on human capital and occupational shifts, focusing on the Mozambican civil war (1977–1992), during which millions of civilians were forced to flee to the countryside, cities, and neighboring countries.…