Is Rwanda Set to Reap the Demographic Dividend?
From almost every point of view, Rwanda’s performance over the past decade has been an unambiguous success story. Between 2001 and 2011, Rwanda’s economy grew by 8.2 percent per annum, earning the...
View ArticleWill Rising Temperatures Derail Africa’s Rise?
Africa is on the move. After two decades of decline, fortunes reversed by the end of the 1990s, resulting in a decade of strong economic growth and sizable improvements in sanitation, education and...
View ArticlePoor but happy?
A common belief in rich countries is that people in Africa are poor but happy. This image is time and again confirmed by popular reality shows on Western television, in which the rich-and-famous visit...
View ArticleNight lights and the pursuit of subnational GDP: Application to Kenya & Rwanda
Estimating national-level growth levels and rates is fraught with challenges. Doing so at subnational levels even more so – because of data challenges, and difficulties in attributing economic activity...
View ArticleUrbanization and poverty reduction in Rwanda: How can improved physical and...
Urbanization in Rwanda has contributed to poverty reduction in Rwanda, but its potential could be realized more fully with better connectivity in terms of roads and transport, according to our findings...
View ArticleEthiopia Poverty Assessment: What can it tell us about likely effects of the...
The public launch of a World Bank poverty assessment is usually a big event. Senior officials from government, ministers, and sometimes even presidents come together with researchers, development...
View ArticleIn developing countries, the COVID-19 crisis has not affected everyone equally
The past year has been one of the toughest in recent history, due to the harsh health, economic, and social impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. The impacts have been felt everywhere, with no country...
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