JEL classification

Journal of Economic Literature Classification (10696) O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth (1824) O5 - Economywide Country Studies (203) O55 - Africa (27)
Number of items at this level: 27.
Centre for Economic Performance
  • Boone, Peter, Fazzio, Ila, Jandhyala, Kameshwari, Jayanty, Chitra, Jayanty, Gangadhar, Johnson, Simon, Ramachandrin, Vimala, Silva, Filipa, Zhan, Zhaoguo (2013). The surprisingly dire situation of children's education in rural west Africa: results from the CREO study in Guinea-Bissau. (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP1201). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Cadot, Olivier, Iacovone, Leonardo, Pierola, Denisse, Rauch, Ferdinand (2011). Success and failure of African exporters. (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP1054). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance. picture_as_pdf
  • Dechezlepretre, Antoine, Martin, Ralf, Mohnen, Myra (2014). Knowledge spillovers from clean and dirty technologies. (CEP Discussion Papers CEPDP1300). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Henderson, J. Vernon, Nigmatulina, Dzhamilya, Kriticos, Sebastian (2021). Measuring urban economic density. Journal of Urban Economics, 125, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2019.103188
  • Kondylis, Florence, Manacorda, Marco (2006). School proximity and child labour: evidence from rural Tanzania. (CEP working paper 1537). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
  • Stern, Nicholas, Sivropoulos-Valero, Anna Valero (2021). Innovation, growth and the transition to net-zero emissions. (CEP Discussion Papers 1773). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance. picture_as_pdf
    • Centre for Macroeconomics
  • Gottlieb, Charles, Grobovsek, Jan (2015). Communal land and agricultural productivity. (CFM discussion paper series CFM-DP2015-13). Centre For Macroeconomics.
    • Economic History
  • Branch, Branch, Cheeseman, Nic, Gardner, Leigh (Eds.) (2010). Our turn to eat: politics in Kenya since 1950. LIT Verlag.
  • Broadberry, Stephen, Gardner, Leigh (2014). African economic growth in a European mirror: a historical perspective. (The Economic History working papers 202/2014). London School of Economics and Political Science.
  • Broadberry, Stephen, Gardner, Leigh (2019). Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa, 1885-2008. (Economic History working papers 296). London School of Economics and Political Science. picture_as_pdf
  • Gardner, Leigh (2010). An unstable foundation: taxation and development in Kenya, 1945-1963. In Branch, Daniel, Cheeseman, Nic, Gardner, Leigh (Eds.), Our Turn to Eat: Politics in Kenya Since 1950 . LIT Verlag.
    • Economics
  • Besley, Timothy, Reynal-Querol, Marta (2014). The legacy of historical conflict: evidence from Africa. American Political Science Review, 108(02), 319-336. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055414000161
  • Padró i Miquel, Gerard (2006). The control of politicians in divided societies: the politics of fear. National Bureau of Economic Research.
  • Stern, Nicholas, Sivropoulos-Valero, Anna Valero (2021). Innovation, growth and the transition to net-zero emissions. (CEP Discussion Papers 1773). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance. picture_as_pdf
  • Young, Alwyn (2012). The African growth miracle. Journal of Political Economy, 120(4), 696-739. https://doi.org/10.1086/668501
  • Young, Alwyn (2009). The African growth miracle. n/a.
    • European Institute
  • de Grauwe, Paul, Houssa, Romain, Piccillo, Giulia (2012). African trade dynamics: is China a different trading partner? Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 10(1), 15-45. https://doi.org/10.1080/14765284.2012.638460
    • Geography and Environment
  • Henderson, J. Vernon, Nigmatulina, Dzhamilya, Kriticos, Sebastian (2021). Measuring urban economic density. Journal of Urban Economics, 125, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2019.103188
  • Henderson, J. Vernon, Storeygard, Adam, Deichmann, Uwe (2017). Has climate change driven urbanization in Africa? Journal of Development Economics, 124, 60-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2016.09.001
    • Government
  • Jablonski, Ryan, Seim, Brigitte, Carvalho Barbosa, Mariana, Gibson, Clark (2023). Using remote tracking technologies to audit and understand medicine theft. (WIDER Working Paper 2023/126). World Institute for Development Economics.
    • Grantham Research Institute
  • Dasgupta, Shouro, Robinson, Elizabeth (2023). Climate, weather, and child health in Burkina Faso. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 67(4), 576 - 602. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8489.12530 picture_as_pdf
    • International Development
  • Sequeira, Sandra, Djankov, Simeon (2010). An empirical study of corruption in ports. (MPRA Paper). Munich Personal RePEc Archive.
    • International Inequalities Institute
  • Nichelatti, Enrico, Oppel, Annalena, Tagem, Abrams (2025). The rising tide: floods as drivers of income and welfare inequality in South Africa. (III Working Paper 153). International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science. https://doi.org/10.21953/lse.jkqjf1nhmzj2 picture_as_pdf
    • International Relations
  • Alden, Christopher (2010). Resurgent continent?: Africa and the world: emerging powers and Africa. (IDEAS reports - strategic updates SU004). LSE IDEAS, London School of Economics and Political Science.
  • Shepherd, Ben (2010). Resurgent continent?: Africa and the world: political stability: crucial for growth? (IDEAS reports - strategic updates SU004). LSE IDEAS, London School of Economics and Political Science.
    • LSE Health
  • Carmignani, Fabrizio, Lordan, Grace, Tang, Kam Ki (2012). Does donor assistance for HIV respond to media pressure? Health Economics, 21(SUPPL1), 18-32. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.2776
    • LSE IDEAS
  • Alden, Christopher (2010). Resurgent continent?: Africa and the world: emerging powers and Africa. (IDEAS reports - strategic updates SU004). LSE IDEAS, London School of Economics and Political Science.
  • Jerven, Morten (2010). Resurgent continent?: Africa and the world: prospects for growth in Africa: learning from patterns of long-term economic change. (IDEAS reports - strategic updates SU004). LSE IDEAS, London School of Economics and Political Science.
  • Shepherd, Ben (2010). Resurgent continent?: Africa and the world: political stability: crucial for growth? (IDEAS reports - strategic updates SU004). LSE IDEAS, London School of Economics and Political Science.
  • Vines, Alex (2010). Resurgent continent?: Africa and the world: thirst for African oil. (IDEAS reports - strategic updates SU004). LSE IDEAS, London School of Economics and Political Science.
    • STICERD
  • Padró i Miquel, Gerard (2006). The control of politicians in divided societies: the politics of fear. National Bureau of Economic Research.
  • Sequeira, Sandra, Djankov, Simeon (2010). An empirical study of corruption in ports. (MPRA Paper). Munich Personal RePEc Archive.
    • Social Policy
  • Carmignani, Fabrizio, Lordan, Grace, Tang, Kam Ki (2012). Does donor assistance for HIV respond to media pressure? Health Economics, 21(SUPPL1), 18-32. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.2776
  • Yang, Yuezhou (2025). Varieties of Chinese capital in African agriculture: a bounded improvisation analysis. World Development, 195, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.107091 picture_as_pdf
    • Urban and Spatial Programme
  • Henderson, J. Vernon, Nigmatulina, Dzhamilya, Kriticos, Sebastian (2021). Measuring urban economic density. Journal of Urban Economics, 125, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2019.103188