IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5558

Wars and Child Health: Evidence from the Eritrean-Ethiopian Conflict

Richard Akresh, Leonardo Lucchetti, Harsha Thirumurthy

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 99 (2), 330-340.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5483

A Labor Market Approach to the Crisis of Health Care Professionals in Africa

published in: Agnes Soucat and Richard Sheffler (eds.): The Labor Market for Health Workers in Africa: A New Look at the Crisis, The World Bank, 2013, 33-48

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5353

African Leaders: Their Education Abroad and FDI Flows

Amelie F. Constant, Bienvenue N. Tien

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5326

Child Ability and Household Human Capital Investment Decisions in Burkina Faso

Richard Akresh, Emilie Bagby, Damien de Walque, Harounan Kazianga

published in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, 61 (1), 157-186

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5048

Testing the 'Brain Gain' Hypothesis: Micro Evidence from Cape Verde

Catia Batista, Aitor Lacuesta, Pedro C. Vicente

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 97 (1), 32-45

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4879

The Dynamics of Women's Labour Supply in Developing Countries

Sonia R. Bhalotra, Marcela Umana-Aponte

revised version available

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4817

Growth, History, or Institutions? What Explains State Fragility in Sub-Saharan Africa

Graziella Bertocchi, Andrea Guerzoni

revised version published in: Journal of Peace Research, 2012, 49 (6), 769-783

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4688

Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment

Catia Batista, Pedro C. Vicente

published in: World Bank Economic Review, 2011, 25 (1), 77-104

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4623

The Dynamics of Job Creation and Job Destruction: Is Sub-Saharan Africa Different?

Admasu Shiferaw, Arjun S. Bedi

published as 'The Dynamics of Job Creation and Job Destruction in an African Economy: Evidence from Ethiopia' in: Journal of African Economies, 2013, 22(5), 651-692

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4615

Brainy Africans to Fortress Europe: For Money or Colonial Vestiges?

Amelie F. Constant, Bienvenue N. Tien

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4608

Does Human Capital Protect Workers against Exogenous Shocks? South Africa in the 2008-2009 Crisis

Ron Leung, Marco Stampini, Désiré Vencatachellum

substantially revised version published in: South African Journal of Economics, 2014, 82(1), 99-116

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4316

Southern African Economic Integration: Evidence from an Augmented Gravity Model

Thierry Warin, Phanindra V. Wunnava, Optat Tengia, Kirsten Wandschneider

published in: African Finance Journal, 2011, 13 (1), 1- 13

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4066

Changing Fertility Preferences One Migrant at a Time: The Impact of Remittances on the Fertility Rate

George S Naufal, Carlos Vargas-Silva

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3761

The Role of Information and Institutions in Understanding the Black-White Gap in Self-Employment

Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere, Willie Belton

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3558

Allocation of Labour in Urban West Africa: Implication for Development Policies

Ralitza Dimova, Christophe Jalil Nordman, François Roubaud

published as 'Allocation of Labor in Urban West Africa: Insights from the Pattern of Labor Supply and Skill Premiums' in: Review of Development Economics, 2010, 14 (1), 75 - 92

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3526

Fertility in Sub-Saharan African Countries with Consideration to Health and Poverty

Yongil Jeon, Sang-Young Rhyu, Michael P. Shields

published in: African Development Review, 2010, 22 (4), 540–555

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3516

Armed Conflict and Schooling: Evidence from the 1994 Rwandan Genocide

Richard Akresh, Damien de Walque

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3468

Civil Wars beyond their Borders: The Human Capital and Health Consequences of Hosting Refugees

Javier E. Baez

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2011, 2011, 96 (2), 391 - 408

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3381