Publications

The study investigates sex differences in the prevalence of undernutrition in sub-Saharan Africa. Undernutrition was defined by Z-scores using the CDC-2000 growth charts. Some 128 Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) were analysed, totalling 700,114 children under-five. The results revealed a hig…

Le secteur privé joue un rôle crucial pour promouvoir un développement soutenable des économies. Il est en effet généralement acquis que l’entreprise crée de la richesse, génère des emplois et contribue ainsi à améliorer les conditions de vie des populations ; tout en pouvant assurer de plus en p…

Ever since the creation of the WTO, attempts at bringing together the trade and climate regime have failed. This paper reviews attempts at reducing tariffs on products classified as Environmental Goods (EGs), causes of failure in past attempts, and suggests requirements for a meaningful agenda in…

This paper proposes a new methodology for evaluating off-grid electrification projects, based upon Nighttime Light (NTL) observations, obtained by a combination of Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) data and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) data. The methodology cons…

La FERDI a mis au point une initiative originale pour évaluer l’impact et identifier les bonnes pratiques des projets d’accès aux services essentiels, en s’appuyant sur l’exemple des projets d’électrification décentralisée. Un grand nombre de résultats de travaux d’évaluation de tels projets a ét…

Les États ont investi de manière croissante ces dernières années dans le secteur de l’eau, de l’assainissement et de l’énergie sur le continent africain. Néanmoins, l’étendue des infrastructures se situe encore bien en dessous de la moyenne mondiale, et la croissance démographique sur le continen…

Using a propensity score matching methodology, we study the causal effect of mobile money services adoption on intra-African goods trade. We find that countries that adopted MM register a higher goods trade share in GDP of about 0.6 percent in comparison to non-adopters.

Multiple initiatives across sub-Saharan Africa are currently leveraging digital technologies to provide transformative solutions to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as well as consumers across the region. This paper presents a deeper dive on several promising key players currently push…

We estimate the tax burden on the mobile telecommunication sector in twenty-five African countries. This tax burden encompasses not only standard and particular taxes under the control of the Ministry of Finance (MoF), but also fees raised by national telecommunication Regulatory Agency (RA). Giv…