Publications

In this policy brief, we use survey data from the WBES to provide an empirical assessment of the contribution of digital technologies diffusion to African SMEs’ performance. Compared to existing empirical evidence on the impacts of digital technologies on African firms, the quantitative analysis …

This paper examines the effect of the efficiency of the education system on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). First, it applies a frontier-based measure as a proxy of the ability of countries to optimally convert the average years of schooling into income for individuals. Second, it shows the rela…

Public services play an important role in a country’s productivity, growth and development. Yet there is widespread variation in the quantity and quality of public services provided, in part due to information asymmetries, high transaction costs, and weak institutions. In light of these challenge…

The objective of this report is to provide an in-depth review of the digitization of public service provision in Sub-Saharan Africa in general and West Africa in particular by highlighting both the opportunities and the challenges faced by digital initiatives multiplication in the region.

Age at menarche was investigated using data collected from demographic surveys (WFS, DHS) conducted in Nigeria between 1982 and 2018, all of which were based on large representative samples of the female population. Linear-logistic regressions were used to estimate mean age at menarche, its trend…

Cet ouvrage s’inscrit dans une longue recherche engagée à la Fondation pour les études et les recherches sur le développement international (Ferdi) sur la vulnérabilité et sur l’allocation de l’aide au développement. Depuis plus de dix ans la Fondation a soutenu l’idée que l’allocation devait ten…

Ces dernières années ont connu une recrudescence du nombre de conflits armés et une hausse de leur intensité. La dynamique des conflits s’est notamment nourrie de l’accroissement des actions terroristes et de la place prise par le crime organisé. Toutefois l’intensité de la violence diffère entre…

Using data from a two-year pricing experiment, we study the impact of subsidy policies on weather insurance take-up. Results show that subsidies increase future insurance take-up through their influence on payout experiences. Exploring mechanisms of the payout effect, we find that for households …

Combiner une politique de subventions avec une éducation financière peut permettre un apprentissage par l’expérience et promouvoir une prise à long terme de l’assurance.