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This paper studies how active labour market policies affect the exchange of information and support among jobseekers
As long as African cities lack functioning land markets and regulations and infrastructure investments, they will remain local cities
This paper asks whether the spatial distribution of key disamenities can explain the observed differences in living standards
This paper examines political favoritism of cites in national capital markets
Basic living standards in Africa vary continuously and increase monotonically across population density
Examines whether high search costs affects labor market outcomes of job seekers who live far away from jobs
This paper considers whether infrastructure investments in hazardous coastal areas continue to be justified
This paper gives an overview of the role of slums in urban Africa, focusing on Nairobi
Provides empirical and diagnostic analysis of urbanisation and related economic trends in the region
This paper examines the spatial organisation of jobs in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda
This paper studies a randomized controlled trial of job fairs in Addis Ababa
This paper compares the price levels of cities in Sub-Saharan Africa with those of other regions
This paper analyses the trade-offs households make in allocating their budgets to housing and other amenities
This paper combines insights from poverty analysis and urban economics
This paper uses surveys from Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria and Tanzania to examine the drivers of internal migration
This paper analyzes the effect of large scale floods, which displaced at least 100,000 people each, in over 1,800 cities in 40 countries, from 2003-2008.
This paper looks at the link between housing conditions and income and labor market participation
The authors use their model to sudy data on the built environment and urban growth in Nairobi
Many cities in developing economies, including Africa, are experiencing urbanisation without industrialisation
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