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Tax Transition Impact on Fiscal Balance in WAEMU Countries: A Difference-in-Difference Approach 货币联盟国家税收过渡对财政平衡的影响：一种差中差的方法

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African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2025-09-09 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.70026

Vigninou Gammadigbe

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Appreciation to Article Reviewers 感谢文章审稿人

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African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2025-09-08 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.70030

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Résilience de la croissance économique en contexte pandémique des pays d'Afrique subsaharienne: Une explication par les mesures de lutte contre la COVID-19 撒哈拉以南非洲国家在大流行背景下的经济增长弹性：COVID-19应对措施的解释

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African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2025-09-03 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.70028

Aristide Merlin Ngono, Emmanuel Bruno Ongo Nkoa, Marc-Hubert Depret

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Women on Corporate Boards and Their Influence on Firm Performance in Nigeria: Evidence From Panel Data Analysis 尼日利亚公司董事会女性成员及其对公司绩效的影响：来自面板数据分析的证据

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African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2025-08-29 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.70029

Benjamin Ighodalo Ehikioya, Alexander Ehimare Omankhanlen, Ada Mac-Ozigbo, Lawrence Uchenna Okoye, Daniel Ebakoleaneh Ufua

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Free Movement of Persons and Cross-Border Trade in Southern African Development Community (SADC): The Zimbabwean Example 南部非洲发展共同体（南共体）人员自由流动和跨境贸易：津巴布韦的例子

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African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2025-08-23 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.70027

Rejoice Rumbidzai Musakaruka, Yaya Deome Hamadjoda Lefe, Epo Boniface Ngah

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The Impact of Online Activism on Civic Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa 网络行动主义对撒哈拉以南非洲公民参与的影响

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African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2025-08-05 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.70025

Tchapo Gbandi, Yawo Agbényégan Noglo, Komivi Afawubo, Kwami Ossadzifo Wonyra, Victor Nyatefe

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Does Agricultural Foreign Direct Investment Boost the Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa? 农业对外直接投资是否促进了撒哈拉以南非洲地区的人类发展？

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African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2025-08-04 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.70024

Edwin Mumah, Yangfen Chen, Yu Hong

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What Are the Drivers of Education Attainment in the MENA Region? 中东和北非地区教育成就的驱动因素是什么？

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African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2025-07-18 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.70023

Ali Fakih, Dareen Fayyad, Assem Debian, Andrios Neaimeh, Hussein Zeaiter

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Do The WAEMU Member States Still Have Fiscal Space? Answering by Optimal Taxation Approach 西欧货币联盟成员国还有财政空间吗？用最优税收方法回答

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African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2025-07-04 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.70022

Isaac Amedanou

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Political Leadership and Economic Complexity in Africa 非洲的政治领导和经济复杂性

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African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2025-06-25 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.70021

Désiré Avom, Simplice A. Asongu, Cherif Abdramane, Hamed Salim Yazid

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