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Does foreign direct investment promote access to basic services? The case of drinking water in Africa 外国直接投资是否促进了基本服务的获取？非洲饮用水案例

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African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2024-03-21 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12743

Armand Totouom, Joseph P. Ngameni, Rosine F. Poumeni

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Educational assortative mating in the Cameroon marriage market: Role of marriage timing 喀麦隆婚姻市场中的教育同配：结婚时间的作用

IF 3.1 2区经济学

African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2024-03-20 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12744

Fiennasah A. Akem, Ebenezer L. Wirba, Honore Oumbe Tekam

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A DSGE model approach to examining the impact of the Russian–Ukrainian War and oil shocks on the Moroccan economy 用 DSGE 模型方法研究俄乌战争和石油冲击对摩洛哥经济的影响

IF 3.1 2区经济学

African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2024-03-13 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12741

Abdelhamid Moustabchir, Hicham Ouakil, Hicham El Ouazzani, Houda Lechheb

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Issue Information - Author Guidelines 发行信息 - 作者指南

IF 2.9 2区经济学

African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2024-03-11 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12687

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Does institutional quality moderate the human capital–inequality dynamics? Comparative evidence from LAC and SSA countries 制度质量是否能缓和人力资本--不平等动态？拉丁美洲和加勒比及撒哈拉以南非洲国家的比较证据

IF 2.9 2区经济学

African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2024-03-05 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12740

Bosede Ngozi Adeleye

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New wave of internal armed conflicts in developing countries: Does inequality of opportunity matter? 发展中国家新一轮的国内武装冲突：机会不平等是否重要？

IF 2.9 2区经济学

African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2024-03-05 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12738

Bruno Emmanuel Ongo Nkoa, Luis Jacinto Ela Alene, Ludé Djam'Angai

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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 : 2024-03-05 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12739

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The story of dividend payment and corporate cash flow in Ghana 加纳股利支付和企业现金流的故事

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African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2024-03-05 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12736

Benjamin Amoah

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Linking foreign direct investment to financial deepening: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa 将外国直接投资与金融深化联系起来：撒哈拉以南非洲的证据

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African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2024-02-26 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12737

Osamede Success Abusomwan, John Norense Izevbigie

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Effects of economic freedom and ease of doing business on trade in global value chains: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa 经济自由和经商便利对全球价值链贸易的影响：撒哈拉以南非洲的证据

IF 2.9 2区经济学

African Development Review-Revue Africaine De Developpement Pub Date : 2024-02-09 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12735

Badassa W. Chala

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