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Does the Poverty Level Minimum Basket Adequately Inform the Scope of Governments' Poverty Reduction Strategies? 贫困水平最低篮子是否充分反映了政府减贫战略的范围？

IF 1.6 3区经济学

Journal of African Economies Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejac051

R. Ngugi, B. Munga, Phares P Kirii, E. Onsomu

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Informality and Inequality: The African Case 非正式与不平等：非洲案例

IF 1.6 3区经济学

Journal of African Economies Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejac052

A. David, Y. Diallo, B. Nilsson

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Revisiting Poverty Trends and the Role of Social Protection Systems in Africa during the COVID-19 Pandemic 重新审视2019冠状病毒病大流行期间非洲的贫困趋势和社会保护制度的作用

3区经济学

Journal of African Economies Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejac041

Kibrom A Abay, Nishant Yonzan, Sikandra Kurdi, Kibrom Tafere

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Poverty Reduction through Growth, Redistribution and Social Inclusion in Times of COVID-19: Kenyan Evidence on the Underlying Mechanisms 2019冠状病毒病时期通过增长、再分配和社会包容实现减贫:肯尼亚关于基本机制的证据

IF 1.6 3区经济学

Journal of African Economies Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejac042

G. Mwabu

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Increasing Tax Collection in African Countries: The Role of Information Technology 增加税收在非洲国家:信息技术的作用

3区经济学

Journal of African Economies Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejac036

Oyebola Okunogbe, Fabrizio Santoro

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Africa's Latent Assets 非洲的潜在资产

3区经济学

Journal of African Economies Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejac034

Soeren J Henn, James A Robinson

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What Explains the Firm Size Distribution in Sub-Saharan Africa and Why Does It Matter? 如何解释撒哈拉以南非洲的企业规模分布及其重要性?