Should African Monetary Unions be Expanded? An Empirical Investigation of the Scope for Monetary Integration in Sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract Many researchers use an ordinal scale to quantitatively measure and analyze concepts. Theoretically valid empirical estimates are robust in sign to any monotonic increasing transformation of the ordinal scale. This presents challenges for the point-identification of important parameters of interest. I develop a partial identification method for testing the robustness of empirical estimates to a range of plausible monotonic increasing transformations of the ordinal scale. This method allows for the calculation of plausible bounds around effect estimates. I illustrate this method by revisiting analysis by Nunn and Wantchekon (2011, American Economic Review, 101, 3221–3252) on the slave trade and trust in sub-Saharan Africa. Supplemental illustrations examine results from (i) Aghion et al. (2016, American Economic Review, 106, 3869–3897) on creative destruction and subjective well-being and (ii) Bond and Lang (2013, The Review of Economics and Statistics, 95, 1468–1479) on the fragility of the black–white test score gap.

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Health expenditure and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa: an empirical investigation

Development Studies Research ◽

10.1080/21665095.2021.1892500 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 73-81

Author(s):

Nicholas M. Odhiambo

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Health Expenditure ◽

Empirical Investigation ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Sub Saharan

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An empirical investigation of remittances and financial inclusion nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa

Cogent Business & Management ◽

10.1080/23311975.2020.1712126 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 1712126 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lukman.O. Oyelami ◽

Adeyemi A. Ogundipe ◽

Adeyemi Ogundipe

Keyword(s):

Empirical Investigation ◽

Financial Inclusion ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Sub Saharan

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A Comparative Analysis of Widow Dispossession in Francophone and Anglophone Cameroon

Journal of African Law ◽

10.1017/s0021855318000013 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 62 (1) ◽

pp. 147-174

Author(s):

Roxana Willis

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Comparative Analysis ◽

Empirical Investigation ◽

Comparative Method ◽

Common Law ◽

Civil Law ◽

Land Rights ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

The Impact

AbstractWidows throughout sub-Saharan Africa may be at risk from dispossession when their husbands pass away. Whereas some scholars view widow dispossession as prevalent and global, others suggest that the issue is less common than claimed. This article contributes to understanding about the frequency of, and reasons for, widow dispossession through an empirical investigation of widowhood in Cameroon. By adopting a comparative method, working with similar groups in both francophone and anglophone regions, it presents preliminary findings. These findings include a higher awareness of widow dispossession in anglophone areas compared to francophone samples. Moreover, notably fewer marriages are legally registered in the anglophone dataset, compared to the francophone group, which may place anglophone widows at greater risk of dispossession. The article then assesses the impact of custom, religion, civil law and common law on the findings. In conclusion, it recommends the need for a holistic consideration of land rights.

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