Research
Research Agenda
Sub-Saharan Africa
Working Papers
On the Sources of Macroeconomic Fluctuations in Sub-Saharan African Countries
Stylized Facts and Comparative Evidence of Business Cycles in Sub-Saharan Africa
Publications
Work in Progress
Trade shocks and macroeconomic fluctuations in Africa. A Replication Study of Kose and Riezman (Journal of Development Economics, 2001)
Investment Specific Technology Shocks and Real Business Cycles in Sub-Saharan African Economies
Import Price Shocks and High Volatility in Consumption of Sub-Saharan African Countries: Role of Staple Food Import Dependence
Informality, Financial Frictions, and Business Cycles in Sub-Saharan African Economies
Exporting Crude, Importing Petroleum: The Sources of Volatility in African Oil Producers
Explaining business cycles in Sub-Saharan African economies: How much do commodity prices matter?
Natural Disasters and High Volatility in Consumption in Low-Income Countries
Quantitative Analysis of Ghana’s 2014-2016 Macroeconomic Crisis
Rollover Risk and Sovereign Credit Ratings: The Debt Burden Channel in Low-income Countries
Global Financial Conditions, Trade Finance, and Real Business Cycles in Sub-Saharan Africa
Explaining Trade Dynamics in Sub-Saharan African Economies: `How much do world prices matter?’
Sovereign Risk, Leverage, and Business Cycles in Sub-Saharan African Economies
Banking Crises and Government Financial Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Quantitative Perspective
Adjustment cost, Irreversibility, and Uncertainty in Investment: Cause of Volatility in Sub-Saharan African Economies
Why doesn’t Capital Flow to African Countries?
Dynamic Irreversible Militarization Process Experience from Zimbabwe
Political Cause of Hyperinflation: Evidence from Zimbabwe
Monetary Resilience after Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe: Dollarization, De-dollarization, and the Role of Credibility
Was Robert Mugabe Truly a Ruthless Dictator?