Publications (97)
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Fuelling energy poverty? Evidence on the role of deforestation in developing countries
Windbeneti Arnaud Zahonogo, Relwendé Sawadogo
Energy poverty remains a critical development challenge in low- and middle-income countries, central to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7). This study investigates the causal impact of deforestation on energy poverty, focusing on two key dimensions: access to electricity and access to clean cooking fuels. Using a panel of 95 devel(...)
Deforestation, Energy poverty, Developing countries, Sustainable development Goals.
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Gender Gaps in Food Security in Rural Burkina Faso: Does Access To Agricultural Credit matter?
Tobignaré Florent Maré
This paper examines the effect of access to agricultural credit on gender gaps in food security in rural Burkina Faso. We
used the Blinder–Oaxaca decomposition, relying on nationwide data. The results show that, compared to male-headed
households, female-headed households are more food insecure. Specifically, female-headed households have(...)
Agricultural credit · Gender inequality · Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition · Food security · Burkina faso
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Relative Prices Of Non-Tradable Versus Tradable Goods And Poverty In Sub-Saharan Africa
Irifaar SOME
This paper assessed the effects of relative prices on poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study covers a sample of 27 countries of Sub-Saharan Africa over the period 1992-2016.The formulation of a dynamic panel model and the estimation using the techniques of generalized moments (GMM) show that the relative prices of tradable goods by non-trada(...)
Poverty, Sub-Saharan Africa, relative prices
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Effets de la crise sécuritaire et de l’instabilité politique sur l’inflation dans l’Union Economique Monétaire Ouest-Africaine (UEMOA)
Roland KABRE, Irifaar SOME, Abdoulaye SIRY
Cet article examine les déterminants de l’inflation au sein de l’Union économique et monétaire ouest-africaine (UEMOA) dans un contexte marqué par des crises sécuritaires récurrentes et une instabilité politique persistante. L’analyse empirique s’appuie sur l’estimation d’un modèle vectoriel à correction d’erreur en panel (PVECM), permettant d(...)
Inflation, Instabilité politique, Crises sécuritaires
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Prix relatifs des échanges et pauvreté dans les pays d’Afrique Subsaharienne
Irifaar SOME
La pauvreté sévit dans la majeure partie des pays en développement, et surtout dans la région d’Afrique subsaharienne. L’objectif de cet article est d’évaluer les effets des prix relatifs sur la pauvreté dans les pays d’Afrique subsaharienne. La formulation d’un modèle en panel dynamique puis l’estimation par les techniques des moments général(...)
Afrique subsaharienne, prix relatifs, biens échangeables, biens non échangeables, pauvreté
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The contribution of sports federations to economic growth in Burkina Faso
Prosper KABORE, Youssouf TRAORE, Omer COMBARY S.
This article analyzes the contribution of sports federations to economic growth in
Burkina Faso using an econometric model based on cross-sectional data covering the 2008
2022 period. The findings reveal that the organization of high-level championships (CHN),
investments made by sports federations (logdIPFédé), and the availability of sp(...)
sports federations, economic Growth, econometric modeling, high-level championships, Burkina Faso
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Can inclusive growth reduce multidimensional poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Adama SAWADOGO, Noel THIOMBIANO, Relwendé SAWADOGO
Poverty is a major concern for policymakers in Sub-Saharan Africa, as this region alone accounts for more than half of the world’s poor. This research analyses the effect of inclusive growth on multidimensional poverty in a sample of 33 Sub-Saharan African countries over the period 1996–2019. The results, derived from the first-difference esti(...)
Inclusive growth; Multidimensional poverty; Sub-Saharan Africa
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Effect of household consumption volatility on income inequality in developing countries: a quantile regression approach
Drissa Sawadogo; Kisito Jean de Dieu Ouedraogo; Relwendé Sawadogo
Purpose – This study assesses how household consumption volatility affects income inequality using panel data
from 94 developing countries (1990–2022). The analysis also explores regional differences.
Design/methodology/approach – Quantile instrumental variables regression measures the link between
household consumption volatility and incom(...)
Income inequality, Consumption volatility, Developing countries, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Growth dilemmata: The case of African firms
Abdoulganiour Almame Tinta
In this study, we exploit panel data of 2450 manufacturing firms from a sample of 30 African
countries from 2013 to 2023 to examine the link between firm performance and innovation. Focusing
on innovation and firm growth, this study addresses R&D activities, product innovation, process
innovation, and organizational practices. Applying vari(...)
Innovation; R&D; Growth
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Heterogeneous effects of financial inclusion on poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sié Ernest Youl, Pam Zahonogo, Relwendé Sawadogo
This study examines the impact of financial inclusion on poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) using data from 45 countries between 2001 and 2020. We find clear differences in how financial inclusion affects poverty across groups of countries: In the first group, financial inclusion reduces poverty, but in the other two groups, it increases pove(...)
Financial inclusion; poverty; Sub-Saharan Africa; finite mixture model; heterogeneity
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Analyse des effets d’un choc quadricéphale sur la croissance économique dans la zone UEMOA
Irifaar SOME
Cet article examine les effets des chocs sécuritaires, sanitaires, sociopolitiques et extérieurs sur la croissance économique des pays de l'Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest-Africaine (UEMOA) entre 2000 et 2022. Utilisant un modèle Vector Error Correction Model (VECM), elle analyse les données provenant de sources fiables comme la Banque Mon(...)
Sécurité , Santé , Chocs socio-politiques , Chocs externes, Croissance économique
COMMUNICATION
[CHOCS ENDOGENES ET FLUCTUATIONS ECONOMIQUES AU BURKINA FASO
Irifaar SOME, Wend-Pouiré Arthur Wenceslas OUEDRAOGO, Jérôme SAWADOGO
Cette recherche examine l’effet des chocs endogènes à long et à court terme sur les fluctuations économiques au Burkina Faso à l’aide d’un modèle ARDL (AutoRegressive Distributed Lag) couvrant la période 1987-2022. Trois types de chocs ont été considérés, à savoir les chocs sur le secteur agricole, les chocs sur le marché du travail, ainsi que(...)
Chocs, endogène, fluctuation, économique
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Effects of public debt on income inequality in sub-Saharan Africa: exploring the direct and indirect transmission channels
Idrissa Zida, Idrissa Ouedraogo, and Relwendé Sawadogo
This research analyses the effects of public debt on income inequality in Sub-Saha-
ran Africa. The analysis covers a panel of 38 countries over the period 2002–2021.
It uses the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) in a two-step system and Struc-
tural Equation Modelling (SEM). The results show that public debt reduces income
inequality, p(...)
Public debt , Income inequality, Institutional quality, Human capital, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nonlinear Effects of Trade Integration on Foreign Direct Investment in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Kolo Nebie, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Relwendé Sawadogo
This research analyses the effects of trade integration on foreign direct investment (FDI) in a dynamic panel of 30 sub‐Saharan African countries over the period 2002–2022. It uses the Pull and Push factors model, which is estimated by the two‐step system generalized method of moments. The results show that trade integration fosters FDI. Howev(...)
Foreign direct investment, nonlinear effect, sub- Saharan Africa, trade integration.
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Impact of nonfarm activities on farmers’ food security: evidence from rural Burkina Faso
Tobignaré Florent MARE
Objective: To analyze how engagement in nonfarm activities influences the food security of rural households.
We used an endogenous treatment effect model and a structural equation model
Indicators used: Consolidated Approach for Reporting Indicators of Food Security (CARI) and a self-assessed measure of food security.
Results:
Hous(...)
Nonfarm activity - Food security - Burkina Faso