Departmental Papers on Africa

The Departmental African Paper Series covers research on Sub-Saharan Africa conducted by Fund staff, particularly on issues of broad regional or cross-country interest.

Energy Subsidy Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa: Experiences and Lessons

African Departmental Paper No. 13/2
Subject(s): Energy sector ; Sub-Saharan Africa ; Subsidies ; Energy taxes ; Electric power ; Gasoline prices ; Oil prices ; Fiscal reforms ; Cross country analysis

Restoring Sustainability in a Changing Global Environment: Options for Swaziland

African Departmental Paper No. 13/1
Subject(s): ¬

Macroeconomic Vulnerabilities Stemming from the Global Economic Crisis: The Case of Swaziland

African Departmental Paper No. 11/07
Subject(s): Bank supervision ; Central banks ; Debt sustainability analysis ; Exchange rate assessments ; External debt ; Financial crisis ; Financial sector ; Public debt ; Reserves adequacy ; Swaziland

What Do Fast Job Creators Look Like? Some Stylized Facts and Perspectives on South Africa

African Departmental Paper No. 11/06
Subject(s): Employment ; Human capital ; Inflation ; Labor markets ; Minimum wage ; Population ; Private sector ; Public sector ; Social indicators ; South Africa ; Wages

South Africa: Macro Policy Mix and Its Effects on Growth and the Real Exchange Rate--Empirical Evidence and GIMF Simulations

African Departmental Paper No. 11/04
Subject(s): Economic growth ; Economic models ; Fiscal policy ; Monetary policy ; Real effective exchange rates ; Reserves accumulation ; South Africa

Measuring the Potential Output of South Africa

African Departmental Paper No. 11/02
Subject(s): Economic growth ; Economic models ; Exports ; Production growth ; Productivity ; South Africa

In the Wake of the Global Economic Crisis: Adjusting to Lower Revenue of the Southern African Customs Union in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Swaziland

African Departmental Paper No. 11/01
Subject(s): Botswana ; Lesotho ; Namibia ; Swaziland

Wage Policy and Fiscal Sustainability in Benin

Subject(s): ¬

Zimbabwe: Challenges and Policy Options after Hyperinflation

African Departmental Paper No. 10/03
Subject(s): Cross country analysis ; Dollarization ; Economic models ; Economic recovery ; Exchange rate regimes ; External sector ; Fiscal policy ; Global competitiveness ; Inflation ; Monetary policy ; Tax administration ; Tax policy ; Zimbabwe

Expenditure Composition and Economic Development in Benin

African Departmental Paper No. 10/02
Subject(s): Benin
Notes: Also available in French.

Wage Policy and Fiscal Sustainability in Benin

African Departmental Paper No. 10/01
Subject(s): Benin ; Civil service ; Debt sustainability ; Fiscal policy ; Fiscal reforms ; Fiscal sustainability ; Public sector ; Remuneration ; Wage policy ; Wages
Notes: Also available in French.

The Global Financial Crisis and Adjustment to Shocks in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda: A Balance Sheet Analysis Perspective

African Departmental Paper No. 09/04
Subject(s): Banking sector ; Financial crisis ; Kenya ; Tanzania ; Uganda

Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Exchange Rates and Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa

African Departmental Paper No. 09/03
Subject(s): East Africa ; Exchange rate policy ; Exchange rate stability ; Sub-Saharan Africa ; Kenya ; Rwanda ; Tanzania ; Uganda ; Ghana ; Nigeria ; Zambia

Spillover Effects and the East African Community: Explaining the Slowdown and the Recovery

African Departmental Paper No. 09/02
Subject(s): East Africa ; Economic growth ; Economic conditions ; Kenya ; Rwanda ; Tanzania ; Uganda ; Spillovers

Foreign Exchange Reserve Adequacy in East African Community Countries

African Departmental Paper No. 09/01
Subject(s): Africa ; East Africa ; Kenya ; Reserve requirements ; Reserves adequacy ; SDRs ; Rwanda ; Tanzania ; Uganda

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