Editor-in-Chief
Francis Teal
About the journal
The Journal of African Economies is a vehicle to carry rigorous economic analysis, focused entirely on Africa, for Africans and anyone interested in the continent …
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Latest Special Issue
Read the latest Special Issue from the Journal of African Economies entitled "Economic Structure, Growth, and Evolution of Inequality and Poverty in Africa", guest-edited by Augustin Kwasi Fosu. Articles in this special issue include:
- An African Growth Miracle? by Dani Rodrik
- Why Is Inequality High in Africa? by Abebe Shimeles and Tiguene Nabassaga
CSAE Conference 2020: Economic Development in Africa
Submissions are open for the Centre for Study of African Economies 2019 Conference: Economic Development in Africa.
Conference papers need to address economic analysis of the broad issues relevant for economic development in Africa. Find out how to submit, or how to edit existing submissions.
Highly Cited Articles
Explore the research that is making an impact in this collection of highly cited articles, freely available to read until the end of December 2019. Articles include:
- On the Structural Transformation of Rural Africa by Christopher B. Barrett, Luc Christiaensen, Megan Sheahan, and Abebe Shimeles
- Does Internal Migration Improve Overall Well-Being in Ethiopia? by Alan de Brauw, Valerie Mueller, and Tassew Woldehanna
Turnaround Statistics
From 2015 to 2017, 56% of submissions to JAE received a decision within 30 days, and 74% within 60 days of submission. The average time to first decision for decisions made in 2017 is 52 days.
Over the same period, 76% of initial submissions were rejected without being sent for review. Of the submissions sent for review, 29% were accepted for publication after revision.
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