Despite decent economic and social progress achieved in the last two decades, growth in most African countries remain characteristically fragile. This...

At a Senior Policy Seminar held in Abuja, Nigeria on 10 March, 2020, and hosted by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) in partnership the ...

African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) has been monitoring the developments of COVID-19 globally, following guidance from both the Kenyan Governm...

Please join us in congratulating alumni Dr. Musa Dukuly and Dr. Musibau Babatunde on their appointments, and our founder Professor Benno Ndulu. ...

Inspired by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) supported AERC collaborative research on “growth in fragile and post conflict state...

With the generous support of IDRC / CRDI, AERC research has been featured in a special issue of the Review of Development Economics: Fragility and Dev...

African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) is pleased to announce the next Biannual Research Workshop to be held in Cape Town, South Africa, 2-6 June...

The AERC’s 49th Biannual Plenary sought to examine various aspects of Africa’s rising debt to provide a better understanding on the appropriate su...

African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) is pleased to announce the next Biannual Research Workshop to be held in Cape Town, South Africa, 2-6 June...

This paper analyzes the potential impact of agricultural trade liberalization on sub-Saharan Africa....

African Economic Research Consortium’s Executive Director, Professor Njuguna Ndung’u, participated in a High-level Regional Workshop on “Digital...