Thematic Issue: African Growth Dynamics
Following the “Dynamiques de la Croissance Africaine” conference, organized on September 26 and 27, 2024 in Paris by OFCE (Sciences Po) and the IFC (World Bank Group), the Revue de l’OFCE is launching a call for papers.
All proposals on the historical and contemporary dynamics of African economic growth, including multi-disciplinary approaches (economics, history, demography, sociology, etc.), with a particular focus on the conference’s four main themes of the conference:
1. Growth dynamics in Africa: growth, crises and resilience
Growth and macroeconomic volatility. How does growth in the early 2000s redefine the issue of convergence? of convergence? What are the levers of resilience in the face of the current superposition of global crises?
2. Measuring growth
Domestic macroeconomic and cross-border trade statistics produced by national and international organizations. Which indicators? What are the implications for public policy? What are the stakes for access to external financing?
3. Identifying the determinants of growth
Theoretical and empirical modeling. What are the channels through which international shocks are transmitted? What is the impact of governance public and private structures? How can we model the relationship between the sustainability of public finances and social and health policies? What are the effects of ongoing changes in the trade and financial framework (FTAA, Franc zone, etc.)?
4. Growth scenarios
National and regional growth trajectories, sectoral growth trajectories. What diversification/specialization for economic transition? What are the positive and negative effects of migration? What kind of agriculture for food security? What is the development and challenges of the financial and technological sector?
Languages: French or English
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Submission procedure
Articles submitted will undergo an evaluation process according to the following schedule:
- Submission deadline: 15 April 2025 (send article to revue.ofce@sciencespo.fr and conference.afrique2024@sciencespo.fr, specifying the title of the thematic issue)
- Replies to authors after evaluation by referees: 15 July 2025
- Submission of the revised version: 15 October 2025
- Further corrections and submission of the final version: 15 December 2025
- Publication: 1st quarter 2026.
Scientific Committee: Cécile Bastidon (LEAD, University of Toulon and CAC-IXXI, Institut des Systèmes Complexes, Lyon), Antoine Bouët (CEPII & U. Bordeaux), Cheikh Tidiane Ndiaye (Université Gaston Berger, Senegal), Bruno Emmanuel Ongo Nkoa (Université de Yaoundé 2, Cameroun), Constant Ouattara (LEAD, Université de Toulon), Xavier Ragot (OFCE-Sciences Po & CNRS), MaryFrançoise Renard (CERDI, Université Clermont-Avergne), Vincent Touzé (OFCE-Sciences Po), Nadège Yameogo (IFC / World Bank Group), Chahir Zaki (LEO, Université d’Orléans).