Front Matter Page
African Department
Contents
I. INTRODUCTION
II. DATA AND MEASUREMENT OF CONFLICT
III. CONFLICTS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA : STYLIZED FACTS
IV. CONFLICT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
V. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS OF CONFLICT
VI. CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
FIGURES
1. Selected Regions: Share of Countries in Conflict
2. Number of Countries in Conflict
3. Total Conflict-Related Deaths
4. Sub-Saharan Africa: Countries in High-Intensity Conflict
5. Number of Conflict-Related Deaths in Sahel Region
6. Sub-Saharan Africa: Conflict-Related Deaths in Different Types of Conflicts
7. Conflict Exit Probablities
8. Persons of Concern from Sub-Saharan Africa
9. People of Concern Based on Country of Origin vs. Number of Conflict-Related Deaths
10. Destination of Sub-Saharan African Refugees, 2018
11. Sub-Saharan Africa: Average Growth Rate by Country Type
12. Impulse Response of per Capita GDP in Response to Shock to Conflict Intensity
13. Per-capita GDP Around Conflict Episodes
14. Sub-Saharan Africa: Cumulative Change in Debt-to-GDP Ratio during Conflict Episodes
TABLES
1. Sub-Saharan Africa: Share of Countries in Conflict by Geographic Region and Economic Classification
2. Impact of Conflict on Growth, Uppsala GED, 1989-2017
3. Impact of Conflict on Growth, Uppsala ACD, 1970-2017
4. Non-linear Effect of Conflict on Growth, 1989-2017
5. Impact of Different Conflict Types on Growth, 1989-2017
6. Conflict Episodes
7. Sub-Saharan Africa: Impact of Conflict on Fiscal Variables, Uppsala GED
8. Sub-Saharan Africa: Impact of Conflict on Fiscal Variables, Uppsala ACD
9. Sub-Saharan Africa: Impact of Conflict on Debt-to-GDP Ratio
10. Sub-Saharan Africa: Non-linear Impact of Conflict on Fiscal Variables; Uppsala GED Data
Annex Table 1. Data Sources
Annex Table 2. Country Coverage