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Xiangming Fang 0000000404811396 https://isni.org/isni/0000000404811396 International Monetary Fund

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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

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The Economic Consequences of Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author:
Xiangming Fang
,
Siddharth Kothari
,
Mr. Cameron McLoughlin
, and
Mustafa Yenice