Publications
Books, papers,
reports & chapters.
Peer-reviewed articles, World Bank flagship studies, and policy research on trade, macroeconomics, and structural transformation.
Books & Flagship Reports
Integrating Africa: From Threads to Hubs
World Bank / AFD · 2026
Making Industrial Policy Work in Africa
Africa Economic Update, World Bank · 2026
Regionalizing Green Transition Minerals
World Bank · 2025
Industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank Group · 2021
Africa in the New Trade Environment
World Bank Group · 2022
Journal articles.
Structural Change in Africa: North–South and South–South Trade
The World Economy, 2026 — with G. Ndubuisi & S. Owusu
Unpacking the Dutch Disease: Resource Windfalls and Export Margins
IMF Economic Review, 2025 — with A. Lartey
Regionalization of Global Trade: A New Order in the Making
Global Policy, Vol. 15, 2025
Uncertainty in Preferential Trade Agreements: The AGOA Suspension
Journal of African Economies, Vol. 34(5), 2025 — with H. Edjigu & S. Hakobyan
Food Insecurity Erodes Trust
Global Food Security, Vol. 40, 2024 — with M.D. Smith & D. Wesselbaum
Does Financial Inclusion Empower Women in Africa?
Economic Notes, Vol. 52(3), 2023 — with A. Maruta & H. Edjigu
Assessing Food Insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean Using FAO's FIES
Food Policy, Vol. 71, 2017 — with P. Winters & M.D. Smith
Working papers & policy research.
Making Africa's Integration Work for Jobs, Scale, and Structural ChangeUpcoming
Foresight Africa 2026, Brookings — with A. Dabalen & P. Nguimkeu
Making Industrial Policy Work in Africa
Africa Economic Update, April 2026, World Bank — co-led with J. Cust & S. Owusu
Regionalizing Green Transition Minerals for Structural Transformation in Africa
World Bank, 2025 — with G. Ndubuisi, E.K. Avenyo & S. Owusu
Trade Barriers or Catalysts? Non-Tariff Measures and Firm-Level Trade Margins
WB Policy Research WP 11024, 2025 — with F. Dela Dem Doe & A. Lartey
Economic Transformation in Africa: North-South and South-South Trade
WB Policy Research WP 10896, 2024 — with G. Ndubuisi & S. Owusu
Hotter Planet, Hotter Factories: Uneven Impacts of Climate Change on Productivity
WB Policy Research WP 10762, 2024 — with A. Woldemichael
Africa in the New Trade Environment: Market Access in Troubled Times
World Bank, 2022 — with S. Coulibaly & A.G. Zeufack
Industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa: Seizing Opportunities in Global Value Chains
World Bank, 2021 — with K.G. Abreha, E.K.K. Lartey, T. Mengistae & A.G. Zeufack
Selected Talks & Conferences
World Trade Forum: Coping with Chaos
European University Institute, Florence · 2025
28th Conference on Global Economic Analysis (GTAP)
Kigali, Rwanda · 2025
Econometric Society, Africa Region Meeting
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire · 2024
CSAE Conference on Economic Development in Africa
University of Oxford · 2024
American Economic Association / ASSA Meeting
San Antonio, TX · 2024
Southern Economic Association 93rd Meeting
New Orleans, LA · 2023
Woubet Kassa
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